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Leavitt, Judith Walzer.

The healthiest city : Milwaukee and the politics of health reform / Judith Walzer Leavitt. - Madison, WI : University of Wisconsin Press, ©1996. - 1 online resource (xxiii, 294 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Milwaukee: The City and Its Health Problems; 2. The City Health Department; 3. The Politics of Health Reform: Smallpox; 4. The Politics of Health Reform: Garbage; 5. The Politics of Health Reform: Milk; 6. The Volunteers; 7. The Healthiest City; 8. The Process of Change; Chronological Outline of Public Health History in Milwaukee; Essay on the Sources; Index.


English.

ISBN: 9780299151638 0299151638 0585176175 9780585176178

Source: AA8365AF-28A2-4998-AF95-D968B8C72624 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Public health--History.--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Public health administration--History.--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Health care reform--History.--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Urban health--History.--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Public Health Administration--history
Health Care Reform--history
Urban Health--history
Public Health--history
Santé publique--Histoire.--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Santé publique--Administration--Histoire.--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Services de santé--Réforme--Histoire.--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Santé urbaine--Histoire.--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
HEALTH & FITNESS--Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL--Public Health.
MEDICAL--Health Policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Diseases--General.
MEDICAL--Diseases.
MEDICAL--Health Care Delivery.
Health care reform
Politics and government
Public health
Public health administration
Urban health

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Milwaukee (Wis.)--Politics and government.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin--Milwaukee

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History

LC Class. No.: RA448.M5 / L4 1996eb

Dewey Class. No.: 362.1/09775/95

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WA 11 AW6 / L4h 1996eb