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American Health and Wellness in Archaeology and History /
Looking back on this history from the perspective of the contemporary landscape of healthcare and wellness in the United States, Hutchinson points out that weaknesses in the system that became apparent amid the COVID-19 pandemic were the result of changes that have been unfolding since the founding...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Gainesville :
University Press of Florida,
2022.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I. American Health and the Colonial Years: 1600-
- Faith, Religion, and Healing in Colonial America
- Domestic Health Care and Informal Specialists
- Part II. Growing Pains: The Emergence of Specialized Medicine; 1750-
- The Rise of Institutional Care
- Licenses and Liabilities: Medical Training Becomes Formal
- Suspect Specialists
- Part III. Reformation and Reconstruction: 1850-
- The Civil War and the Reformation of American Medicine
- Ventilation, Germs, and Hygiene: The Post Civil War Reform
- Hospital Reformation and Redirection
- Part IV. The Road to Well-Being: 1850-
- Self-Help Meets Regulation: Patent Medicines, Personal Care, and Professional Regulation
- Making Oneself Better: Vitamins, Diet, Exercise, and Other Fads
- Conclusion: The Road to Wellness