Compassionate Cities
Synopsis
Once it was difficult to see end of life care beyond conventional medical intervention, but hospice and palliative care introduced a more holistic approach, providing quality of life for the dying and their families. This ground-breaking work takes end-of-life care beyond these palliative boundaries, describing a public health vision that involves whole communities adopting a compassionate approach to dying, death and loss. Written by a leading academic in the field of death and bereavement, this text outlines the historical, political and conceptual basis of compassionate cities, providing a community development model for end-of-life care.Moving away from infection control and health promotion Allan Kellehear invites us to think of a third wave movement of public health, joining empathy, equality and action together as practical policies. Presenting a radical new perspective to death, ageing and public health, Compassionate Cities is essential reading for academics and professionals alike.
Book details
- Author:
- Allan Kellehear
- ISBN:
- 9781134209200
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780203019955, 9780415367738, 9780415367738, 9780415367721, 9780415367721
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Pages:
- 180
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- No
- Date of addition:
- 2020-05-08
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2005
- Copyright by:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Medicine, Nonfiction, Social Studies