KNH 188 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Occupational Therapist, Athletic Trainer, Personal Trainer
22 Feb 2017
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The 20th century expanded personal physical education from a medical focus in. In the 20th century the concept of play to promote health became more prominent. In the 20th century life expectancy increased by 30 years. Penicillin, the first antibiotic was discovered in 1928. Epidemiology expanded beyond preventing infectious disease and began to focus on other health concerns such as heart disease, cancer, air pollution and car accidents. Role of physical activity in chronic disease development. Chronic diseases are illnesses, or conditions that develop over a relatively long period of time, are prolonged, may be preventable but are rarely totally cured. From science to practice and back: public health is characterized by science and action, public health applies science to practice by addressing: Development of health guidelines: public health guidelines are official policy statements, usually developed by a government body or agency. They provide clear recommendations about a course of action to deal with a current health concern.
