Compassionate CitiesOnce 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. |
Contents
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2 Current approaches to endoflife care
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3 Theoretical foundations of Compassionate Cities
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4 Policies of Compassionate Cities
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5 The social character of Compassionate Cities
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6 Threats to Compassionate Cities
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making it happen
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8 Action strategies
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a thirdwave public health?
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