Public health and its “basic science”, epidemiology, have become colonised by the
individualistic ethic of medicine and economics. Despite a history in public health dating …

Current reports in the medical literature demonstrate increasing acknowledgment of
consumer involvement in autonomous health and medical information search beyond the …

The concept of'social capital'is currently the focus of an explosion of interest in the research
and policy community. It refers to the social networks, informal structures and norms that …

This paper explores the dynamics between poverty and exclusion; neighbourhood, and
health and well being by considering the role of social networks and social capital in the …

Community remains a potent symbol and aspiration in political and intellectual life. However,
it has largely passed out of sociological analysis. The paper shows why this has occurred …

People suffering from serious illnesses improve their survival chances by adopting a positive
attitude and refusing to believe in the worst. Stress is the great killer of modern life. Ancient …

De Graaf, producer of the PBS documentaries “Affluenza”(1996) and “Escape from
Affluenza”(1998); David Wann, a former EPA staffer and expert on sustainable lifestyles; and …

Many of our current social problems have been attributed to the breakdown or loss of
community as a place and to the fragmentation of connections due to an extreme value of …

Observational epidemiological studies provide valuable information regarding naturally
occurring protective factors observed in populations with very low prevalences of vascular …

Recent applications of social capital theories to population health often draw on classic
sociological theories for validation of the protective features of social cohesion and social …