Alexander Medcalf
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5884552 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Alexander Medcalf |
| NOMBRES | Alexander |
| APELLIDO | Medcalf |
| FIRMA | MEDCALF A |
| AFILIACIONES | University of York |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8498-5075 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 7 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2012 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Chronic challenges
Chronic diseases are among the leading causes of mortality in the world, the subject of major regional and international efforts to tackle shared risk factors, implement prevention and control measures and set national targets as part of the drive towards universal health coverage. Yet there is a growing conviction that chronic diseases suffer an image problem. It has been suggested that the terminology 'dulls the senses' to the problems, and in …
From reflection diaries to practical guidance for transdisciplinary research
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11625-023-01317-0
Using a co-created transdisciplinary approach to explore the complexity of air pollution in informal settlements
We present novel co-created transdisciplinary research that uses arts and humanities methods to explore air pollution in an informal settlement (Mukuru) in Nairobi, Kenya. Air pollution is a well-documented major human health issue, but despite many air pollution reduction interventions designed to improve health, these are frequently ineffective. Often this is because they fail to account for local knowledge, cultural practices and priorities of…
Martyn Pring, Luxury Railway Travel
Humanities, criticality and transparency
Historians of medicine have been influential actors in a broader movement to highlight the social, institutional and administrative benefits of historical research, and its relevance for national and international policy intended to extend and improve contemporary healthcare. Historical perspectives are fundamentally useful to health policy actors because questions about what it is to be healthy, to suffer disease or disability, and the presentat…
Between art and information
With the advent of new media technologies and approaches in the twentieth century, public health officials became convinced that health needed mass media support. The World Health Organization believed that educating people, as well as informing them about the health situation around the world, could assist in the enduring fight against disease. Yet in an increasingly competitive media landscape, the agency recognized the need to persuade people …
We are Always Learning’
The Great Western Railway's (GWR) interwar marketing strategy is examined in this paper. Using a collection of sources overlooked by historians, its promotional photographs, this paper argues for the GWR's developed attitude to customers. The taking and publication of photographs was closely supervised by individuals with a developing approach to marketing; the company's photography was never merely illustrative or secondary to more commonly anal…
Between art and information
With the advent of new media technologies and approaches in the twentieth century, public health officials became convinced that health needed mass media support. The World Health Organization believed that educating people, as well as informing them about the health situation around the world, could assist in the enduring fight against disease. Yet in an increasingly competitive media landscape, the agency recognized the need to persuade people …
We are Always Learning’
The Great Western Railway's (GWR) interwar marketing strategy is examined in this paper. Using a collection of sources overlooked by historians, its promotional photographs, this paper argues for the GWR's developed attitude to customers. The taking and publication of photographs was closely supervised by individuals with a developing approach to marketing; the company's photography was never merely illustrative or secondary to more commonly anal…
We are Always Learning’
The Great Western Railway's (GWR) interwar marketing strategy is examined in this paper. Using a collection of sources overlooked by historians, its promotional photographs, this paper argues for the GWR's developed attitude to customers. The taking and publication of photographs was closely supervised by individuals with a developing approach to marketing; the company's photography was never merely illustrative or secondary to more commonly anal…
Between art and information
With the advent of new media technologies and approaches in the twentieth century, public health officials became convinced that health needed mass media support. The World Health Organization believed that educating people, as well as informing them about the health situation around the world, could assist in the enduring fight against disease. Yet in an increasingly competitive media landscape, the agency recognized the need to persuade people …
Humanities, criticality and transparency
Historians of medicine have been influential actors in a broader movement to highlight the social, institutional and administrative benefits of historical research, and its relevance for national and international policy intended to extend and improve contemporary healthcare. Historical perspectives are fundamentally useful to health policy actors because questions about what it is to be healthy, to suffer disease or disability, and the presentat…
Using a co-created transdisciplinary approach to explore the complexity of air pollution in informal settlements
We present novel co-created transdisciplinary research that uses arts and humanities methods to explore air pollution in an informal settlement (Mukuru) in Nairobi, Kenya. Air pollution is a well-documented major human health issue, but despite many air pollution reduction interventions designed to improve health, these are frequently ineffective. Often this is because they fail to account for local knowledge, cultural practices and priorities of…
Martyn Pring, Luxury Railway Travel
From reflection diaries to practical guidance for transdisciplinary research
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11625-023-01317-0
Chronic challenges
Chronic diseases are among the leading causes of mortality in the world, the subject of major regional and international efforts to tackle shared risk factors, implement prevention and control measures and set national targets as part of the drive towards universal health coverage. Yet there is a growing conviction that chronic diseases suffer an image problem. It has been suggested that the terminology 'dulls the senses' to the problems, and in …
Political science (5 obras) · Public relations (5 obras) · Sociology (5 obras) · Business (3 obras) · History (3 obras) · History (3 obras) · Law (3 obras) · Medicine (3 obras) · Computer Science (2 obras) · Engineering (2 obras)