KNH 188 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Edwin Chadwick, Maternal Death, Environmental Health
21 Feb 2017
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A field that promotes and protects health by taking measures to preventing disease and disabilities in populations and communities. 14th century = first emergence of public health. Bubonic plague in europe killed 25% of population and was spread through black rats & around euro and middle east through trade. Pb advanced bc systems were used to collect & count the dead. 19th century = relationship bw pov and health established. One of first leaders to help improve housing conditions, sanitation, worker safety, garbage disposal. Germ theory by koch and pasteur was that germs were the cause of disease and before this people believed diseases came from bad smells or religion. Sanitation and quarantine were used to prevent and treat disease. Chronic vs infectious diseases had more of a spotlight. Infectious became less important, chronic disease were the biggest health concern = nutrition more emphasized.
