Public Health History
This person is considered to be the founder of modern-day epidemiology.
Who is John Snow? Snow conducted studies of cholera outbreaks both to discover the cause of the disease and to prevent its recurrence.
This is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their community.
What is public health?
This is the leading cause of death in Maryland.
What is heart disease?
This is one of the fastest-growing public health concerns in the world.
What is diabetes? - In 2006, according to the World Health Organization, at least 171 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes. Its incidence is increasing rapidly, and it is estimated that by the year 2030, this number will double.
This is the Maryland state flower.
What is the Black-eyed Susan?
This is the only disease to be successfully eradicated by a human immunization campaign.
What is Smallpox? In 1980, the World Health Organization declared that smallpox had been eradicated.
This word defines the steps taken to reduce susceptibility or exposure to health problems and detect and treat disease in its early stages.
What is prevention?
This is the name of the largest healthcare provider in Maryland.
What is Johns Hopkins Health System?
This Chinese invention played an early role in improving sanitation and hygiene.
What are chopsticks? - Eating with chopsticks, which were first used around 2,000 BC, provided the unintended benefit of preventing illnesses by interrupting the hand-to-mouth transmission of germs.
This branch of the United States military is based in Annapolis, Maryland.
What is the United States Navy?
This person is considered to be the father of immunization.
Who is Edward Jenner? He inoculated a 13 year-old-boy with the vaccinia virus (cowpox) and demonstrated immunity to smallpox. In 1798, the first smallpox vaccine was developed.
This word describes the systematic monitoring of the health status of a population.
What is surveillance?
This is the oldest local health department in Maryland.
What is the Baltimore City Health Department?
This worrisome trend is currently threatening the low smoking rate achieved amongst adolescents in the United States.
What is vaping (E-cigarettes)?
This Maryland city once served as the United States capital.
What is Annapolis?
This person discovered Penicillin.
Who is Alexander Fleming? The first true antibiotic was discovered by Alexander Fleming, Professor of Bacteriology at St. Mary's Hospital in London.
This phrase describes the range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that determine the health status of individuals or populations.
What are social determinants of health?
Maryland has this many local health departments.
What is 24? - Each of Maryland's 24 jurisdictions has an LAA. These agencies collaborate with other human service agencies to promote comprehensive services
This achievement is considered to be a milestone in dental public health.
What is the fluoridation of drinking water? - Fluoridation of tap water has, in part, led to a 68% decrease in dental caries in children under 12 from 1970 to 1994. The American Dental Association, the American Medical Association, and the World Health Organization endorse water fluoridation.
This is the largest company headquartered in Maryland.
What is Marriott International?
This was the year the US Department of Health and Human Services was formed.
What is 1979?
These are the three core functions of public health.
What is Assessment, Policy Development, and Assurance?
This person is the current head of the Maryland Department of Health.
Who is Dennis R. Schrader?
This program provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans.
What is Health People (2020)?
This is the state sport of Maryland.
What is jousting?