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The history of public health in the United states studies the US history of public health roles of the medical and nursing professions; scientific research; municipal sanitation; the agencies of local, state and federal governments; and private philanthropy. It looks at pandemics and epidemics and relevant responses with special attention to ...
The Centre's research focus is largely on public health from the mid to late twentieth century and health services in the inter- and post-war period. [7] Its research programme includes: The recent history of public health at local, national and international levels; Substance use history: drugs, alcohol, smoking; Health services in the ...
Poster for the Hygiene Congress in Hamburg, 1912 "Sex hygiene" is contrasted with "false modesty" in this frontispiece to an early 20th-century book.. In the United States, the social hygiene movement was an attempt by Progressive Era reformers in the late 19th and early 20th century to control venereal disease, regulate prostitution and vice, and disseminate sexual education through the use ...
Geronimus received a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics (A.B., 1978) from Princeton University, and a Doctor of Science (Sc.D., 1985) in behavioral sciences from the Harvard University School of Public Health. [5] She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine of the National Academies of Science. [citation needed]
The People's health. 1830-1910 (1979). Warren, Michael D. A chronology of state medicine, public health, welfare and related services in Britain 1066–1999 (2000) online; Webster, Charles. The National Health Service : a political history (2002) Wohl, Anthony S. Endangered lives: public health in Victorian Britain (1983) online.
The Sociology of Health and Illness. Polity. ISBN 0-7456-2828-1. Conrad, Peter (2008). The Sociology of Health and Illness. Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4292-0558-0. Porter, Dorothy (1999). Health, Civilization, and the State A History of Public Health from Ancient to Modern Times. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-12244-3.
Plagues and Peoples is a book on epidemiological history by historian William H. McNeill published by Anchor Books in 1976. It was a critical and popular success, offering a radical new interpretation of the extraordinary impact of infectious disease on cultures as a means of enemy attack.
The Encyclopedia of Public Health is a reference set of four volumes covering all aspects of public health for the lay reader. It covers infectious diseases and other topics related to public health, such as causes of injury or chronic diseases. The 900 articles are written by experts in this domain.