PHSC 401 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Degenerative Disease, Sexually Transmitted Infection, Social Issue

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Public Health Science
• Course: PHSC 401
• Professor: Boyle

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242-283: what factors were involved in declining mortality rates in each of the first two stages identified by hays, direct result of the application or preventitve or curative biomedicine, first stage 1730 to 1820 i. Measures stimulated by enlightenment ideologies undertaken by a combination of government and the general public: importance of environment lead to drainage and urban cleansing, care of infant lower infant mortality iii. Climate cold made it difficult for disease bearing microorganisms and vectors: second stage i. Reductions in infant and child mortality different child bearing practices ii. Home environments improved from the maturing industrial economies: sizes of houses increased, reliable piped water supplies and sewage removal, technological changes made household surfaces easier to clean v. Provision of fresh air access in workplaces and schools x. Sanitary regulations: water purification, sewage and refuse removal, changes in food preparation, personal habits, hays argues that prevention and cures played important roles in what he refers to as.