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Health Studies

An Introduction

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Editors:
  1. Jennie Naidoo

    1. School of Health, Community & Policy Studies, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

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  2. Jane Wills

    1. London South Bank University, London, UK

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  • Uses examples to illustrate concepts and methodologies

  • Includes questions for discussion, reading, and reflection.

  • Each chapter features a case study on food, diet and obesity as a contemporary health issue.

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Why Study Health?

    • Jennie Naidoo, Jane Wills
    Pages 1-17

  3. Human Biology and Health

    • S. H. Cedar
    Pages 19-47

  4. Epidemiology and Health

    • Nicola Crichton, Anne Mulhall
    Pages 49-83

  5. Sport and Exercise Science and Health

    • Katya N. Mileva, Lisa Zaidell
    Pages 85-124

  6. Geography and Health

    • Peter Anthamatten
    Pages 125-155

  7. Health Psychology

    • Jane Ogden
    Pages 157-200

  8. Sociology and Health

    • Mat Jones
    Pages 201-234

  9. Social Policy and Health

    • John Eversley, Bob Pitt
    Pages 235-268

  10. Health Economics

    • David Cohen, Chris Flood
    Pages 269-294

  11. Politics and Health

    • Clare Bambra, Katherine Smith, Lynne Kennedy
    Pages 295-321

  12. Organization and Management of Health and Healthcare

    • Vicki Taylor, Hilary Scott, Martin Walter
    Pages 323-364

  13. History and Health

    • Louise Hill Curth
    Pages 365-391

  14. Cultural Studies and Social Anthropology

    • Sarah Burch
    Pages 393-423

  15. Ethics and Law

    • Peter Duncan
    Pages 425-453

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 455-463
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About this book

This new edition of Health Studies provides an authoritative and contemporary introduction to the study of health. With chapters including epidemiology, psychology, human and environmental geography, and anthropology, it is the only book to explore in one volume all of the core disciplines that contribute to understanding health. It illustrates how the complexity of health problems such as obesity should be viewed with an interdisciplinary perspective. Each chapter explains the disciplinary approach and then its theoretical and research approaches with examples. 


A highlight of this 4th edition is a new chapter on sports and exercise science providing another scientific chapter on physiology which is applied and will be of interest to all those thinking of employment in sports or leisure industry.


The book is accessible and learner-centered and each chapter features: a connections feature that links the chapters together; learning tasks; questions for reflection and debate; examples to illustrate concepts, methodologies and to explore contemporary issues; a case study on obesity, food and diet.


Comprehensive, accessible and written by leading experts in the different fields, this is the introductory text for all students of health studies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Health, Community & Policy Studies, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

    Jennie Naidoo

  • London South Bank University, London, UK

    Jane Wills

About the editors

Jennie Naidoo is retired Principal Lecturer at University of West of England.


Jane Wills is Professor of Public Health and Health Promotion at London South Bank University.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Health Studies

  • Book Subtitle: An Introduction

  • Editors: Jennie Naidoo, Jane Wills

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2149-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2148-2Published: 23 March 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-2149-9Published: 22 March 2022

  • Edition Number: 4

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 463

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sociology, general, Public Health, Medical Anthropology, Epidemiology

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