In the late 1800s, local health departments were formed in urban areas for what purpose?
1. To target environmental hazards associated with crowded living conditions and dirty streets and to regulate public baths, slaughterhouses, and pigsties
2. To facilitate interdisciplinary efforts and promote the "practical application of nursing"
3. To provide immunizations to all citizens
4. To provide public health education for nurses who had finished basic "training school" education
ANS: 1
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