HLST 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian Medical Association, Infant Mortality
16 Dec 2016
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Chapter 10: cracks in the foundation: the origins and development of the canadian and american. Canadians pride themselves in, what they believe to be universal, publicly funded, serves all needs and comprehensive, health care system; it distinguishes them from the americans. The demographic and social origins of north american health and. Both canada and the us were both young colonies england and shared common political, cultural and economic heritages. Healthcare began in north america with informal healing traditions that emerged in pre-colonial and colonial periods. Before 1900s very few canadians would have visited a doctor or hospital. Mcgill have rst medical degree in 1833: practices of doctors limited to cities. Hospitals had strong ties to religious orders: they were for people who were dying. Majority of people depended on non-formal treatments (i. e. herbalism, and midwifery: many first nations people practiced herbalism before settlers, europeans also depended on herbs for treatment (these herbs were foreign)
