Foundations of Public Health

Civilizations

100

Disposed of waste in unsanitary heaps called refuse heaps 

Primitive Men 

200

Houses were made of sun-dried mud bricks, which helped to keep indoor temperatures cooler and offered protection from the extreme heat

Egyptians 

300

Prevented food spoilage by salting, smoking and stored under a large layer of oil (eg. olive oil)

Greeks

400

Their lineage contributed to a large number of vaccines; they followed religious teachings, especially when it came to sanitation and disease prevention. 

Jews

500

They had well-implemented water transport and storage systems that they used to make public baths and latrines 

Roman

The Black Plague

100

The Black Plague also known as the ______ took place in what century or year?

Black Death

Mid 14^th century (1300's)

200

Name methods of treatment for illness in this period (14th century/1300's)

Blood letting, Amputation, Surgery (without drugs), Pouring rum/wine /pig lard on burns (left uncovered), setting broken bones with simple slings 

300

What was the mortality rate 

35% - 70% (25,000,000 dead)

400

How a person could become infected with the plague

Bitten by an infected flea that came from a rat

Human-to-human contact through air droplets from sneezing and coughing. 

500

Name all the different forms of the Plauge and describe each

Pneumonic (attacked the lungs)

Septic ^{rare & deadliest} (caused black spots to appear on the skin)

Bubonic (caused egg sized swealling in the folds, headache, fever, delirium)

Moyne Commission

100

This global event worsened poverty and unemployment in the British Caribbean during the 1930s.

The Great Depression

200

The Commission encouraged the development of these organizations to protect workers’ rights.

Trade Unions

300

 True or False: The impact of trade unions was immediate and transformative.

False (it was gradual)

400

The School of Public Health at UTech was established to address challenges such as infectious diseases and ________.

Maternal and child health (later chronic diseases too)

500

Name two ways the Public Health Nursing upgrade is expected to benefit practitioners.

Improved service delivery, professional competence, job satisfaction, remuneration, and access to postgraduate education (any two)

History of Public Health

100

According to the WHO, health is not merely the absence of disease but a state of complete ________.

Physical, mental, and social well-being

200

Safe water, clean air, and healthy workplaces are part of the ________ environment.

Physical environment

300

One purpose of public health is to inform, educate, and ________ people about health issues.

Empower

400

Hospitals in the Middle Ages were more like ________ for the aged and needy.

Hospices

500

Name two public works introduced during the Sanitation Revolution.

Garbage collection, landfills, street cleaning