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Category Archives: Week 3 (9/24)
Abstract & Annotated Bibliography – “Are American Films the Conduit for Smoking Habits in the US?”
Abstract – “Are American Films the Conduit for Smoking Habits in the United States?” Objective: This paper aims to focus on the immortalization of smoking and Hollywood’s attempts to portray smoking as a fashionable and attractive habit in films … Continue reading
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The Cholera Story – Chhada Nathan Kabariti
This seminar is meant to teach us about the shaping of public health in NYC and other places in the world. The more assigned readings I read, the more I realize how significant the public is in the shaping of … Continue reading
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Disease in Places and Bodies: Miasma, Immorality and Poverty – Amanda Strano
The individual is dehydrated, has sunken eyes and cheeks, wrinkled hands and skin, body tremors, nausea, cramps, and projectile vomiting, and he or she ultimately dies in about twenty-four hours or less. What exactly was the disease that caused in … Continue reading
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Every Cure Comes with a Price – Michelle Moy
News of a rampant disease was spreading from country to country, issuing a state of disbelief and worry. A chain of questions and answers spiraled out of cholera, and it alerted places worldwide that public health needed greater attention. Cholera … Continue reading
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Questions: Week 3, Disease in Places and Bodies
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
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