Compassionate Cities

<p>Once it was difficult to see end of life care beyond conventional medical intervention but hospice and palliative care introduced a more holistic approach providing quality of life for the dying and their families. This ground-breaking work takes end-of-life care beyond these palliative boundaries describing a public health vision that involves whole communities adopting a compassionate approach to dying death and loss. Written by a leading academic in the field of death and bereavement this text outlines the historical political and conceptual basis of compassionate cities providing a community development model for end-of-life care.</p><p>Moving away from infection control and health promotion Allan Kellehear<strong> </strong>invites us to think of a third wave movement of public health joining empathy equality and action together as practical policies. Presenting a radical new perspective to death ageing and public health <em>Compassionate Cities</em> is essential reading for academics and professionals alike.</p>