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First to build hospitals, and aqueduct system. Anatomists dissected human being to further their knowledge of the anatomy.
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First epidemiologist and father of western medicine.
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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.
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Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek discovers the microscope. Johannes Guttenberg invented the printing press.
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Developed the first life expectancy tables for the U.S.
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Edward Jenner Discovered a vaccine for smallpox.
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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.
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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.
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U.S. Department of Labor and the first clinic for occupational diseases was established.
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One of the major in the prevention of disease and health promotion.
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American Cancer society was established and was a major player in prevention of disease and health promotion.
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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.
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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.
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The Communicable Disease Center (Now called the Centers for Disease Control), was established and is one of the world's leading epidemiological centers.
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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.
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Preventive services, health protection, and health promotion provided the framework in the 1980's for all public health efforts.
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Developed National Standards for all school health education teachers.
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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.
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Released by the American Cancer Society to improve both the educational achievements for students and health.
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President Barack Obama created this act to expand healthcare coverage to 31 million uninsured Americans, and to provide better access to clinical services.
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Set to guide the U.S. public health practice and our health education specialist for the next decade.