Health Sciences 3400A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Emergency Management, International Health Regulations, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
17 Dec 2016
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Public health vs public health care: public health care refers to the way in which a health care system is funded. Subsidized or free health care: public health focuses on the health of the public. Health protection: public health is very politicized. The first milestone in public health happened in britain. Public health initiatives began with the spanish flu and expanded in 2003 when sars broke out. Liberalism and public health: liberalism stresses individual autonomy as a keystone of political organization. Tension between those who view health as your own responsibility vs people who see it as a social structure. Federalism and public health: the way power is distributed in canada has a lot to do with public health. The prevalence of modern pathogens: airborne diseases are spreading wider than ever because of increased human travel. British beef in 1980s example: export of their diseased cows rendered many.
