Chapter 2 Flashcards

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Miasmas theory

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A theory that using herbs and incense would perfume the air and supposedly fill the nose crowding out foul, diseases causing odor or miasmas

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Germ theory

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Theory where certain microscope organisms causes certain diseases

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3
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Medicare

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A system that assists in the payment of medical bills for the elderly

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4
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Medicaid

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A system that assists in the payment of medical bills for the poor

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5
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Jenner

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Discovered a vaccine against smallpox

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6
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Chadwick

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Sanitation reform

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7
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Snow

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Cholera
Hypothesized that diseases was caused by microorganisms in drinking water from one particular pump
He removed the handle from the pump so people wouldn’t use it and the amount of sick ppl died down
Proved microorganisms caused disease

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8
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Pasteur

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Proposed germ theory, discovered how microorganisms reproduce, & developed rabies vaccine

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9
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Hippocrates

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Credited as first epidemiologist father of medicine
Developed a theory of diseases causation consistent with philosophy of nature held by leading philosophers.
He taught that health was the result of balance and disease was the result of an imbalance

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10
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Shattuck

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Wrote report calling for health boards collection vital statistics inspectors

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11
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How have health beliefs and practices changed from early cultures to present day?

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Before the cure was either going to a priest or using remedies to get cured and now we have real medicine that has been proven by research and testing

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12
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10 public health achievements of the 20th century

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Vaccination
Motor vehicle safety
Safer workplaces
Control of infectious diseases
Decline in deaths from coronary heart diseases and stroke
Safer and healthier foods
Healthier mothers and babies
Family planning
Fluoridation of drinking water
Recognition of tobacco use as a health hazard

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13
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Purpose and goals of the healthy people initiative

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Promote health and prevent diseases

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