Category Archives: Questions

1. Who was Joseph Goldberger, where was he born and educated? How is his career an immigrant narrative? 2. What do you think was the role of the U.S. Public Health Service? 3. What did Goldberger and Sydenstricker set out … Continue reading →

In 1903 (pre-preventorium), AICP (Assoc. for Improving the Conditions of the Poor) board member John Seely Ward went to Europe for ideas to help American children with TB. According to Dr. Connoly, how did the French, German (and Danish) influence … Continue reading →

Much of the recent literature on the late nineteenth century “germ revolution” and its aftereffects on the practice of modern sanitation and public health tend to emphasize one major point; continuity- rather than dramatic conflict and divergence- typifies the historical … Continue reading →

1. What was “contagionism” to mid-19th century physicians and early epidemiological researchers like Ignaz Semmelweis and John Snow? How did they challenge and/or revise earlier interpretations of the contagionist theory? 2. What were the steps by which John Snow developed … Continue reading →

1. What was the French approach to public health that the French developed in the 1820s and 1830s? Compare it to the British and American approaches. How did attitudes towards commerce effect preventive strategies? 2. What was the role of … Continue reading →

Dear members of seminar III: We have 3 excellent commentaries by David Zilberman, Jesse Geisler and Megan Low. They each take slightly different tacks and there is a lot to respond and add to. Each week I will have questions … Continue reading →