Policy and Practice Relating to the ‘Old Public Health’ and Australia’s Health Status (VCE SSCE Health and Human Development): Quizzes
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What is the primary focus of public health?
What is the primary focus of public health?
Govt monitoring & promoting health status
What major problem in early 20th century Australia helped spread infectious diseases?
What major problem in early 20th century Australia helped spread infectious diseases?
Waste in streets attracting rats & mice
What did old public health focus on changing?
What did old public health focus on changing?
The physical environment
Which diseases were reduced by water and sewage systems?
Which diseases were reduced by water and sewage systems?
Diarrhoea, typhoid & cholera
What triggered the introduction of the Commonwealth Quarantine Act?
What triggered the introduction of the Commonwealth Quarantine Act?
Bubonic plague outbreak in 1900
Which act brought improvements in food safety and standards in 1905?
Which act brought improvements in food safety and standards in 1905?
The Pure Foods Act
What did the Harvester Judgement of 1907 introduce?
What did the Harvester Judgement of 1907 introduce?
Minimum wage for workers
What represents public health policy regarding vaccines?
What represents public health policy regarding vaccines?
Mass vaccination programs
In which decade was the tuberculosis vaccination introduced in Australia?
In which decade was the tuberculosis vaccination introduced in Australia?
1930s
Why did health promotion campaigns emerge in the 1950s-60s?
Why did health promotion campaigns emerge in the 1950s-60s?
Lifestyle diseases emerged