HSC 300 Public Health Vocab
Questions and Answers
Spiritual Era of Public Health - ANSWER-Time period during the middles ages when
the causation of communicable disease was linked to spiritual forces
Bactterilogical period of public health - ANSWER-Bacteriological period of public
health refers to the period of 1875-1900 when the causses of many bacterial
diseases were discovered
Health resources development period - ANSWER-The years of 1900-1970; a time of
growth in health care facilities and providers. Divided into the reform phase, the
1920s, the great depression, world war ll and the postwar years
The 1920s - ANSWER-decade of slow growth
-1st professional program at Columbia University created by Thomas D Wood
-life expectancy reached 59.7 years
Thomas D Wood - ANSWER-Father of health education
Social Security Act of 1935 - ANSWER-Act established by Roosevelt that marked
the beginnign of government's major involvement in social issues including health.
Legislation provided substantial support for health departments and programs
The PostWar years - ANSWER-1960s two major events
- the development of a vaccine to prevent polio and President Eisenhower's heart
attack
Medicare - ANSWER-government health insurance for older adults and those with
certain disabilities
Medicaid - ANSWER-government health insurance for the poor
Public health - ANSWER-Public health is defined as the actions that society takes
collectively to ensure that the conditions in which people can be healthy
Health - ANSWER-A dynamic state or condition of the human organism that is
multidimensional in nature, a resource for living, and results from a person's
interactions with and adaptations to his or her environment
Community - ANSWER-Community is defined as a collective group of individuals
identified by common characteristics such as geography, interests, experiences,
concerns or values
Questions and Answers
Spiritual Era of Public Health - ANSWER-Time period during the middles ages when
the causation of communicable disease was linked to spiritual forces
Bactterilogical period of public health - ANSWER-Bacteriological period of public
health refers to the period of 1875-1900 when the causses of many bacterial
diseases were discovered
Health resources development period - ANSWER-The years of 1900-1970; a time of
growth in health care facilities and providers. Divided into the reform phase, the
1920s, the great depression, world war ll and the postwar years
The 1920s - ANSWER-decade of slow growth
-1st professional program at Columbia University created by Thomas D Wood
-life expectancy reached 59.7 years
Thomas D Wood - ANSWER-Father of health education
Social Security Act of 1935 - ANSWER-Act established by Roosevelt that marked
the beginnign of government's major involvement in social issues including health.
Legislation provided substantial support for health departments and programs
The PostWar years - ANSWER-1960s two major events
- the development of a vaccine to prevent polio and President Eisenhower's heart
attack
Medicare - ANSWER-government health insurance for older adults and those with
certain disabilities
Medicaid - ANSWER-government health insurance for the poor
Public health - ANSWER-Public health is defined as the actions that society takes
collectively to ensure that the conditions in which people can be healthy
Health - ANSWER-A dynamic state or condition of the human organism that is
multidimensional in nature, a resource for living, and results from a person's
interactions with and adaptations to his or her environment
Community - ANSWER-Community is defined as a collective group of individuals
identified by common characteristics such as geography, interests, experiences,
concerns or values
