old public health

Question 1

define old public health

Answer 1

government actions that focused on changing the physical environment to prevent the spread of disease

Question 2

policies + practices associated with old public health

Answer 2

1. establishment of government-funded water and sewage systems and better sanitation = clean water + garbage removal = reduction in deaths from infectious diseases
2. quarantine laws = outbreak of bubonic plague triggered the introduction of strict quarantine laws that are still in place to prevent arrival and transmission of infectious diseases from other countries
3. introduction of better quality housing = houses were required to be built with drains and if possible to connect to sewage system. also ventilation, building codes and land planning = less overcrowded facilities = reduced deaths from respiratory + infectious diseases
4. improved food + nutrition = food borne diseases originated in the home due to poor hygiene and storage of food + nutritional advantages of eating foods such as fruit and vegetables were marketed by public health workers, which improved nutrition
5. improved working condition = focused on providing better ventilation and toilets in workplaces + kids under 13 years not allowed to be employed = reduction in industrial- related child deaths
6. establishment of public health campaigns
7. more hygienic birthing practices
8. provision of antenatal and infant welfare services

WATER, QUARANTINE, FOOD, BIRTHING, ANTENATAL, HOUSING, WORKING, CAMPAIGN

Question 3

define public health

Answer 3

ways in which governments monitor, regulate and promote health status and prevent disease

Question 4

define health promotion

Answer 4

the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health