Forty years. An introduction to the development of a Caribbean public health
West Indian med. j
;
47(supl.4): 8-12, Dec. 1998.
Article
in English
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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, yaws); 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.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Public Health
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Caribbean
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jamaica
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of the West Indies/JM
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