Public Health,Past,Present and Future,Celebrating Academic Public Health in Edinburgh,1902-2002 : Past, Present And Future Celebrating Academic Public Health in Edinburgh, 1902-2002

This publication contains a collection of papers produced to mark 100 years of academic public health at the University of Edinburgh which celebrate achievements to date in the field of public health, consider the current situation and highlight challenges for the future. Topics discussed include: landmarks in the history of public health, Edinburgh's contribution to public health, the history of the Usher Institute, new epidemiological developments, communicable diseases, public health statistics, and the impact of geonomics on public health.