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Outlines the history of public health, details career opportunities in the field, and discusses educational requirements and possibilities for career advancement.
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Opportunities in Public Health Careers VGM Opportunities Series
author
:
Pickett, George E.; Pickett, Terry W.; Sacks, Terence J.
publisher
:
NTC Contemporary
isbn10 | asin
:
0844244155
print isbn13
:
9780844244150
ebook isbn13
:
9780071397742
language
:
English
subject
Public health--Vocational guidance--United States, Public Health--United States, Vocational Guidance.
publication date
:
1995
lcc
:
RA440.9.P53 1995eb
ddc
:
362.1/023/73
subject
:
Public health--Vocational guidance--United States, Public Health--United States, Vocational Guidance.
Page i
VGM Opportunities Series
Opportunities in Public Health Careers
George Pickett, M.D. Terry W. Pickett
Revised by Terry J. Sacks
Foreword by
Dr. Fernando M. Trevio Executive Director American Public Health Association
VGM Career Horizons a division of NTC Publishing Group Lincolnwood, Illinois USA
Page ii
Cover Photo Credits
Lower left: United States Department of Health and Human Services; all other photos courtesy National Institutes of Health.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Pickett, George E. (George Eastman) Opportunities in public health careers / George E. Pickett, Terry W. Pickett; revised by Terry J. Sacks; foreword by Dr. Fernando M. Trevio. p. cm. (VGM opportunities series) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8442-4415-5 (hard) ISBN 0-8442-4416-3 (soft) 1. Public healthVocational guidanceUnited States. I. Pickett, Terry W. II. Sacks, Terrence J. III. Title. IV. Series. RA440.9.P53 1994 362. 1'023'73dc204-29088 CIP
1996 Printing
Published by VGM Career Horizons, a division of NTC Publishing Group 4255 West Touhy Avenue Lincolnwood (Chicago), Illinois 60646-1975, U.S.A. 1995 by NTC Publishing Group. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of NTC Publishing Group. Manufactured in the United States of America.
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Contents
About the Author
vii
Foreword
ix
1. Public Health: Society's Health Watchdog
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2. Origins of Public Health
Efforts of the Roman Empire. The Dark Ages. The Plague Wipes Out Entire Populations. Sanitation in the Renaissance. The Age of Enlightenment. The Changing Profile of Public Health Public Health Today
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3. Public Health in America
Public Medical Care in America. Early Colonial Life. Medical Education in America and Europe. Public Support in Europe and America. Glimmerings of Public Health in America. Mental Health in America. Origins of Mental Health Care in America. Public Health and Mental Health. Public Health in America. Early Boards of Health. The Shattuck Report. Formation of State and Local Health Departments. Public Health at the National Level.
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Page iv
The Marine Hospital Service. Formation of the American Public Health Association. Public Health Today.
4. The Government's Presence in Public Health
Basic Preventive Health Services. Public Health: In a Class by Itself. Health Department Beginnings. The Government's Role. The County's Role. Autonomous Health Departments. State and Local Health Departments in the 1990s. Public Health Expenditures. The Future of Health Departments.
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5. Public Health at the National Level
Public Health and the U.S. Constitution. The Federal Government's Reluctance to Get Involved. The U.S. Public Health Service. Children's Bureau Gets a New Mandate. The Federal Security Agency. The National Cancer Act. The Food and Drug Administration. The Communicable Disease Center. National Institutes of Health. Department of Health and Human Services Takes Over. Medicare and Medicaid. Current Status of Federal Public Health Efforts. The Public Health Service. Other Agencies.
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