Public Health and Health Care - Contents

From Infectious Diseases to Welfare-Related Diseases
Måns Rosén

The Basis of Knowledge
– epidemiology, classification of diseases and population registers
Måns Rosén, Björn Smedby

  • Epidemiology
  • Population statistics of world class
  • District medical officers' reports
  • International classification of diseases
  • The concept of disease varies
  • Diagnosing an illness - art or science?
  • Registers of diseases in Sweden
  • Registers save lives
  • The 1998 Personal Data Act

From the Past to the Present
– dramatic improvements in public health
Anders Brändström, Sören Edvinsson

  • Regional differences
  • Why did people fall ill in the old days?
  • Alcohol and health

Health and Sickness in Sweden Today
Gudrun Lindberg, Måns Rosén

  • Swedes live longer
  • Importance of lifestyle for health
  • Importance of social conditions for health
  • How important are working conditions?
  • Lifestyle and social patterns
  • Infant mortality as a social indicator
  • Many young people start with bad habits
  • Dental health
  • Long-term illnesses and health problems
  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • Diabetes – increased risks in rural districts
  • Various forms of cancer
  • Alcohol-related diseases
  • Fatal road accidents are more common in rural areas
  • Infectious diseases
  • Mental illness and suicide
  • Functional disorders
  • Tell me where you live and I'll say how well you are

Organisation, Resources and Effects of Medical Care
Kaj Essinger, Gudrun Lindberg, Måns Rosén

  • How medical care contributes
  • From district medical officer to primary care
  • Legislation and finance
  • Primary care and hospital care
  • Developments during the 1990s
  • Medical care costs
  • How are our medical resources utilised?
  • The quality of health and medical care

Rapid-Post-War Expansion of Medical Services
Bror Rexed, Gunnar Wennström

Medical Training and Research

  • Training programmes
    Gudrun Lindberg, Bror Rexed, Gunnar Wennström
  • Success stories in research
    Carl-Magnus Stolt

What Can We Learn from History?
Bror Rexed, Gunnar Wennström

Authors
Litterature and References
Data Sources
Acknowledgements for Illustrations
Index