Guest guest Posted September 18, 2002 Report Share Posted September 18, 2002 Dear List, Chinese medicine and public health, any comments suggestions and or information accessible on the internet would be much appreciated. I am going to do a small talk and although the topic is Chinese medicine and introductory-overview, the audience are some professors at the University of San Carlos within the public health department and hence the question. Any comments and or suggestions would be most welcome… For example the concept "public health" would be interesting to know East West before Qing and after... Does China still have the three roads policy? What about Vietnam, Korea(s), Japan and Australia and USA and Say UK, (the latter three not yet necessarily relating Chinese medicine to Public Health policies and practices?) Marco Bergh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2002 Report Share Posted September 20, 2002 Dear Yi-Li Wu, Thanks very much for the information, Do you or anyone on the list have their e-mail? Ruth Rogaski (Princeton U.) Asaf Goldschmidt (U. of Tel Aviv) Would you or someone on the list not mind to elaborate on Asaf and his, (Asaf is a male name? in any case I apologise if it is not so), observation of Song Huizong's medical policies (paupers' cemetery, charity dispensaries, etc.) also constituted a public health system. For example Song Huizong' who was s/he politician, physician east west... religious? Time before Qing after and or? If we take health promotion to have a general definition as following: Health promotion - is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health. Health for all - The attainment by all the people of the world of a level of health that will permit them to lead a socially and economically productive life. Public health - The science and art of promoting health, preventing disease, and prolonging life through the organises efforts of society New public health - A focus/ understanding of the ways in which lifestyle and living conditions determent health status (it is presumed that a distinguishing between " old and new " public health will be obsolete once the mainstream concept of public health develops and expands) Primary health care - Primary health care is essential health care made accessible at cost a country and community can afford, with methods that are practical, scientifically sound and socially acceptable. Disease Prevention - Disease prevention Covers measures not only to prevent the occurrence of disease, such at risk factor reduction, but also to arrest its progress and reduce its consequences once established. These are just some terms taken from WHO document Public health term-glossary. The reason I am bringing them up is because I thought it would be interesting to have a " brainstorm " how these concepts can be related to Chinese medicine and or vice versa any comments suggestions are most welcome... In another letter sent of list someone asked/mention: " As for your diagram on " categories " are you familiar with the intersecting circles diagram of Joseph Needham in his Celestial Lancets book? It gives a much broader concept of the cultural range of Chinese medicine particularly as it engages folk medicine and martial arts practices... " I am not familiar with this scheme but would love to se it, hence wondering if any one by any chance can post a similar and or same graph on the list... or to me directly... Many warm thanks to the two persons that responded... Marco Bergh... - <Yiliw <bergh|; " Marco " <bergh Thursday, September 19, 2002 7:36 AM Re: Chinese medicne - Public health > Hi Marco, > > Ruth Rogaski (Princeton U.) has a dissertation (and forthcoming book) on the development of Western-style public health in Tianjin beginning in the late 19th c. Asaf Goldschmidt (U. of Tel Aviv) has argued that Song Huizong's medical policies (paupers' cemetery, charity dispensaries, etc.) also constituted a public health system. I don't know if they are on this list, but you might want to e-mail them. > > Yi-Li Wu > > In a message dated Wed, 18 Sep 2002 9:47:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, bergh writes: > > > Dear List, > > > > Chinese medicine and public health, any comments suggestions and or information accessible on the internet would be much appreciated. > > > > I am going to do a small talk and although the topic is Chinese medicine and introductory-overview, the audience are some professors at the University of San Carlos within the public health department and hence the question. > > > > Any comments and or suggestions would be most welcome… > > > > For example the concept " public health " would be interesting to know East West before Qing and after... > > > > Does China still have the three roads policy? > > > > What about Vietnam, Korea(s), Japan and Australia and USA and Say UK, (the latter three not yet necessarily relating > > Chinese medicine to Public Health policies and practices?) > > > > Marco Bergh > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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