Bergman, B.P., Laing, F., Chandler, A.S. and Calman, K.C. (2018) Witnessing history: a personal view of half a century in public health. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 48(2), pp. 181-191. (doi: 10.4997/JRCPE.2018.214)
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Abstract
Former Chief Medical Officer Sir Kenneth Calman recently celebrated 50 years in medicine. It was a period which saw the evolution of the public health agenda from communicable diseases to diseases of lifestyle, the change from a hospital-orientated health service to one dominated by community-based services, and the increasing recognition of inequalities as a major determinant of health. This paper documents selected highlights from his career including the Aberdeen typhoid outbreak, AIDS, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, foot and mouth disease, radioactive fallout, the invention of computerised tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, and draws parallels between the development of the modern understanding of public health and the theoretical background to the science 100 years earlier.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Bergman, Dr Beverly and Calman, Professor Kenneth |
Authors: | Bergman, B.P., Laing, F., Chandler, A.S., and Calman, K.C. |
College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Public Health College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing |
Journal Name: | Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh |
Publisher: | Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh |
ISSN: | 1478-2715 |
ISSN (Online): | 2042-8189 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2018 Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh |
First Published: | First published in Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh 48(2): 181-191 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy |
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