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Hygeia’s Constellation
Navigating Health Futures in a Dynamic and
Democratic World
 By
Bobby Milstein Imagining how to create a city in
which life would be good is Hygeia’s art, which is far more complex [than
swallowing a pill]. For a city in which life would be good implies that
there is none of that noise to which we adapt by losing our hearing, none of
those fumes to which we adapt by developing chronic bronchitis, and none of
those constructions that prevent the eye from venturing to the horizon. Yes,
that’s Hygeia’s art, but it can also become a science, a science that tries
to understand the basic requirements permitting human nature to express
itself totally.
-- Dubos and Escande, 1979:87
This report examines how public health work is
transforming and reorienting in the context of contemporary challenges.
It concentrates on several linked innovations in thinking and action,
set against historical examples and current trends. With those
directions in mind, it then considers the pragmatic work that we must
now do, as citizens of a pluralistic and increasingly fast-moving world,
to assure safer, healthier conditions for ourselves and for generations
to come.
Foreword by CDC
Director, Julie L. Gerberding.
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Suggested citation
Milstein B. Hygeia's constellation: navigating health futures in a dynamic
and democratic world. Atlanta, GA: Syndemics Prevention Network, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention 2008. Available at
http://www.cdc.gov/syndemics/monograph/index.htm
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the author and
do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
Contact Information
Bobby Milstein, PhD, MPH
Syndemics Prevention Network | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tel: 770-488-5528 |
E-mail: bmilstein@cdc.gov
| Web: www.cdc.gov/syndemics
Page last reviewed: March 12, 2008
Page last modified: March 12, 2008
Content source: Division of Adult
and Community Health,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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