Against the Flow

Pandemic lessons from inside the wider battles for prevention

Bobbie Jacobson

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Troubador Publishing
28 March 2024

Memoirs; Personal & public health

Bobbie Jacobson’s honest and deeply personal story brings home her passion for preventing ill-health. Not just for individuals, but for whole communities. It is a passion too often thwarted by governments, vested interests and imposed on an obedient health management system.

Her personal accounts of the tragedies, comedies, triumphs and setbacks of a woman doctor, partner and mother start deep in the gender wars of the 1970s and move on to a future in public health and family life she never dreamt was possible.

She goes backstage to tell untold stories of what really happens in government, the NHS and local communities. Drawing on four decades as an international activist and public health director in London’s East End, she uncovers new truths about how to overcome the Groundhog Day of failed prevention.

She sheds new light on tackling the persistent health gap in a future pandemic. Her stories show what really can be achieved when public health teams work hand in glove with local communities.

By: Bobbie Jacobson
Imprint: Troubador Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781805142874
ISBN 10: 1805142879
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 28 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bobbie Jacobson has had four decades of experience as a public health doctor and activist. She was one of the earliest international leaders in smoking prevention in women. She was Director of public health in London’s East End in the 1990’s, and of the London Health Observatory from 2001 to 2013. Bobbie has written widely in the scientific and popular media and recently on Covid-19. She was awarded an OBE in 2005 and lives in London.