title: History in health and health services: exploring the possibilities.
abstract: Historical skills--especially the methodologies involved in interpreting a wide range of sources--can provide a useful analysis of the structure and function of health services, and be used as a means of improving public understanding of the expectations and experiences of health and health care. This paper discusses some key examples of different strategies used by historians to show how they can collaborate effectively with health professionals.
authors.affiliation: Division of Public Health, University of Liverpool, Whelan Building, Quadrangle, Liverpool L69 3GB, UK. sheard@liv.ac.uk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sheard
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services / Q000266:history; D005104:Expert Testimony; D006291:Health Policy / Q000266:history*; D006296:Health Services / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history; D013222:State Medicine / Q000266:history; D006113:United Kingdom