Forty years: an introduction to the development of a Caribbean public health
West Indian med. j
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ABSTRACT
The development of public health and primary care in Jamaica is examined with particular reference to the historical events which paved the way for their development notably, the collaborative work undertaken by the Rockefeller Foundation (Commissions on hookworm, tuberculosis, malaria, yams); recommendations of the Moyne Commission (leading to the establishment of the West Indies School of Public Health); and the Irvine Commission which recommended the establishment of the University College of the West Indies. A confluence of political, social and international activity in the 1970s proved catalytic in the development of the current ethos of primary health care, and the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine was instrumental in the training of the most innovative addition to the primary care health team, the community health aide. Undergraduate and postgraduate training programmes of the Department are highlighted as it celebrates its fortieth anniversary.(AU)
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Saúde Pública
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Caribe ingles
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Jamaica
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article