Overview

Little attention has been paid so far to understanding the transmission of health knowledge from the different health agents to the various target groups. Knowledge areas include chronic disease, communicable disease, consumer health, environmental health, human sexuality, mental health, nutrition, physical fitness, and drug use/abuse. Given the fact that there has already been considerable analysis of the role of physicians in the transmission of health knowledge, this volume focuses on other health agents. The health practices discussed are, among others, maternity and pregnancy, prevention of venereal diseases, dental hygiene, drug addiction and alcohol abuse, nursing skills and techniques, childcare, homosexuality and mental health. There can be no doubt that the theme of the transmission and implementation of medical knowledge holds great potential for the future research of the history of medicine.

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cet ouvrage qui aura comme vertu (...) d'inspirer de nouvelles et ingenieuses recherches ouvrant sur une comprehension toujours plus documentee et subtile des mecanismes de transmission en matiere de comportement de sante propres aux societes contemporaines.

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Martin Dinges ist Professor fur Neuere Geschichte an der Universitat Mannheim und stellvertretender Leiter des Instituts fur Geschichte der Medizin der Robert Bosch Stiftung, Stuttgart. In den Mittelpunkt einer erneuerten Medizingeschichte stellt er Patienten sowie ihre Bemuhungen um Gesundheit und forscht zu den unterschiedlichen Korper- und Krankheitserfahrungen von Mannern und Frauen. Robert Jutte, geb. 1954, studierte Geschichte, Germanistik und Politikwissenschaft in Marburg, London und Munster.

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