While We Were Sleeping: Success Stories in Injury and Violence Prevention

Public health has made our lives safer-but it often works behind the scenes, without our knowledge, that is, "while we are sleeping." This book powerfully illuminates how public health works with more than sixty success stories drawn from the area of injury and violence prevention. It also profiles dozens of individuals who have made important contributions to safety and health in a range of social arenas. Highlighting examples from the United States as well as from other countries, While We Were Sleeping will inform a wide audience of readers about what public health actually does and at the same time inspire a new generation to make the world a safer place.

Author: David Hemenway
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 05/04/2009
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d
ISBN13: 9780520258464
ISBN10: 0520258460
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Health Care Delivery
- Medical | History
- Medical | Health Policy

About the Author
David Hemenway is Professor of Health Policy at the Harvard School of Public Health, Director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center, and Director of the Harvard Youth Violence Prevention Center. His previous books include Private Guns, Public Health.