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Contested Illnesses: Citizens, Science, and Health Social Movements

Stephen Zavestoski

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The politics and science of health and disease remain contested terrain among scientists, health practitioners, policy makers, industry, communities, and the public. Stakeholders in disputes about illnesses or conditions disagree over their fundamental causes as well as how they should be treated and prevented. This thought-provoking book crosses disciplinary boundaries by engaging with both public health policy and social science, asserting that science, activism, and policy are not separate issues and showing how the contribution of environmental factors in disease is often overlooked.

Language: English

Pages: 352

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University of California Press

Release: December 26, 2011

ISBN: 0520270207

ISBN 13: 9780520270206

Contested Illnesses: Citizens, Science, and Health Social Movements

Stephen Zavestoski

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The politics and science of health and disease remain contested terrain among scientists, health practitioners, policy makers, industry, communities, and the public. Stakeholders in disputes about illnesses or conditions disagree over their fundamental causes as well as how they should be treated and prevented. This thought-provoking book crosses disciplinary boundaries by engaging with both public health policy and social science, asserting that science, activism, and policy are not separate issues and showing how the contribution of environmental factors in disease is often overlooked.

Language: English

Pages: 352

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University of California Press

Release: December 26, 2011

ISBN: 0520270207

ISBN 13: 9780520270206

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