TheMcKeownThesisandPublicHealthTimeforaDignified.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The McKeown Thesis and Public Health:Time for a Dignified Burial? Dr Gracia Fellmeth Specialty Registrar Public Health Oxford Deanery Overview The Question Does McKeown still matter, or is it time for a “dignified burial”? Methods Historical literature review Findings McKeown and his thesis Context Criticism and Support Relevance today Conclusions Thomas McKeown (1912-1988) Source: BMJ 1988; 297: 129 McKeown’s Question Source: United Nation World Population Prospects McKeown’s Methods Annual Reports of Registrar General (1838 onwards) Identified 4 main