History of Public Health
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- Category: History
Jonas Salk developed a vaccine against polio in 1955, reducing the number of U.S. cases from 58,000 in 1952 to just 5,000 in 1957.
Course Description:
In the History of Public Health we will examine the historical experience of health and illness from a population perspective. This material seeks to reveal how the organization of societies facilitates or mitigates the production and transmission of disease. It also asks how do populations and groups of individuals go about securing their health? One key theme is the medical management of space in one form or another - from the public space of the environment through institutional spaces such as schools and workplaces to personal/individual body space. The progression of the lectures reflects this, working "inwards" from the environment to individuals.
Course Link:
http://ocw.jhsph.edu/index.cfm/go/viewCourse/course/HistoryPublicHealth/coursePage/index/
- School: Johns Hopkins
- Area Of Study: History
- Degree Program: Bachelors Degree
- Fee/No Fee: No Fee
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