WAR OF THE WORLDS PUBLIC HEALTH amp EPIDEMIOLOGY 11 th amp 12 th Grade Ms Kelly Gallagher Rm B542 Uttanasana standing forward bend Utthita Parsvakonasana extended side angle pose ID: 499817
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Winter Academy:WAR OF THE WORLDS
PUBLIC HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY
11
th & 12th GradeMs. Kelly Gallagher
Rm
B542Slide2
Uttanasana“standing forward bend”Slide3
Utthita Parsvakonasana“extended side angle pose”Slide4
Virabhadrasana“Warrior II”Slide5
Uttanasana“standing forward bend”
Calm the brain and help relieve stress, mild depression and reduce a headache.
Relieves insomnia
Stimulates liver & kidneysReduces fatigue and anxietyRelieves symptoms of menopause
Improves digestion Therapeutic for asthma, hypertension, infertility, osteoporosis & sinusitis
Stretch hamstrings, calves & hips
Strengthens thighs and kneesSlide6
Utthita Parsvakonasana“extended side angle pose”
A pose like this opens & stretches the chest, stimulates the lungs
Benefits those with asthma
Alleviates constipationReduces infertilityEases low backache
Fights osteoporosisReduces sciatica pain
Relieves menstrual discomfortSlide7
Virabhadrasana“Warrior II”
Strengthens and stretches the legs & ankles
Stretches groin, chest, lungs & shoulders
Stimulates abdominal organsIncreases staminaRelieves backachesTherapeutic for carpal tunnel syndrome, flat feet, infertility, osteoporosis and sciaticaSlide8
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.Slide9
“To promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury and disability.”
-CDC Mission StatementSlide10
Ancient Greece (500 B.C. – 323 B.C.)
Encouraged personal hygieneEmphasized physical fitnessOlympic gamesHolistic approach to wellness
Disease is caused by imbalance between man & environmentSlide11
Temple of
Asklepius
Ephesus, TurkeySlide12
Rod of Asclepius
Asclepius was the god of healing. His daughters were:
Hygieia
– goddess of cleanliness & sanitationIaso – goddess of recuperationAceso – goddess of healing processAglaea – goddess of adornment
Panacea – goddess of the universal remedySlide13
Hippocrates (born 460 BC)Father of Western Medicine
CorpusDisease is not caused by displeased godsCausal relationshipsCoined the term “
epidmic”“on” or “upon”
epi-“people” -demoSlide14
Days of the Roman Empire(23 BC – 476 AD)
Adopted many Greek health valuesbathing & cleanlinessBrilliant engineersAqueducts
Sewage systemsGovernment / AdministrationPublic Baths / Hydrotherapy
Water Supply/Roman FountainsMarkets provide variety Slide15Slide16Slide17
Middle Ages (476-1450 AD)First shift away from Greek & Roman valuesPhysical health is more important than spiritual health
Decline in hygiene & sanitationFirst Implementation of Public Health ToolsQuarantine of ships
Isolation of diseased individualsSlide18
1347-1352 25 million people diedSlide19
Renaissance Global Exploration(1400-1600 AD)
Disease spread by traders & explorersKilled 90% of indigenous people in New World Slide20
Age of Reason & Enlightenment (1650-1800 AD)Birth of Modern MedicineWilliam Harvey, English physician
1628 “De Motu Cordis” (“On the Motion of the Heart and Blood”)
Edward Jenner1796 cowpox experimentCoined the term “vaccine” Slide21
Industrialization, Urbanization & Sanitation (1800s)New set of health problems
slums, poverty, diseaseGreat Sanitary Awakening was the birth of Public HealthGrowth in scientific knowledge
Humanitarian idealsWater supply & removalConnection between poverty & disease*
System to monitor community healthSlide22
4 Phases of Development of Public Health
(1840s – late 19th century) Environmentally-focused phase addressing infectious diseases directed related to “urbanization, poverty & squalor”
(late 1930s) Personal preventative medical services: immunization, family hygiene, health education & family planning
Introduction of medicines: insulin & antibioticsAcknowledging that “environment” includes social, economic and psychological wellnessSlide23
Medical Care?or
Public Health?Slide24
Does your article fall under Public Health or Medical Care?Evidence to support this claimSlide25
Definition of Medical CareSlide26
Definition of Public HealthSlide27
Public Health in the United StatesSlide28Slide29Slide30Slide31Slide32