Practising public health beyond medicine
PRACTISING PUBLIC HEALTH BEYOND MEDICINE
In this issue we offer a range of contributions on the practice of public health beyond medicine.
An Editorial on domestic violence suggests the need for an epidemiology of social silence, tolerance, and inhibition. The need to break the silence is, however, not confined to domestic violence against women, a recent World Health Organisation’s report on violence and health also identifies violence against children, violence against elders, and communal violence as key issues. External causes are a leading cause of death in males aged 15 to 54 in many parts of the world, but do not feature prominently on most Department of Health radar screens. See page 536
Our final two occupational health galleries feature women from the United States who have made significant contributions to occupational health and safety. As this series of Gallery ends, we invite readers to submit other Gallery pieces with photos highlighting contributions by committed individuals …
