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Period: 500 BCE to 500
Roman Empire
First to build hospitals, and aqueduct system. Anatomists dissected human being to further their knowledge of the anatomy. -
Period: 460 BCE to 359 BCE
Hippocrates
First epidemiologist and father of western medicine. -
Jan 1, 1347
Middle Ages
Bubonic Plague started and was brought to Europe. Death toll from the plague was the highest out of any natural disaster, war, or famine in history. Leprosy become an epidemic, and hospitals were built to both treat and house lepers. -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Renaissance
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek discovers the microscope. Johannes Guttenberg invented the printing press. -
Edward Wigglesworth
Developed the first life expectancy tables for the U.S. -
Age of Enlightenment
Edward Jenner Discovered a vaccine for smallpox. -
Pasteur, Koch, Lister
Louis Pasteur proposed the germ theory of disease discovering how microorganisms reproduce, developed the pasteurization of milk, and was the first to introduce a scientific approach to immunization. Robert Koch discovered that microbes caused disease. Joseph Lister developed both the antiseptic method of treating wounds, as well as aseptic technique. -
National Board of Health
Congress created the National Board of Health in order to gather all information related to public health, and to provide aid to the state boards of health. -
Reform Phase of Public Health
U.S. Department of Labor and the first clinic for occupational diseases was established. -
National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
One of the major in the prevention of disease and health promotion. -
American Cancer Society
American Cancer society was established and was a major player in prevention of disease and health promotion. -
Ransdell Act
NIH (National Institute of Health) was established. NIH focuses on the cause, prevention, and cure of disease. Is also known as one of the premiere medical research facilities in the world. -
Social Security Act
Social Security Act was established to provide support for state health departments and programs. Funding aided in the development of sanitary facilities, and to also improve maternal and child health. -
CDC
The Communicable Disease Center (Now called the Centers for Disease Control), was established and is one of the world's leading epidemiological centers. -
Medicare and Medicaid Bill
Medicare and Medicaid was created as amendments to the Social Security Act to provide assistance in the payment of medical bills for both the elderly and the poor. -
Promoting Health/Preventative Disease: Objectives for the Nation
Preventive services, health protection, and health promotion provided the framework in the 1980's for all public health efforts. -
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Developed National Standards for all school health education teachers. -
Period: to
Healthy People 2000 and Healthy People 2010
A strategic planning tool that is used by public health professionals at the federal, state, and local levels in the U.S. Objectives are developed every 10 years. -
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (2nd Edition)
Released by the American Cancer Society to improve both the educational achievements for students and health. -
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
President Barack Obama created this act to expand healthcare coverage to 31 million uninsured Americans, and to provide better access to clinical services. -
Healthy People 2020
Set to guide the U.S. public health practice and our health education specialist for the next decade.