COH599: Public Health Foundation

A History of the Public Health System. (2000). In The Future of Public Health (pp. 56–72). National Academies Press.
Describes the key achievements and influences on the history of public health in the United States from 1600 to present.
Read Chapter 3.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). The 10 essential public health services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention composed a list of the 10 essential public health services. Evaluating the History of Public Health allows us to predict and prepare for the creation of a health care system that meets the challenges of addressing scientific knowledge and social considerations.
Use this resource for Discussion 1

GHELI at Harvard University. (2020). History of Public Health. GHELI at Harvard University.
A nine minute video that considers the public health field's historical journey and explore its relationship to the contemporary context.

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