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A History of Public Health in Post-War Britain

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Course Features

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Duration

3 weeks

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Lifetime Access

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Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Beginner

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Effort

4 hours per week

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

The past can provide us with a unique insight into public health policies and practices in the past. This is crucial for understanding healthcare today. This online course will allow you to put the past in conversation with the present. It will enable you to place the changing nature and policies of public health in postwar Britain in context of the changes occurring today.

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Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Explore the different definitions of public health and describe how these developed over the post-war period

Identify the structures, organisations and individuals that put public health into practice

Reflect on the challenges faced by public health in post-war Britain

Evaluate the different solutions put forward to address public health problems in post-war Britain

Interpret contemporary public health structures, challenges and solutions alongside their historical context

Target Students

Learners from across the world who are intrigued by the history of public health in Britain

No prior knowledge or expertise in the area is needed, although you may be a student, professional, or individual with an interest in an aligned field, such as healthcare, medicine, public health, local government, history, or science

Course Instructors

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Alex Mold

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I'm an Associate Professor in History at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. I'm also Lead Educator on the course 'A History of Public Health in Post-War Britain'.

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