THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN AMERICA

GEN&WS/HISTSCI/MEDHIST 531

Women as patients and as health professionals in America from the colonial period to the present.

HISTSCI 218

Introduction to the development of the modern American medical care system.

HISTSCI/MEDHIST 919

Analyzes the scientific and social aspects of the development of modern medicine and public health in Europe and America.

HISTSCI 360

Analyze historical factors impacting healthcare cost, access, and services with focus on social determinants of health in the United States across the long 20th century. Evaluate current state of the field through literature reviews and conversations with guest lecturers. Apply historical analysis in consideration of current disparities in health resources. Produce original research project and policy proposal at intersection of public health, medical history, and health law and policy.

MEDHIST 709

Advanced readings in primary and secondary literature concerning public health issues and problems in America from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, and efforts made toward their solutions.