https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm en-us 2018-03-04 22:35:44 UTC 2018-03-04 23:52:34 UTC hello@padlet.com 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237864556 In ancient times such as Ancient Egypt. Diseases were believed to be caused by evil spirits and were the first to record health records.]]> 2018-03-04 22:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237864556 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237864732 The father of medicine was named Hippocrates and established the importance of personal hygiene and diet to help prevent diseases.]]> 2018-03-04 22:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237864732 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237865227 A period where Greek and Romans became interested in medical practices. Average life span was 20 to 35 years. ]]> 2018-03-04 22:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237865227 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237866251 Rebirth of medicine and dissection to examine body organs began. Print press helped print medical books.
Life span was 30 to 40 years.]]> 2018-03-04 22:52:35 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237866251 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237866477 The overall knowledge of the human body was increased. Early pharmacists began to make and sell medications. A vaccine was found for small pox. Average life span was increased to 40 to 50 years.]]> 2018-03-04 22:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237866477 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237866971 The Industrial Revolution happened in the 19th Century which was development of machines. Also major progress for medical science. Things such as the stethoscope, infection control, and nurse training programs were invented. This increased the average life span to 40 to 65 years.]]> 2018-03-04 22:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237866971 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237867002 In the 20th Century, the Invention of X-rays, new medicines, and vaccines was important to healthcare. This helped prevent the developed of diseases or certain sudden illnesses.]]> 2018-03-04 22:58:21 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237867002 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237867104 The structure of DNA and research on gene therapy became prevalent in the 20th century. This is still an ongoing thing in modern healthcare.]]> 2018-03-04 22:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237867104 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237868862 Health care plans and rapid growth in healthcare will help people live longer and healthier lives. This will also help people be able to pay for the treatments they may need to receive. The average life span got increased to 60 to 80 years in the 20th Century!]]> 2018-03-04 23:11:01 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237868862 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237869265 The use of computer technology was becoming a huge thing in the 20th Century. This is the beginning of the importance of technology in health care to do jobs we couldn't do as humans or to do an even better.]]> 2018-03-04 23:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237869265 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237869567 Human Genome Project began. Embryonic stem cell and cloned cell research began which helps "cure" people with diseases with the use of already healthy cells.]]> 2018-03-04 23:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237869567 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237870173 The high cost of health care started to make many return to home health care. Which is basically remedies they can use at the best to treat themselves with any health issues that could pose a threat. ]]> 2018-03-04 23:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237870173 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237872269 The care of elderly people is geriatric care. The baby boomers are entering geriatric age and a rapid growth in the elderly population increased. This required more and different type of facilities for the care of elderly.]]> 2018-03-04 23:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237872269 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237872510 OBRA; or the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, was a federal regulation for long term care. States were required to do things such as train nursing assistants and register them as qualified individuals. This was necessary to know that the people who choose home health care were being taken care of properly, especially the elderly.]]> 2018-03-04 23:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237872510 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237872904 Telemedcine was a huge step in health care and a way of adapting to the new generation. A way of using video, audio or computers to provide health care services. This was their was less of a need for physical medical visits if one is unable to make it. Telemedicine will be very important along the line.]]> 2018-03-04 23:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237872904 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237873224 Wellness is a balance of physical, social, and mental health. This is important in health care because it's about the overall being of the person rather than just their medical issues.]]> 2018-03-04 23:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237873224 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237873485 Holistic care is the treatment of whole body, mind, and spirit, somewhat relating to the Ancient Chinese methods. Belief is that holistic health care is different for each person and not everyone uses the same methods. Promotes body's natural healing powers. ]]> 2018-03-04 23:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237873485 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237873757 The respect of what a patients chooses to use as an approach to treat an illness. Holistic, complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies/health care. Some cultural values determine which approach a person will take.]]> 2018-03-04 23:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237873757 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237874024 A pandemic is when an outbreak over a wide geographic area affects a high portion of the population. WHO is a group who looks over these issues. The most recent concerns have been avian flu and swine flu. These are viruses that can mutate and exchange genetic information, making the spread easier and pandemic.]]> 2018-03-04 23:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237874024 10025344 https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237874423 The government has plans when issues like these can effect the over health care of a large group of people. Educating people professional but more importantly average citizens to stop the spread helps. Also vaccine production, antiviral drugs, and protective public health measures.]]> 2018-03-04 23:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/10025344/411eej60pkbm/wish/237874423