'Better Off in School': School Medical Inspection as a Public Health Strategy During the 1918–1919 Influenza Pandemic in the United States
| Autor: | Alexandra Minna Stern, Mary Beth Reilly, Howard Markel, Martin S. Cetron |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Economic growth Adolescent Urban Population media_common.quotation_subject Face (sociological concept) Context (language use) Disease Outbreaks Faith Pandemic Influenza Human medicine Humans Closure (psychology) Child media_common School Health Services Public Health in the Early 20th Century business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Historical Article Hygiene History 20th Century United States Haven business |
| Popis: | During the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic in the United States, most cities responded by implementing community mitigation strategies, such as school closure. However, three cities—New York City, Chicago, and New Haven, Connecticut—diverged from the dominant pattern by keeping their public schools open while the pandemic raged. This article situates the experiences of these three cities in the broader context of the Progressive era, when officials and experts put great faith in expanding public programs in health and education. It adds an important dimension to the historical understanding of the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic and offers lessons for public health practitioners and policymakers today who might face difficult decisions about how to respond to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. |
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