Health Care History & Trends

This therapy is based on the belief that illness is an imbalance in a person's energy field.

Who described the structure of DNA & how it carries genetic information?

Wellness is the state of being in optimal health.

An outbreak of disease that occurs over a wide area & affects a high proportion of population?

This therapy uses the insertion of needles into specific points on the body to balance energy

What type of practitioner believes that the misalignment of vertebrae causes disease & pain?

What were the main forms of treatment during the Dark Ages?

Who established the principles of heredity?

During the Renaissance, which artist used dissection to draw the human body?

Which is NOT a cost containment measure currently used in health care?

Who was the founder of modern nursing?

Which is the international agency that monitors health problems around the world?

What is geriatric care?

AIDS was identified as a disease in which year?

When were health care plans introduced to help pay for the costs of health care?

Which period in time had the most rapid growth in health care?

Which group of people were the first to keep health records?

Bioterrorism and pandemics are major threats to health care in today's world.

Which Act led to the development of many regulations for long term care & nurse assistants?

Who developed the vaccine for smallpox in 1796?

Who was the founder of the American Red Cross?

What type of care promotes wellness of the whole person:physical, emotional, & social wellness?

Which are potential problems of creating a national health plan?

Who is considered the "Father of Microbiology?"

What did Rene Laennec invent?

Who discovered penicillin in 1928?

Who is considered the "Father of Medicine?"

Which group was the first to establish that disease is due to natural causes, not evil spirits?

Which is NOT a reason for the high cost of health care?

In what era did people believe that illness and disease were due to evil spirits or demons?

What is the purpose of DRG's?

Which era is considered the "Rebirth" of science & medicine?

Who invented the microscope in 1666?

What group of people were the first to treat the whole person -- body, mind, & soul?

Which group of people, developed sanitary systems, such as aqueducts and sewers?

Who invented pasteurization of milk to destroy bacteria?

Who discovered X-rays in 1895?

Who developed the vaccine for polio?

What types of therapies are used in conjunction with conventional medical therapies?

This type of care uses mainstream treatments and complementary/alternative treatments.