Health Sciences 1002A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Canada Health Act, Canada Health Transfer, Primary Healthcare
14 Jul 2016
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Indigenous healing systems earliest forms of health care" in canada. 19th century variety of practitioners in competition (1832) first government involvement in this mixture of medical practices. Created a sanitary commission and board of health. One of the first times in canadian history that the government intervened in the health of the population. Medical doctors created their own board that set standards for medical practice. Created their own licensing system (who can/cannot be a doctor?) Established laws and regulations that prohibited other kinds of health practitioners from practicing. Doctors were often in positions of power economically and politically. Created the medical counsel of canada standardized licensing across canada. Stated: entrance to medical school needs to be standardized. The course of medical training must be based on scientific principles/scientific method. Emphasized the use of medical technology to standardize diagnosis. The establishment of these principles led to the closing of many schools where women and people of color were educated.
