title: 125 years of public health in the USA.
abstract: The past 125 years of public health in the United States are viewed from the perspective of the most significant public health areas of the 20th century as developed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The long-term impacts and development of the areas include: immunizations, healthier mothers and babies, family planning, safer and healthier foods, fluoridation of drinking water, control of infectious diseases, decline in deaths from heart disease and stroke, recognition of tobacco as a health hazard, motor vehicle safety, and safer workplaces. The current and future of public health in the US is encapsulated in several developing areas, including: personal lifestyle modifications, politicalization of health, evolving knowledge base, knowledge transfer and globalization.
authors.affiliation: North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history*; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000266:history; D014481:United States