Historical Agents of Change

Review the references and answer the discussion question. Please make sure to cite your references.

Discussion Question  Historical Agents of Change

• What definitions of public health do you think best describe public health in the 21st century? Explain why, and be sure to cite your sources.
• Describe the impact that one historical figure had on modern public health systems, and support your response with sources.
• How does one or more of the historical achievements that you learned about in this module relate to you personally? Explain why, and be sure to cite your sources.

References

https://www.apha.org/~/media/files/pdf/factsheets/whatisph.ashx

https://www.cdcfoundation.org/what-public-health

https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/publichealthservices/pdf/essential-phs.pdf

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056796.htm

https://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/timeline.htm

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/centennial/timeline/

https://publichealthreviews.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40985-015-0004-1

https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/philosophical-basis-public-health

https://worldhistoryproject.org/topics/public-health