A History of Public Health in Alberta, 1919-2019

Front Cover
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Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction | What Is Public Health, and Why Does It Matter?
1 | Who Is the Public in Public Health?
2 | Priorities and Concerns of Provincial Governments: A Historical Public Health Landscape
3 | Albertans’ Health over Time: What We Know (and Why We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know)
4 | Public Health Governance: A Journey of Expansion and Tension
5 | The Non-Profit Sector: Trials and Tribulations of the Alberta Public Health Association
6 | Public Health Education: Power and Politics in Alberta Universities
7 | Stories from First Nation Communities in Alberta: Reconciliation Involves All of Us
8 Health Protection — Climate Change, Health, and Health Equity in Alberta
9 | Mobilizing Preventive Policy
10 | Health Promotion and the Ottawa Charter in Alberta: A Focus on Maternal and Child Health
11 | Disaster Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery: Lessons from Trains, Fires, Tornadoes and Floods
12 | Social Determinants of Health in the Alberta Government: Promising and Pernicious Historical Legacies
13 | Public Health Leadership: Courage, Conflict, and Evolving Understanding of Power
Conclusion
Appendix A
Appendix B
Index
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