{"product_id":"humanizing-public-health-how-disease-centered-approaches-have-failed-us-paperback","title":"Humanizing Public Health: How Disease-Centered Approaches Have Failed Us - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePerry N. Halkitis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling call to reimagine public health by addressing human behavior and systemic barriers to prevent pandemics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are doomed to live through pandemics as long as we rely on biomedical advances to save us. In \u003ci\u003eHumanizing Public Health\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerry N. Halkitis\u003c\/b\u003e is the dean, the Hunterdon Professor of Public Health and Health Equity, Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics, \u0026amp; 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 \u003ci\u003eOut in Time: The Public Lives of Gay Men from Stonewall to the Queer Generation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe AIDS Generation: Stories of Survival and Resilience\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.98 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452598989049,"sku":"9781421453088","price":48.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Quca4mAznA9781421453088.webp?v=1779954956","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/humanizing-public-health-how-disease-centered-approaches-have-failed-us-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}