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Social Science and Public Health

Social Science and Public Health. Jeannine Coreil, PhD College of Public Health University of South Florida. Key Points. Deep roots in public health Growing relevance and contributions Theory and methods development Anthropological perspectives Critical lens needed

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Social Science and Public Health

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  1. Social Science and Public Health Jeannine Coreil, PhD College of Public Health University of South Florida

  2. Key Points • Deep roots in public health • Growing relevance and contributions • Theory and methods development • Anthropological perspectives • Critical lens needed • Positivism, “riskfactorology” • Shift focus to social structure and organizational culture

  3. Important Milestones • Mid-19th century:Public health defined as “social science” • Late-19th century: Sanitary Movement • 1948: WHO defines health to include mental and social well-being • 1950s: Anthropology applied to “medical modernization”

  4. Important Milestones II • 1958: Publication of the “Health Belief Model” • 1962: U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on smoking and health • 1978: Alma Ata Conference on Primary Health Care • 1986: Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion

  5. Important Milestones III • 1980s: Child Survival Initiative • 1980s: HIV/AIDS pandemic • 1980s: Public health training incorporates social science • 1990s: Structural readjustment • 2005: Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion • Ongoing: Paradigm shifts

  6. Seminal Developments • Epidemiologic transitions • Maturation of field: • Social Science & Medicine, 1966 • TDR, 1975 • Development agencies • New paradigm – multilevel framework

  7. Theoretical Perspectives • Social Ecology • Health Promotion • Interpretive Studies • Critical Perspectives

  8. Key Concepts • Knowledge and attitudes • Health behaviour • Culture • Social environment

  9. Methodologic Development • Survey methods • Epidemiologic techniques • Statistical tools • Qualitative research • Participatory methods • Narrative studies • Mixed methods

  10. Intervention Strategies • Community-based approaches • Policy and advocacy • Social marketing • Planning models • Primary, secondary & tertiary prevention

  11. Future Directions • Social science of public health • Critical perspectives • Policy and advocacy • Organizational culture • Social structure • Social justice, health disparities • Insider and outsider perspectives

  12. For chapter reprint: • Email Jeannine Coreil at • jcoreil@health.usf.edu

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