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Public Health is: 1 -a boy drinking very brown water out of some sort of a pipe
-In the picture, the boy is actually using a rudimentary filter, developed for use
among pastoral people in sub-Saharan Africa. The filter can be worn around
the neck and used like a straw. The filtration system removes a number of
pathogens, including the parasite Dracunculus medinensis which causes Guinea
Worm
Public Health is: 2 -UF fans at a gator game
-At each game, the fire chief, police chief, health department director, and
others are on site and prepared to respond to any emergency. Possible public
health concerns captured in this photo include excess exposure to alcohol and
to sun.
Public Health is: 3 -someone preparing a vaccine for administration
-Vaccines are one of the most
important assets we hold in our public health toolkit.
Vaccination decreases the impact of disease across the age spectrum, as
children are immunized against life-threatening childhood illnesses such as
pertussis and measles, and the elderly are protected from the annual cycle of
influenza.
Vaccines are one of the most cost effective tools in public health.
Vaccines both reduce health care costs and have a significant impact on the
reduction of morbidity and mortality of a population. As we'll talk more about
later in the course, it is because of vaccines that disease eradication, as was
accomplished with smallpox, exists as a possibility at all.
, History of Public Health -some issues of public health have been at forefront of civilization for years
such as sanitation and housing
-the provision of safe, clean food and water; and the control and treatment of
disease
Primitive sanitation systems -dating back as far as 4000 years
-examples in excavated cities in: Asia, Africa, and the Americas
-examples in Greek, Egyptian, Mexican, and Northern Indian
cities which had bathrooms, drains, and paved streets that sloped
downward to covered sewers
-Palace on Crete was found to have
bathing facilities and toilets that could be flushed of fecal matter
-It is also interesting to note that many cultures held religious beliefs
or followed religious law that required clean personal behaviors and good
hygiene.
Tradition of good health preserved what? the health of societies that practiced
Example of Religious Restriction -consumption of pork
-when undercooked, pork is an excellent source of a variety of illnesses
causing pathogens
-despite lack of biological understanding, ancient cultures forbade pork
(Jewish and Muslim dietary laws still disallow the consumption of pork)
Ancient Civilizations -with sanitation systems had system of storing and collecting drinking water
-food safety was a MODERN occurrence
How was food safety initially improved? initially improved through religious laws, as previously mentioned, as well as
curing meat (salting) and, later, refrigeration
Which writers captured details of accounts of both Thucydides and Hippocrates
endemic and epidemic diseases?
Endemic disease? disease constantly present in a population
Epidemic disease? occurring at an unexpectedly high rate within the population
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Public Health is: 1 -a boy drinking very brown water out of some sort of a pipe
-In the picture, the boy is actually using a rudimentary filter, developed for use
among pastoral people in sub-Saharan Africa. The filter can be worn around
the neck and used like a straw. The filtration system removes a number of
pathogens, including the parasite Dracunculus medinensis which causes Guinea
Worm
Public Health is: 2 -UF fans at a gator game
-At each game, the fire chief, police chief, health department director, and
others are on site and prepared to respond to any emergency. Possible public
health concerns captured in this photo include excess exposure to alcohol and
to sun.
Public Health is: 3 -someone preparing a vaccine for administration
-Vaccines are one of the most
important assets we hold in our public health toolkit.
Vaccination decreases the impact of disease across the age spectrum, as
children are immunized against life-threatening childhood illnesses such as
pertussis and measles, and the elderly are protected from the annual cycle of
influenza.
Vaccines are one of the most cost effective tools in public health.
Vaccines both reduce health care costs and have a significant impact on the
reduction of morbidity and mortality of a population. As we'll talk more about
later in the course, it is because of vaccines that disease eradication, as was
accomplished with smallpox, exists as a possibility at all.
, History of Public Health -some issues of public health have been at forefront of civilization for years
such as sanitation and housing
-the provision of safe, clean food and water; and the control and treatment of
disease
Primitive sanitation systems -dating back as far as 4000 years
-examples in excavated cities in: Asia, Africa, and the Americas
-examples in Greek, Egyptian, Mexican, and Northern Indian
cities which had bathrooms, drains, and paved streets that sloped
downward to covered sewers
-Palace on Crete was found to have
bathing facilities and toilets that could be flushed of fecal matter
-It is also interesting to note that many cultures held religious beliefs
or followed religious law that required clean personal behaviors and good
hygiene.
Tradition of good health preserved what? the health of societies that practiced
Example of Religious Restriction -consumption of pork
-when undercooked, pork is an excellent source of a variety of illnesses
causing pathogens
-despite lack of biological understanding, ancient cultures forbade pork
(Jewish and Muslim dietary laws still disallow the consumption of pork)
Ancient Civilizations -with sanitation systems had system of storing and collecting drinking water
-food safety was a MODERN occurrence
How was food safety initially improved? initially improved through religious laws, as previously mentioned, as well as
curing meat (salting) and, later, refrigeration
Which writers captured details of accounts of both Thucydides and Hippocrates
endemic and epidemic diseases?
Endemic disease? disease constantly present in a population
Epidemic disease? occurring at an unexpectedly high rate within the population
