Posted: September 13th, 2017

Historical Foundations and Achievements

please answer the following questions. You can submit your paper in a Question and Answer format. In other words, list the questions and provide a short answer to each. 1.Which one of the major achievements in public health identified in Bouldin, E. (2010) is especially interesting to you? 2.Briefly describe the achievement, in a paragraph or two. 3.In what era did this achievement occur? 4.Briefly discuss the historical context of the development. What was happening during that time period? What spurred the development of the public health achievement? Please write 2–3 paragraphs about this, and be sure to cite sources rather than simply stating your opinion. 5.Was the issue viewed differently then, as compared to the way that it is viewed today? Please explain in 2–3 paragraphs and be sure to cite sources rather than simply stating your opinion.

OVERVIEW: History of Public Health Andresen & Bouldin (2010) trace the formal history of public health back to Hippocrates in Greece. As you will learn in the background readings, Hippocrates explored thousands of how air, water, climate, soil, lifestyle, and nutrition were related to disease. Carefully examine the major timeline of events and achievements in public health. How far have we come along in the field of public health? Current issues in public health

One benchmark of our level of public health is our level preparedness to deal with issues such as infectious disease, and foodborne disease. Public Health also encompasses addressing non-communicable, preventable diseases, such as the current obesity epidemic and associated issues with cardiovascular disease. We ask relevant questions at the community and population level, such as why aren’t people exercising enough? Or, why aren’t they eating healthy foods? required reading http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3068592