Rose's Strategy of Preventive Medicine

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Geoffrey Rose (Geoffrey Rose, Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK) Kay-Tee Khaw (Professor of Clinical Gerontology, University of Cambridge, UK)

Rose's Strategy of Preventive Medicine

Geoffrey Rose (Geoffrey Rose, Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK), Kay-Tee Khaw (Professor of Clinical Gerontology, University of Cambridge, UK), Michael Marmot (Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Director, International Institute for Society and Health; Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, UK)

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Oxford University Press
01 January 2008

Social welfare & social services; Public health & preventive medicine; Medical screening; Epidemiology & medical statistics; Health systems & services

The Strategy of Preventive Medicine, by Geoffrey Rose, first published in 1993 remains a key text for anyone involved in preventive medicine. Rose's insights into the inextricable relationship between ill health, or deviance, in individuals and populations they come from, have transformed our whole approach to strategies for improving health. His personal and unique book, based on many years research, sets out the case that the essential determinants of the health of society are to be found in its mass characteristics. The deviant minority can only be understood when seen in its societal context, and effective prevention requires changes which involve the population as a whole.

He explores the options for prevention, considering them from various viewpoints - theoretical and scientific, sociological and poitical, practical and ethical. The applications of his ideas are illustrated by a variety of examples ranging from heart disease to alcoholism to road accidents. His pioneering work focused on a population wide approach to the prevention of common medical and behavioural disorders has become the classic text on the subject.

This reissue brings the original text to a new generation involved in preventive medicine. Kay-Tee Khaw and Michael Marmot retain the original text intact, but have added their own perspective on the work. They examine what relevance Rose's ideas might have in the era of the human genome project and other major scientific advances, they consider examples of how the theory might be applied and generalised in medicine and beyond, and discuss what implications it holds for the future. There is also an explanation of the population perspective, clarifying the often confused thinking and arguments about determinants of individual cases and determinants of population incidence.

Rose's Strategy of Preventive Medicine will ensure that this seminal work continues to be read by future generations.

By: Geoffrey Rose (Geoffrey Rose Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine UK)
Introduction by: Kay-Tee Khaw (Professor of Clinical Gerontology University of Cambridge UK), Michael Marmot (Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Director, International Institute for Society and Health; Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, UK)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 253g
ISBN: 9780192630971
ISBN 10: 0192630970
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 01 January 2008
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Professor Kay-Tee Khaw trained in medicine at Girton College, Cambridge and then at St. Mary's Hospital London where she had the transforming experience of being taught clinical medicine and epidemiology by Geoffrey Rose. She was one of the students on the first year of the Masters in Epidemiology course that Geoffrey Rose started in the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and his ideas have continued to inspire her through many international clinical and academic posts. She is a principal investigator in EPIC, a prospective population study on diet, cancer, and chronic disease, which involves 500,000 participants from ten European Countries which aims to identify nutritional, hormonal and other factors which determine good health. She also co-ordinates an annual World Heart Federation/World Health Organisation International Teaching Seminar, originated by Geoffrey Rose.

Reviews for Rose's Strategy of Preventive Medicine

This is a necessary read for public health practitioners and those designing population interventions. It is a unique presentation of the concept of population-based intervention. * James C Torner MD, Doody's Notes * It is stimulating and worthwhile reading for physicians who like to question why we do, what we do, how we go about it and if we can do it better. * Occupational Medicine *