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Public health in American history studies the public health roles of the medical and nursing professions; scientific research; municipal sanitation; the local, state and federal governments; and private philanthropy. It covers developments from the colonial era to the late 20th century in the United States and its main overseas possessions and ...
The Mentally Ill in America: A History of Their Care and Treatment from Colonial Times (1937). Leavitt. JW, Numbers R.L. eds. Sickness and health in America: Readings in the history of medicine and public health (3rd ed. 1997).). McBride, David. Caring for Equality: A History of African American Health and Healthcare (Rowman and Littlefield, 2018).
Public health nursing, also known as community health nursing is a nursing specialty focused on public health.The term was coined by Lillian Wald of the Henry Street Settlement, or, Public health nurses (PHNs) or community health nurses "integrate community involvement and knowledge about the entire population with personal, clinical understandings of the health and illness experiences of ...
Public health nursing after 1900 offered a new career for professional nurses in addition to private duty work. The role of public health nurse began in Los Angeles in 1898, and by 1924, there were 12,000 public health nurses, half of them in America's 100 largest cities. Their average annual salary of public health nurses in larger cities was ...
Various aspects of public health: From top to bottom: Community health worker in Mali, vaccination example (COVID-19 vaccination in Germany), historical sewer installation photo from the United States, anti-smoking campaign in India. Part of a series on Public health Outline Subfields Community health Dental public health Environmental health Epidemiology Health economics Health education ...
Health, Civilization, and the State A History of Public Health from Ancient to Modern Times. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-12244-3. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (1978). Technologies from Developing Countries. ISBN 978-0-7619-6400-1. Seale, Gabe, Wainwright, Williams. Sociology of Health & Illness, Vol. 33 2011 ISSN 1467-9566
A health system, health care system or healthcare system is an organization of people, institutions, and resources that delivers health care services to meet the health needs of target populations. There is a wide variety of health systems around the world, with as many histories and organizational structures as there are countries.
The 10 Essential Public Health Services (EPHS) provide a framework for public health to protect and promote the health of all people in all communities. [3] In recognition of public health's commitment to provide a fair and just opportunity for everyone to achieve optimal health and well-being, the framework now contains an equity statement, centers equity in the graphic, and incorporates ...