AfterNow: What's next for the health of society?

AfterNow: What's next for the health of society?

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AfterNow: What's next for the health of society? episodes

March 23, 2012 What's next for the health of society?
How to avoid the worst consequences of modernity. Presented by Dr Sandra Carlisle, Institute of Health and Well-being at University of Glasgow.
18 min
March 23, 2012 New ways of thinking, being and doing
Public health now confronts the kinds of problems that will require us to think and act differently. Presented by Dr Sandra Carlisle, Institute of Health and Well-being at University of Strathclyde.
10 min
March 23, 2012 The threat of collapse
Will the current unsustainable growth of our society lead to an inevitable collapse? Presented by Dr Sandra Carlisle, Institute of Health and Well-being at University of Glasgow.
11 min
March 23, 2012 Consumer culture
Problems associated with modern day cultural values of individualism, economism and consumerism. Presented by Dr Sandra Carlisle, Institute of Health and Well-being at University of Glasgow.
12 min
March 23, 2012 Well-being in the modern world
Why wellbeing is under threat at individual, social and global levels in our modern society. Presented by Dr Sandra Carlisle of the Institute of Health and Well-being at University of Glasgow.
14 min
March 23, 2012 Beyond 'modernity'
Beyond 'modernity': facing a third revolution in human history? Presented by Dr Sandra Carlisle of the University of Glasgow's Institute of Health and Well-being.
11 min
March 22, 2012 Living with modernity
Exploring the paradox of modernity. Presented by Dr Sandra Carlisle of the Institute of Health and Well-being at University of Glasgow.
13 min
March 22, 2012 Modern problems in an interconnected world
How modern life has created epidemics of obesity, depression and addiction in society. Presented by Dr Sandra Carlisle of the Institute of Health and Well-being at the University of Glasgow.
10 min
March 22, 2012 Diseases of modernity
How culture and consumerism influence health. Presented by Dr Sandra Carlisle of the Institute of Health and Well-being at the University of Glasgow.
9 min
March 22, 2012 Success stories and the ingenuity gap
The public health benefits and challenges of 'modernity'. Presented by Dr Sandra Carlisle of the Institute of Health and Well-being at the University of Glasgow.
10 min

About AfterNow: What's next for the health of society?

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Western civilisation has conquered great health perils in the past. But the peculiarly modern malaise seems resistant to treatment. Obesity, depression, addiction, loss of wellbeing – these are issues…

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