When politicians reshape public health agencies, scientists resist changes and, if possible, leave. Those shifts make it harder for agencies to fight future public health threats. This Element focuses on the tension between scientists and managerial control in the policy process, both conceptually and empirically. It centers on a failed attempt to reorganize the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Because many of the gains in longevity and health quality result from the work of public health agencies, public health scientists and practitioners are the frontline producers of public health.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781108906692 ● Publisher Cambridge University Press ● Published 2022 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 8385487 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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