Health Checks on History
History’s outbreaks, policies and turning points that built public health - and the lessons they keep teaching us.
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“This is a magnificent publication exploring public health in historical case studies. Posts are engaging, well-substantiated, and beautifully written.
The author has deep, sincere, empathy for the people he writes about.
Finally, each post raises questions for our time and provides valuable lessons. ”
Christian Orlic, Dispatches from a Wonderer
“Engaging, thoughtful, broad-ranging posts on history and medicine... ”
Ethan D. Chorin, The Middle East-Told Slant