This publication contains a collection of papers produced to mark 100 years of academic public health at the University of Edinburgh.
The papers in this volume celebrate achievements to date in the field of public health, consider the current situation and highlight challenges for the future.
Topics discussed include:
- landmarks in the history of public health
- Edinburgh's contribution to public health
- the history of the Usher Institute
- new epidemiological developments
- communicable diseases
- public health statistics
- the impact of geonomics on public health
Suggested citation
Bhopal R and Last J (2004) Public health past, present and future: celebrating academic public health in Edinburgh, 1902-2002. Nuffield Trust.