NSG 2113 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Primary Healthcare, The Greatest Canadian, Health Canada
26 Sep 2016
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The europeans came to canada and brought many infectious diseases with them. Public health in the united states is very similar. 1867 constitution brought about the beginning of provinces being responsible for health, education, social services. Health at that time included regulation of hospitals in the 1920"s sterilization and pasteurization were being developed. Soap was being invented as well as sterilizing instruments. Nurses worked with poor communities because rich people would pay for people to come to their houses in the 1930"s the red cross was invented and victorian order of nurses. During the depression is was difficult paying for your health services. Tommy douglas became the premier of saskatchewan and he passed the medical care insurance act because there was a big strike by the doctors and they negotiated to not be employees of the hospital like everyone else is.
