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125 years of public health in the USA

North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USA

The past 125 years of public health in the United States are viewed from the perspective of the most significant public health areas of the 20th century as developed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The long-term impacts and development of the areas include: immunizations, healthier mothers and babies, family planning, safer and healthier foods, fluoridation of drinking water, control of infectious diseases, decline in deaths from heart disease and stroke, recognition of tobacco as a health hazard, motor vehicle safety, and safer workplaces. The current and future of public health in the US is encapsulated in several developing areas, including: personal lifestyle modifications, politi calization of health, evolving knowledge base, knowl edge transfer and globalization.

Key Words: Changes • history • public health • USA

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, Vol. 121, No. 4, 262-267 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/146642400112100411


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