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"Throughout its history, New York City has been challenged by a variety of public health crises. Since the nineteenth century--when it became one of the first American cities to develop a comprehensive public health infrastructure--New York has also stood at the forefront of formulating and implementing urban health policy. Healing Gotham examines in depth how the city has responded to five serious contemporary public health threats: childhood lead poisoning, childhood asthma, HIV/AIDS, obesity, and West Nile virus. Bruce F. Berg examines the rise and incidence of each condition in the city…
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2 editions- Other · English · 2015Johns Hopkins University Press · 9781421416007
- Other · English · 2015Johns Hopkins University Press · 299 pages · 9781421415994
Medical policyUrban healthPublic health, united statesHealth Policy