Doctors at the borders : immigration and the rise of public health / Michael C. LeMay.
The period of 1820 to 1920 was one of mass migration to the United States from other nations of origin. This century-long period served to develop modern medicine with the acceptance of the germ theory of disease and the lessons learned from how immigration officials and doctors of the United States...
Saved in:
| Online Access: |
Full Text (via ProQuest) |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Santa Barbara, California :
Praeger, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
[2015]
|
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Age of Mass Migration, 1820-1920; The Old Immigrant Wave, 1820-1880; The New Immigrant Wave, 1880-1920; Reaction to Change-the Nativist Movement and Growing Restrictionism; Public Policy Reactions to Mass Migration; Conclusion: Closing the Golden Door; 2. The Period of Pandemics; Notable Epidemic/Pandemic Diseases and North American Immigration; Germ Theory and Medical Science Developments to Cope with Pandemics; Conclusion; 3. The Angel Island Quarantine/Immigration Station, 1891-1946.
- A Brief History of the Angel Island Quarantine/Immigration StationThe Immigration Station; Coping with Epidemics and Pandemics; Spreading Innovations; Conclusion; 4. The Ellis Island Station; A Brief History of Ellis Island Quarantine Station; Coping with Epidemics; Spreading Innovations; Conclusion; 5. The New Orleans Station; A Brief History of the City and Immigration to and through New Orleans; The New Orleans Station; Coping with Epidemics and Pandemics at New Orleans; Spreading Innovations; Conclusion; 6. Ten Lessons Learned; Lesson 1: A Question of When, Not If.
- Lesson 2: Political Exigencies Tend to Trump Medical AdviceLesson 3: Preventive Medicine Is Best; Lesson 4: Mission Complexity Hampers Effective Response; Lesson 5: As Man Adapts to Nature, Nature Adapts to Man; Lesson 6: We Have Met the Enemy, and He Is Us; Lesson 7: The Special Threat of Bioterrorism; Lesson 8: The Importance of an Early Warning System; Lesson 9: The Necessity for International Cooperation to Face a Global Threat; Lesson 10: Plan to Succeed, or Plan on Failing; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.