{"product_id":"principles-of-public-health-the-fight-for-the-health-and-the-enemies-of-health-paperback","title":"Principles of Public Health: The Fight for The Health and The Enemies of Health - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas D Tuttle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe earliest history of remote ages describes methods employed in combating disease, and down through all the centuries the struggle against infection has been going on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe science of health as applied in recent years reveals wonderful progress in the avoidance of disease, and in the control of the violent epidemics by which in the past nations were almost exterminated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModern methods of hygiene and sanitation as applied to public health have robbed smallpox and diphtheria of their death-dealing power; cholera and yellow fever have been forced to retreat before the victorious hosts of applied medical science; tuberculosis, the greatest foe of human life, is slowly but surely receding before the determined efforts of modern preventive medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy nature man is endowed with resistive power sufficient to ward off most forms of disease, provided he keeps his health at a normal standard by right living. If, however, he allows his health to become impaired by reason of overwork, bad habits, wilful exposure to contagion or unhealthful surroundings, he readily falls a prey to disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of Principles of Public Health has here set forth the general rules of life by the observance of which every adult and every child not only can do much to preserve his own health but also can prove himself a prominent factor in raising the standard of public health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA campaign of education is demanded to arrest the enormous loss of life which is carrying so many to untimely graves, and the instruction given in this volume will be of inestimable value in teaching people how to avoid avoidable disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author has not attempted to deal with all the diseases that may be classed as preventable; as the work is intended for use in the public schools, only such diseases are mentioned as it seems fitting to present to school children. To teach our children a proper respect for their own health and for the community welfare is to fit them for the best citizenship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 19, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52240731210002,"sku":"9781835521687","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/GxbXyj9cqf9781835521687.webp?v=1777893412","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/principles-of-public-health-the-fight-for-the-health-and-the-enemies-of-health-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}