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The Health Of The People : Bwb Texts
Paperback Edition: 1
In August 2016, forty per cent of the residents of Havelock North were suddenly struck down by a serious bacterial infection. The outbreak of campylobacter, caused by the contamination of the water supply with sheep faeces, hospitalised forty-five people and left at least three dead.
Eminent public health researcher David Skegg argues that the Havelock North campylobacter outbreak was not a random event. Instead, it highlights fundamental weaknesses in our country's health infrastructure. To prevent future public health disasters, he explains, New Zealand must invest in society-wide public health. There also needs to be political will to counteract the forces that damage health. Personal health care is important, but we neglect public health at our peril.
Featured in the 3 December 2018 New Zealand newsletter.
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Pages : 144
Publisher : Bridget Williams Books
Publication date : 2019-03-01
Subjects: Non-fiction, Medicine, Health And Personal Development