Kerman University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Health Policy and Management 2322-5939 8 12 2019 12 01 On Folk Devils, Moral Panics and New Wave Public Health 678 683 3669 10.15171/ijhpm.2019.78 EN Russell Mannion Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Neil Small Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK Journal Article 2019 07 29 <span class="fontstyle0">New wave public health places an emphasis on exhorting individuals to engage in healthy behaviour with good health being a signifier of virtuous moral standing, whereas poor health is often associated with personal moral failings. In effect, the medical is increasingly being collapsed into the moral. This approach is consistent with other aspects of contemporary neoliberal governance, but it fuels moral panics and creates folk devils. We explore the implications and dysfunctional consequences of this new wave of public health policy in the context of the latest moral panic around obesity.</span> https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3669_78a2f5379e8fbc08dcc2ce54c536effb.pdf