Healthcare History ( Past, Present, Future)

A common belief was that illness and disease were punishments from the Gods.

• Middle ages
• The renaissance
• Ancient times

Telemedicine uses video, audio, and computer systems to provide medical and/or heath care services.

• True
• False

The ancient Greeks were the first people to record heath records.

• True
• False

Became first female physician in U.S. 

• Florence Nightingale
• Christian Barnard
• Marie Curie
• Elizabeth Blackwell

The founder of the American Red Cross in 1881 was

• Clara Barton
• Dorothea Dix
• Lillian Wald
• Elizabeth Blackwell

Care for the elderly is known as:

• Alternative therapy
• Complimentary therapy
• Geriatric care
• Holistic health care

Ancient people believed that disease and illness was caused by ___.

• evil spirits and demons
• bacteria
• uncleanliness
• environmental allergens

The Father of Medicine is

• Hippocrates
• Aristotle
• Rhazes
• Galen

Earliest known people to keep accurate health records

• Chinese
• Romans
• Greeks
• Egyptians

Ways to promote physical wellness include

• understanding personal feelings and expressing them
• being creative, logical, curious, and open-minded
• avoiding alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, drugs and risky sexual behavior
• maintaining an optimistic outlook