PH/THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT/ATTITUDES Flashcards
How did attitudes change in the 1900s?
Ppl began to accept that gov ππππππ play a role in ensuring the basic standards of PUBLIC HEALTH
However how was the changes in attitudes limited?
Ppl did NOT want to PAY for GOV REFORMS and were ANGERED when the LIB GOV put up TAXES in 1909 to pay for ITβS reformsπ‘
What did the LIB gov reforms in improving public health in the 1900s SHOW?(sig)
The LIB gov reforms π¬π‘π¨π°ππ that the GOV understood π the role of hygiene/housing/diet in PREVENTING disease,
ESPECIALLY when MANY COULDNβT afford TREATMENTS for illness.
How ELSE was the role of the LIB GOV important in improving public health in the 1900s?
It also showed that the GOV took on the ROLE of PROTECTING β the social/medical well being of their citizensππ»ββοΈ by taking action to PREVENT unhealthiness π₯΅
Why was the govβs role SO important/significant in improving public health in the 1900s?
ONLY the gov had the power to introduce new laws, taxes, pensions, medical inspections