[PUBHLTH 1] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (67 pages long!)
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People assume that living conditions in a civilized society will be healthy, safe, clean. Mid-19th century: high death rates (especially among children) 150 years later, people"s lives have become healthier: The state of people"s health and the actions people take to improve society"s well being. Most people do not know what public health is; leaders fail to understand the mission of public health, to explain what it is, why it is important, and what it should do. Charles-edward a. winslow, theoretician and leader of american public health. American lives were extended several decades, infectious diseases prevented but. By 1980s, public health was taken for granted signs appeared that the system was not working well. Gov"t spent funds on medical care, not public health. New health problems: aids, environmental pollution, aging population, teen pregnancy, violence, drug abuse. This is because people are not thinking them as public health issues!!
