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The Construction of Social Health Systems

History and Self-Reference of Medicine and Public Health

João Costa

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English
Transcript Verlag
30 September 2025
Despite governmental and international funding as well as numerous publications on health systems, questions remain. João Costa offers new insight into health systems thinking by emphasizing the social nature of health systems. He traces health systems back to their origins in Ancient Greece and investigates their development throughout history, focusing on the notion of systems' self-reference, a constitutive feature of social systems. The study is built on Luhmann's Social Systems Theory and his outline of health as social system. Valuable for health professionals, it discusses communication as lifeblood for making health systems self-referential.
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Imprint:   Transcript Verlag
Country of Publication:   Germany
Dimensions:   Height: 23mm,  Width: 15mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   435g
ISBN:   9783837679540
ISBN 10:   3837679543
Series:   Health, Communication and Society
Pages:   324
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

João Costa is a public health specialist and health economist. He has a doctorate degree from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, where he also worked as research fellow. He is also an independent consultant and associate researcher of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. He has approximately 45 years of working experience in development projects in several countries, always focusing on strengthening health systems. His international profile includes project management, research, teaching, consultancy, and high-level advisory positions - working with academic institutions, consultancy companies, international development banks, international development agencies, and others.

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