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Cover
Half-title
Title page
Copyright information
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Endorsement
Table of contents
About the Authors
Lowell Levin: A Tribute by Joanna Stuart
Introduction
Section 1 Concepts
Aphorism 1: Defining the problem
Aphorism 2: On forgetting your principles
Aphorism 3: The world is a fast flowing river
Aphorism 4: Elephants on a train in Africa
Aphorism 5: Elephants and the prevention of infant deaths
Aphorism 6: Eating an elephant
Aphorism 7: The age of Hygieia
Aphorism 8: William Morris on health
Aphorism 9: 'Doing health': reclaiming the 'H' word
Aphorism 10: Foreseeing and forestalling
Section 2 Issues
Aphorism 11: A fish is the last one to see the water
Aphorism 12: Not invented here
Aphorism 13: Listen to the community
Aphorism 14: Beware of healthism
Aphorism 15: Go to the people
Aphorism 16: Conspiracies against the laity
Aphorism 17: We're doing it already
Aphorism 18: Prophets are never recognised in their own country
Aphorism 19: Professionals should be on tap, not on top
Aphorism 20: Primum non nocere
Section 3 Getting started
Aphorism 21: Less is usually more
Aphorism 22: Starting where they are
Aphorism 23: Caveat emptor
Aphorism 24: Don't follow the yellow brick road
Aphorism 25: Community organisers beware
Aphorism 26: Self-fulfilling prophecy kills
Aphorism 27: Columbus on the need for strategy
Aphorism 28: Politics is medicine on a large scale
Aphorism 29: Starting a rumour
Aphorism 30: Edwin Chadwick and The Times
Section 4 Making a difference
Aphorism 31: The half-life of evidence
Aphorism 32: Proof and evidence
Aphorism 33: The art and science of public health
Aphorism 34: On strategic underview
Aphorism 35: The hidden health care system.
Aphorism 36: Be careful what you are selling
Aphorism 37: The conspiracy of silence
Aphorism 38: Achieving change
Aphorism 39: Let the dough rise slowly
Aphorism 40: A sense of place
Section 5 Reflections
Aphorism 41: Public health is an investment
Aphorism 42: William Henry Duncan's establishment
Aphorism 43: On growing potatoes
Aphorism 44: Life and risk
Aphorism 45: The importance of humour
Aphorism 46: Killing with kindness
Aphorism 47: Every silver lining has a cloud
Aphorism 48: Making things happen
Aphorism 49: Success and failure
Aphorism 50: The dilemma of capital cities
References
Index.
Half-title
Title page
Copyright information
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Endorsement
Table of contents
About the Authors
Lowell Levin: A Tribute by Joanna Stuart
Introduction
Section 1 Concepts
Aphorism 1: Defining the problem
Aphorism 2: On forgetting your principles
Aphorism 3: The world is a fast flowing river
Aphorism 4: Elephants on a train in Africa
Aphorism 5: Elephants and the prevention of infant deaths
Aphorism 6: Eating an elephant
Aphorism 7: The age of Hygieia
Aphorism 8: William Morris on health
Aphorism 9: 'Doing health': reclaiming the 'H' word
Aphorism 10: Foreseeing and forestalling
Section 2 Issues
Aphorism 11: A fish is the last one to see the water
Aphorism 12: Not invented here
Aphorism 13: Listen to the community
Aphorism 14: Beware of healthism
Aphorism 15: Go to the people
Aphorism 16: Conspiracies against the laity
Aphorism 17: We're doing it already
Aphorism 18: Prophets are never recognised in their own country
Aphorism 19: Professionals should be on tap, not on top
Aphorism 20: Primum non nocere
Section 3 Getting started
Aphorism 21: Less is usually more
Aphorism 22: Starting where they are
Aphorism 23: Caveat emptor
Aphorism 24: Don't follow the yellow brick road
Aphorism 25: Community organisers beware
Aphorism 26: Self-fulfilling prophecy kills
Aphorism 27: Columbus on the need for strategy
Aphorism 28: Politics is medicine on a large scale
Aphorism 29: Starting a rumour
Aphorism 30: Edwin Chadwick and The Times
Section 4 Making a difference
Aphorism 31: The half-life of evidence
Aphorism 32: Proof and evidence
Aphorism 33: The art and science of public health
Aphorism 34: On strategic underview
Aphorism 35: The hidden health care system.
Aphorism 36: Be careful what you are selling
Aphorism 37: The conspiracy of silence
Aphorism 38: Achieving change
Aphorism 39: Let the dough rise slowly
Aphorism 40: A sense of place
Section 5 Reflections
Aphorism 41: Public health is an investment
Aphorism 42: William Henry Duncan's establishment
Aphorism 43: On growing potatoes
Aphorism 44: Life and risk
Aphorism 45: The importance of humour
Aphorism 46: Killing with kindness
Aphorism 47: Every silver lining has a cloud
Aphorism 48: Making things happen
Aphorism 49: Success and failure
Aphorism 50: The dilemma of capital cities
References
Index.