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Gabriel Scally1, Justine Womack
1Regional Public Health Group, Government Office for the South West, 2 Rivergate, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6ED, UK. gscally.gosw@go-regions.gsi.gov.uk
Study Objective:
To explore the role of history in public health and its relevance to current practice and professional development.
Design:
An analysis of the issues surrounding the poor attention paid to the history of public health by its current practitioners.
Setting:
The paper is written from the perspective of practitioners in the UK but has wide applicability.
Main Results:
The paper makes the case that the current neglect of public health history is to the detriment of public health practice.
Conclusions:
There is a strong case for more attention to be paid to public health history in professional formation, development, and communication.
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