Hundred Days' Reform

6.5 Hygiene Until the early twentieth century, worker safety was virtually unknown, The U.S. Public Health Service and the U.S. Bureau of Mines were the first federal agencies to conduct exploratory studies in the mining and steel industries, and these were undertaken as early as 1910. The first state industrial hygiene programs were established in 1913 in the New York and Ohio departments of health. (David S. Gloss, 1995) Hygiene industry is the science to control, evaluate, and recognize…

Many pet owners are forced to go through the same problem that many other pet owners have, and that problem is having to pay so much money on bills that are from having to buy specific medicine for their pets or even having to just have their daily physical check done. In order to make the drugs for animals, scientists must make an investment of 20 to 100 million before they can even get started into making them. While for some people it may not be a problem to pay for these expenses, many are…

In her essay, “The Naked Truth about Fitness”, Barbara Ehrenreich explains the consequences of healthism in America, and connects the idea of morality and self-image with the views behind fitness. Ehrenreich argues that although pursuing health stands as a viable activity, Americans often end up entangling health with morals, thus creating healthism. This dangerous ideal creates numerous problems for a culture involved with fitness. Healthism fosters prejudice and misconstrues morality. The…

In Tim Wise’s video, The Pathology of White Privilege, Tim Wise elaborates on several race-related issues and discusses the affects of white privilege as we see in our daily lives. From the beginning, Wise states, “This study found that between 1991 and 2000, there was almost one million African Americans in the United States who died, who would not have died if they merely been white and had the average health care quality and access of the typical white man in this country” (Wise, 2008,…

Many people believe that contraceptives should be required in employment based health care. In the Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby supreme court case, this is highlighted. This case is an important part of what’s going on in the U.S. today. This case gives people more freedom of religion, but takes away contraceptives that some people that need a job may not be able to afford. The most important points in this case are the background info, court process, and the Supreme Court Decision. Hobby Lobby,…

“To maintain, restore or improve health”, this is the goal of the German health care system.1 In order to strive to provide this care, Germany has a universal, multiple payer health care system which is divided into two major types of insurance: Statuary Health Insurance (SHI) and Private Health Insurance (PHI). The SHI is publically financed by independent, not for profit, non-government affiliated organizations. In addition, health insurance is compulsory for all legal residents in Germany.…

1.Socialize the EpiPen Summary: This article talks about EpiPens but also emphasizes the dysfunction of the American pharmaceutical system. One of the main problems specified in the article was the enormous price increase of EpiPens. Between 2007 and 2016 the price for a set of two EpiPens went from $100 to $600(Jacobin, Sept. 2, 2016). The company that sells the EpiPens is Mylan Pharmaceuticals, however they outsource to Pfizer’s Meridian Medical Technologies, which manufactures a whole…

wouldn’t dare enter into the ‘un-American’ practice of controlling prices and disrupting the free market. Reorganization managed care strategies were also attractive to the “pro-competitive” (Tuohy, p. 72) and pro-business principles of the US. The reforms “based on market principles rather than a profession-state accommodation” (p. 71) planned to incorporate large private entities that were part of the both the supply and demand side of the health care…

Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DHS) which once served as a safety net to the uninsured and underinsured is under threat to provide the population it was designed to help. Drastic budget cuts to this vital lifeline of the health care system could affect the health care needs of this vulnerable population. At the same time, there must be increased restrain to rein in the costs. We cannot talk about DSH, without first discussing the role of safety net hospital play in the healthcare system. Per…

In the Clinton health care reform case, the primary interest groups were the Big Five, Business Roundtable, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), and Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA). The Big Five was the strongest supporter of the health care reform while the NFIB and HIAA were the strongest opponents of the proposal. The Business Roundtable was predictable to be favorable to the proposal; however, several members favored a newer proposal (Cooper-Gandy) which they…