Compassionate Cities : Public Health and End-Of-Life Care by Allan Kellehear (2005, Perfect)

Taylor & Francis Group

0415367735

9780415367738

45382335

Allan Kellehear

Compassionate Cities : Public Health and End-Of-Life Care

Perfect

English

Public Health, Health Care Delivery, General, Terminal Care, Disease & Health Issues, Nursing / Palliative Care

2005

Textbook

Medical, Social Science

180 Pages

9.2 in

0.4 in

6.2 in

12.8 Oz

2005-003414

R726.8.K4527 2005

'Compassionate Cities is an extraordinary book in both conception and execution.' - Mortality, Vol. 11, No. 1, February 2006 ' Professor Kellehear fuses two approaches which might normally be considered incompatible:The book offers an overview of the place of death and loss in modern societies; in addition it provides the steady pragmatism of a how to manual.' - Julie Clark, University of Glasgow, UK, 'Compassionate Cities is an extraordinary book in both conception and execution.'- Mortality, Vol. 11, No. 1, February 2006 ' Professor Kellehear fuses two approaches which might normally be considered incompatible:The book offers an overview of the place of death and loss inmodern societies; in addition it provides the steady pragmatism of a how to manual.' - Julie Clark, University of Glasgow, UK

Acknowledgements Preface 1.The Social Roots of Organised Care for the Dying 2. Current Approaches to End-of-Life Care 3. Theoretical Foundations of Compassionate Cities 4. Policies of Compassionate Cities 5. The Social Character of Compassionate Cities 6. Threats to Compassionate Cities 7. Implementation: Making it Happen 8. Action Strategies 9. The Future: A Third Wave Public Health? Bibliography

2005

College Audience

362.175

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