Transcript File - ms. gallagher`s classroom

Winter Academy:
WAR OF THE WORLDS
PUBLIC HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY
11th & 12th Grade
Ms. Kelly Gallagher
Rm B542
Uttanasana
“standing forward bend”
Utthita Parsvakonasana
“extended side angle pose”
Virabhadrasana
“Warrior II”
Uttanasana
“standing forward bend”
• Calm the brain and help relieve stress,
mild depression and reduce a
headache.
• Relieves insomnia
• Stimulates liver & kidneys
• Reduces fatigue and anxiety
• Relieves symptoms of menopause
• Improves digestion
• Therapeutic for asthma, hypertension,
infertility, osteoporosis & sinusitis
• Stretch hamstrings, calves & hips
• Strengthens thighs and knees
Utthita Parsvakonasana
“extended side angle pose”
• A pose like this opens & stretches the
chest, stimulates the lungs
• Benefits those with asthma
• Alleviates constipation
• Reduces infertility
• Eases low backache
• Fights osteoporosis
• Reduces sciatica pain
• Relieves menstrual discomfort
Virabhadrasana
“Warrior II”
• Strengthens and stretches the legs &
ankles
• Stretches groin, chest, lungs &
shoulders
• Stimulates abdominal organs
• Increases stamina
• Relieves backaches
• Therapeutic for carpal tunnel
syndrome, flat feet, infertility,
osteoporosis and sciatica
Yoga is also known as one of
the oldest holistic health care systems,
not just because of its fundamental healing
approach, but also because of its many benefits
for physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing.
“To promote health and quality of life
by preventing and controlling disease,
injury and disability.”
-CDC Mission Statement
Ancient Greece
(500 B.C. – 323 B.C.)
• Encouraged personal hygiene
• Emphasized physical fitness
– Olympic games
• Holistic approach to wellness
– Disease is caused by imbalance between man
& environment
Temple of Asklepius
Ephesus, Turkey
Rod of Asclepius
Asclepius was the god of healing.
His daughters were:
Hygieia – goddess of cleanliness &
sanitation
Iaso – goddess of recuperation
Aceso – goddess of healing process
Aglaea – goddess of adornment
Panacea – goddess of the universal
remedy
Hippocrates
(born 460 BC)
• Father of Western Medicine
– Corpus
– Disease is not caused by displeased gods
• Causal relationships
• Coined the term “epidmic”
– “on” or “upon” epi– “people” -demo
Days of the Roman Empire
(23 BC – 476 AD)
• Adopted many Greek health values
– bathing & cleanliness
• Brilliant engineers
– Aqueducts
– Sewage systems
• Government / Administration
– Public Baths / Hydrotherapy
– Water Supply/Roman Fountains
– Markets provide variety
Middle Ages (476-1450 AD)
• First shift away from Greek & Roman values
– Physical health is more important than spiritual
health
– Decline in hygiene & sanitation
• First Implementation of Public Health Tools
– Quarantine of ships
– Isolation of diseased individuals
1347-1352 25 million people died
Renaissance Global Exploration
(1400-1600 AD)
• Disease spread by traders & explorers
• Killed 90% of indigenous people in New World
Age of Reason & Enlightenment (16501800 AD)
• Birth of Modern Medicine
• William Harvey, English physician
– 1628 “De Motu Cordis” (“On the Motion of the
Heart and Blood”)
• Edward Jenner
– 1796 cowpox experiment
– Coined the term “vaccine”
Industrialization, Urbanization &
Sanitation (1800s)
• New set of health problems
– slums, poverty, disease
• Great Sanitary Awakening was the birth
of Public Health
– Growth in scientific knowledge
– Humanitarian ideals
– Water supply & removal
– Connection between poverty & disease*
– System to monitor community health
4 Phases of Development
of Public Health
1. (1840s – late 19th century) Environmentallyfocused phase addressing infectious diseases
directed related to “urbanization, poverty &
squalor”
2. (late 1930s) Personal preventative medical
services: immunization, family hygiene, health
education & family planning
3. Introduction of medicines: insulin & antibiotics
4. Acknowledging that “environment” includes
social, economic and psychological wellness
Medical Care?
or
Public Health?
• Does your article fall under Public Health or
Medical Care?
• Evidence to support this claim
Definition of Medical Care
Definition of Public Health
Public Health in the United States