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Programs of population vaccinations:
● Eradication of
smallpox
Programs of population vaccinations:
Elimination of
polio
Programs of population vaccinations:
Control of
measles, rubella, tetanus, diphtheria, Hib, etc
Motor Vehicle Safety
o Improvement of motor-vehicle safety
large reductions in motor-vehicle related deaths
Motor vehicle safety:
Engineering efforts
personal behavior
highways
helmets, seatbelts
Work-related health problems
Pneumoconiosis such as:
anthracosis / silicosis (reduced)
Safer workplace:
Decreased injuries and deaths related to:
mining,
manufacturing,
construction and
transportation
Control of Infectious Diseases
• Major cause of death in early 20th century
o Typhoid and cholera
Control of Infectious Diseases
Discovery of antimicrobial therapy for
TB and STDs
Decline in deaths from Coronary disease/ stroke due to risk factor modification:
smoking cessation
blood pressure control
Safer and Healthier Foods
Decreased in __________
and increased in __________
microbial contamination
nutritional content
Safer and Healthier Foods
Identifying essential ________ and establishing ________
micronutrients
food fortification programs
Safer and Healthier Foods
Eliminated major nutritional deficiency diseases:
rickets
goiter
pellagra
Healthier Mothers and Babies
Better hygiene and nutrition
Availability of antibiotics
Greater access to health care Technologic advances in maternal and neonatal medicine
Healthier Mothers and Babies
Since 1990, infant mortality decreased by ______ and maternal mortality decreased by ____
90% - infant
99% - maternal
