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American Journal of Public Health 90.5 (2000): 707+. online; Burnham, J.C. Health Care in America: A History (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015), a standard comprehensive scholarly history. Byrd, W.M. and L.A. Clayton. An American health dilemma: A medical history of African Americans and the problem of race: Beginnings to 1900 ( Routledge ...
Public health in American history studies the public health roles of the medical profession; scientific research; the local, state and federal governments; and private philanthropy. It covers developments from the colonial era to the early 20th century in the United States and its main overseas possessions and its military roles overseas.
A distinguished academic, he authored seminal works on the treatment of the mentally ill and later shifted his focus to the history of disease patterns in America. Grob's legacy extends beyond his scholarship, as he was also recognized for his mentoring, teaching, and contributions to charitable organizations.
The mentally ill in America-A History of their care and treatment from colonial times (1937). Duffy, John. From Humors to Medical Science: A History of American Medicine (2nd ed. 1993) Duffy, John. The Sanitarians: A History of American Public Health (1990) Grob, Gerald M. The Deadly Truth: A History of Disease in America (2002) online
In Colonial America, local doctors, midwives, healers and even officials administered medical care to the residents in their village or town. [2] There was no distinction between physicians and surgeons; when an emergency occurred the person who was responsible for administering medical care was expected to handle all aspects of the problem. [2]
Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included. An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time; in meningococcal infections , an attack rate in excess of 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered ...
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2006 North American E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in spinach; 2006 North American E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks; 2008 United States salmonellosis outbreak; 2009 swine flu pandemic in the United States; 2011 United States listeriosis outbreak; 2012 outbreak of Salmonella; 2012–2013 flu season; 2014 enterovirus D68 outbreak; 2015 Bronx Legionnaires ...