(1) UNIT 1.2: History Flashcards
When was the great sanitary awakening?
19th century
Central component of the 19th century social reforms and advancement in public health
Identification of filth as both a cause of disease and a vehicle of transmission
____ came to seen as an indicator of poor social environmental conditions as well as poor moral and spiritual conditions
Illness
___ was embraced as a path both to physical and moral health
Cleanliness
Disease control shifted from reacting intermittent outbreaks to ___
Continuing measures for prevention
With __, public health became a societal goal and protecting health became a public activity
Sanitation
____ is one of the most recognized names in the sanitary reform movement
Edwin Chadwick
Under his authority, a commission conducted studies of the life and health of the London working class in 1838
Edwin Chadwick
A document of the appalling conditions in which masses of the working people were compelled to live, and die, in the industrial towns and rural areas of UK
General Report on the Sanitary Conditions
Chadwick documented that the average age at death for the gentry was ___ years; for the tradesmen, ___ years; and for the laborers, only ___ years
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The concept of public health in 1880-1920
Disease control phase
The concept of public health in 1920-1960
Health promotion phase
The concept of public health in 1960-1980
Social engineering phase
The concept of public health in 1980 onwards
Health for all phase
The phase where sanitary legislation and sanitary reforms were done
Disease Control Phase
Identify the phase:
Less available technical knowledge
Disease Control Phase
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Aimed at the control of man’s physical environment (water supply sewage disposal) & not at the control of any specific disease
Disease Control Phase
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Improvement in the health of people due to disease and death and control
Disease Control Phase
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In addition to disease control activities one more goals were added to public health
Health Promotion Phase
Identify the phase:
Initiated as personal health services
Health Promotion Phase
The health promotion phase initiated personal health services such as:
-Introduction of mother & child health services
-Industrial health services
-Mental health services
-Rehabilitation services
Two great movements initiated for human development during the health promotional phase
a. Provision of basic health services through the medium, of PHCs and sb-centers
b. Community development program to promote village development through active participation of whole community
Identify the phase:
Change in pattern of disease
Social Engineering Phase
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Moved towards preventive and rehabilitative aspects of chronic disease and behavioral problems
Social Engineering Phase
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Health gap between the rich and poor, within and between countries
Health For All Phase
Identify the phase:
Include provision of health care to all by reducing the inequalities within & between the population so that individual will lead to socially and economically productive life
Health For All Phase
A new concept of Public Health
Modern Public Health
Defined as the organized application of local, state, national 7 international resources to achieve health for all
Modern Public Health
The dramatic increase in average span of life is credited to public health achievement such as vaccination programs, control of infectious diseases, better safety policy, improved reproductive health, emphasis on safe drinking water
20th century (Modern Public Health)