Introduction
Prehistoric Societies
The Ancient World
The Early Medieval Period (Fifth to Tenth Centuries CE)
The Late Medieval Period (Eleventh to Fifteenth
Centuries)
The Renaissance (1500–1750)
Enlightenment, Science, and Revolution (1750–1830)
Eighteenth-Century Reforms
Applied Epidemiology
Jenner and Vaccination
Foundations of Health Statistics and Epidemiology
Social Reform and the Sanitary Movement (1830–1875)
Snow on Cholera
Germ Versus Miasma Theories
Hospital Reform
The Bacteriologic Revolution
Pasteur, Cohn, Koch, and Lister
Vector-Borne Disease
Microbiology and Immunology
Poliomyelitis
Advances in Treatment of Infectious Diseases
Maternal and Child Health
Nutrition in Public Health
Military Medicine
Internationalization of Health
The Epidemiologic Transition
Achievements of Public Health in the Twentieth Century
Creating and Managing Health Systems
Summary
Historical Markers
Electronic Resources
Recommended Readings
Bibliography