I am learning so much from the readings. Trattner "From Poor Law to Welfare State" has taken us on a deep exploration of how policies were formed and how people were treated. This week three things I learned from Chapters 5-8 were:
1.) The development of the Public Health Movement caught my attention due to I currently work in the Public Health field. I found it interesting that the need for Public Health in the United States was recognized in 1692 with the Massachusetts Poor Law enactment and did not officially begin until the founding of the American Public Health Association in 1872. The American Public Health Association was influenced by the English Public Health Act of 1848. By 1879 the National Board of Health was created. Massachusetts was the first State to develop it's own Board of Health, eventually other States followed. Over the years, Public Health in the reading discussed addressing concerns with Cholera,typhoid, leprosy, malaria, bubonic plague, dysentery, diphtheria, tuberculosis, AIDS, and HIV. It was interesting to see that Public Health has evolved from no training to trained professionals. Per today's standards at least a Bachelor's Degree is required. Public Health has journeyed a long way.
2.) In chapter 6, child welfare was discussed. In 1740 the first orphanage was set up In Savannah Georgia. It was interesting to learn the perception of the population. Children were viewed as nuisances until behavior science developed in the nineteenth century recognized them as future assets. Many laws have been enacted to protect children. The protection of children is still a very important issue today.
3.) Chapter 8 discussed "The Settlement House Movement." I found this to be a very interesting concept of getting the poor and rich to live closely together in society together. The intentions were for the rich to influence the poor in the efforts of eliminating poverty. What actually occurred was the discovery of social, ethnic, and prejudice barriers within society. The National Urban League, pension assistance, youth groups are some examples of programs that developed during this movement. The rich and middle class moved out of the cities into the urban areas, leaving minority groups in the inner city. Even though the settlement house movement did not achieve what it had expect to, social barriers were recognized and in time are being addressed.
1.) The development of the Public Health Movement caught my attention due to I currently work in the Public Health field. I found it interesting that the need for Public Health in the United States was recognized in 1692 with the Massachusetts Poor Law enactment and did not officially begin until the founding of the American Public Health Association in 1872. The American Public Health Association was influenced by the English Public Health Act of 1848. By 1879 the National Board of Health was created. Massachusetts was the first State to develop it's own Board of Health, eventually other States followed. Over the years, Public Health in the reading discussed addressing concerns with Cholera,typhoid, leprosy, malaria, bubonic plague, dysentery, diphtheria, tuberculosis, AIDS, and HIV. It was interesting to see that Public Health has evolved from no training to trained professionals. Per today's standards at least a Bachelor's Degree is required. Public Health has journeyed a long way.
2.) In chapter 6, child welfare was discussed. In 1740 the first orphanage was set up In Savannah Georgia. It was interesting to learn the perception of the population. Children were viewed as nuisances until behavior science developed in the nineteenth century recognized them as future assets. Many laws have been enacted to protect children. The protection of children is still a very important issue today.
3.) Chapter 8 discussed "The Settlement House Movement." I found this to be a very interesting concept of getting the poor and rich to live closely together in society together. The intentions were for the rich to influence the poor in the efforts of eliminating poverty. What actually occurred was the discovery of social, ethnic, and prejudice barriers within society. The National Urban League, pension assistance, youth groups are some examples of programs that developed during this movement. The rich and middle class moved out of the cities into the urban areas, leaving minority groups in the inner city. Even though the settlement house movement did not achieve what it had expect to, social barriers were recognized and in time are being addressed.
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