Humanizing Public Health
How Disease-Centered Approaches Have Failed Us
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2026
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
9781421453088 (ISBN)
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
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A compelling call to reimagine public health by addressing human behavior and systemic barriers to prevent pandemics.
We are doomed to live through pandemics as long as we rely on biomedical advances to save us. In Humanizing Public Health, Perry N. Halkitis explores how human behavior, societal structures, and flawed public health approaches fuel the spread of infectious diseases. With extensive experience as an epidemiologist and public health psychologist, Halkitis critiques the biomedical paradigm that dominates pandemic responses, advocating instead for a holistic, person-centered model.
A purely biological perspective on these viruses, which dominates so much of the conversation around pandemics, falls short in protecting the health of populations. Instead, Halkitis illuminates how psychological, social, and structural factors—such as misinformation, systemic inequities, and cultural beliefs—create ideal conditions for pathogens to thrive and for pandemics to spread. A more holistic approach to public health and health care delivery can help advance our efforts in fighting diseases which, in turn, should also help advance health equity. Halkitis explores key lessons from the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics while offering actionable insights to reimagine public health education, preparedness, and equity.
This book challenges readers to confront the human behaviors and systemic barriers perpetuating pandemics and presents a transformative vision for preventing future crises. With clarity and compassion, Halkitis empowers public health professionals, policymakers, and the public to rethink the way we approach health crises by emphasizing the importance of empathy, community engagement, trust-building, and political acumen as cornerstones of effective prevention and care.
We are doomed to live through pandemics as long as we rely on biomedical advances to save us. In Humanizing Public Health, Perry N. Halkitis explores how human behavior, societal structures, and flawed public health approaches fuel the spread of infectious diseases. With extensive experience as an epidemiologist and public health psychologist, Halkitis critiques the biomedical paradigm that dominates pandemic responses, advocating instead for a holistic, person-centered model.
A purely biological perspective on these viruses, which dominates so much of the conversation around pandemics, falls short in protecting the health of populations. Instead, Halkitis illuminates how psychological, social, and structural factors—such as misinformation, systemic inequities, and cultural beliefs—create ideal conditions for pathogens to thrive and for pandemics to spread. A more holistic approach to public health and health care delivery can help advance our efforts in fighting diseases which, in turn, should also help advance health equity. Halkitis explores key lessons from the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics while offering actionable insights to reimagine public health education, preparedness, and equity.
This book challenges readers to confront the human behaviors and systemic barriers perpetuating pandemics and presents a transformative vision for preventing future crises. With clarity and compassion, Halkitis empowers public health professionals, policymakers, and the public to rethink the way we approach health crises by emphasizing the importance of empathy, community engagement, trust-building, and political acumen as cornerstones of effective prevention and care.
Perry N. Halkitis is the dean, the Hunterdon Professor of Public Health and Health Equity, Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics, & Epidemiology, and the Director of the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior, and Prevention Studies at Rutgers School of Public Health. He is the author of Out in Time: The Public Lives of Gay Men from Stonewall to the Queer Generation and The AIDS Generation: Stories of Survival and Resilience.
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1. Viruses Can't Outsmart Us
Chapter 2. Emotions So Big They Get in the Way
Chapter 3. Empathy Is Both Treatment and Prevention
Chapter 4. Mythological Beliefs Kill
Chapter 5. Your Politics Make Me Sick
Chapter 6. People Before Pathogens
References
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.6.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 12 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Baltimore, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Medizinrecht | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781421453088 / 9781421453088 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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