Healthy Country

Alistair Woodward is professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the School of Public Health at the University of Auckland and Tony Blakely is professor of Public Health at the University of Otago, Wellington. They have published widely in the international literature have extensive publication records on the public health issues-from smoking and cycling to the connections between socio-economic status and health.

...a powerful argument about why we live and why we die in this country (and what we might do about it). The Healthy Country? is important reading for anyone interested in the story of New Zealanders and a decisive contribution to debates about health, disease and medicine. – Scoop The question mark in the title is provocative. Are we The Healthy Country? – Sally Blundell, NZ ListenerOtago University’s Tony Blakely and Auckland University’s Alistair Woodward have created a great reference book about the history of public health in New Zealand. The book covers everything, from our country’s health pre-Cook right through to 2010, and extending into the (healthier?) future. – Kimaya McIntosh, Booksellers NZ