Medical Services in Preindustrial America
Father of american psychiatry
who is Dr. Benjamin Rush?
implemented the policy of handwashing
who is Ignaz Semmelweis?
Covers only the very poor and was based on income level.
What is medicaid?
A licensed individual responsible for providing dental care related to the teeth, gums and tissues of the mouth
what is a dentist?
Largest group of healthcare professionals; the main caregivers for sick and injured patients.
what is a nurse?
Forerunner of today's hospital and nursing home; also called poorhouse
what is almshouse
This person was credited for the discovery of the germ theory of disease
Who is Louis Pasteur ?
made cash payments for workers for wages lost due to job related injuries and disease
what is worker's compensation?
Greek for "done by hand"
What is a chiropractor?
nurses who have education and clinical experience beyond that required of an RN
what is an advanced-practice nurse?
was established out of humanitarian consideration
what is asylum?
what is penicillin?
designed to pay physicians fees and began in 1939 by california medical association
what is blue shield plan?
provides structured linkages between the community, the patient, and the health care system
what is a community health worker?
Practiced by DOs, work on the correction of joints or tissues
what is osteopathic medicine?
this person invented a tranquilizer chair and a spinning gyrator
Who is Dr. Benjamin Rush?
This german Professor of physics came up with the discovery of X-rays in 1895
Who is Wilhelm Roentgen?
is title 18 of the social security act of 1965
what is medicare?
Someone who specializes in diseases of the mouth
What is oral pathology?
specialize in drug therapy and work closely with physicians
what is a pharmacotherapist?
Quarantined people with contagious diseases
what is pesthouse?
these two schools were established at the end of american civil war to prepare black physicians to practice medicine
what is howard university of medicine and meharry medical college?
was the first president in 1964 to make direct appeal for a national healthcare program
who is harry truman?
can be divided into two broad categories: technicians and/or assistants and therapists and/or technologists.
what is an allied health professional?
biostatistics, epidemiology, health services administration, health education /behavioral science, and environmental health
What is the 5 core disciplines in public health education?