PUBLIC HEALTH Flashcards

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RELIGION - PUBLIC HEALTH

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MEDIEVAL - MONASTERIES - PROVIDING HEALTH CARE, MONKS AND NUNS GAINED EXPERTISE IN HERBAL MEDICINE AND PASSED DOWN THIS KNOWLEDGE THROUGH GENERATIONS
EMPHASISED CLEANLINESS,HYGIENE PRACTICES AND BATHING
ESTABLISHED LATRINES TO PREVENT SPREAD

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GOVERNMENT- PUBLIC HEALTH

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RENAISSANCE - GREAT PLAGUE - QUARANTINE
INFECTED AREAS WHERE CORNERED OFF
PLAGUE ORDERS- STRICT REGULATIONS TO MAINTAIN HYGIENE,CLEANING STREETS,DISINFECTING HOUSES

INDUSTRIAL - MANDATING SANITATION IMPROVEMENTS LIKE SEWAGE SYSTEMS ADDRESSING OVERCROWDED HOUSING
INSTALLATION OF SEWAGE SYSTEMS

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INDIVIDUALS- PUBLIC HEALTH

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JOHN SNOW - 700 USED WATER PUMP DIED FROM CHOLERA
GOV MADE MORE SECURE SEWER SYSTEMS - OTHER CITIES FOLLOWED AND DID THE SAME

EDWARD JENNER

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY- PUBLIC HEALTH

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MICROSCOPE - PROVE MICROBES CAUSED DISEASE
DISPROVED SPONTANEOUS GENERATION
EDUCATED THE PUBLIC

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1848 PUBLIC HEALTH ACT

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TOWNS USED MONEY FOR POOR RATES TO CLEAN UP

LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH - POWER TO APPOINT SPECIALIST MEDICAL OFFICER TO PROVIDE SEWERS INSPECT LODGING HOUSES AND CHECK FOOD QUALITY

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1875 PUBLIC HEALTH ACT

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INSPECT FOR NUISANCES - OVERCROWDING AND UNCLEAN WORKPLACES

1868 - 716 IN 1900 NONE - TYPHUS
AVERAGE AGE OF DEATH INCREASED 30-50 AND POP. QUADRUPLED

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1900S PUBLIC HEALTH ACT

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SCHOOL MEALS ACT - 1906

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS ACT - SCHOOL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS

NATIONAL INSURANCE ACT - SICK AND UNEMPLOYMENT PAY IF YOU PAID CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCHEME

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