What were some of the major influences the Great Depression had in regard to the U.S. public health system?
A major stimulus to the development of public health practice came with the Social Security Act of 1935 in response to the Great Depression, a time of extreme crisis. During the Depression, vast numbers of people faced poverty, unemployment, sickness, and hunger. The Social Security Act was America's first broad-based social welfare legislation, providing old-age benefits, unemployment insurance, and public health services. Title V of the act established a program of grants to states for maternal and child health services, and Title VI expanded financing of the Public Health Service and allotted grants to states to assist them in developing public health services.
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A) transferring telephone lines to the answering system. B) turning off equipment and lights. C) locking the doors and activating the alarm system. D) pulling all files for patients scheduled for the following day.
Reposition right tympanic membrane, via the right ear
A) 09S77ZZ B) 09S88ZZ C) 0BS90ZZ D) 0BSG0ZZ
An abnormally slow resting pulse is _____________
a. tachycardia b. bradycardia c. tachypnea d. bradypnea
Significant injuries to the head and neck require:
A) detailed neurological evaluation on scene. B) spinal motion restriction. C) only BLS intervention. D) insertion of a supraglottic airway device.