Roman Public Health

What is Public Health?

• NHS

• Measures taken by government to look after the health of its people

• Measure taken to provide a certain standard of care

• Something invented by the Greeks

What services are part of public health?

• Hospitals

• Toilets, Baths, Running Water and Sewage

• Running Water and Sewage

• Running Water, Sewage and Baths

Romans were able to make the link between ________ and health

How were they able to make the link between hygiene and health?

• By observing what seemed to cause ill health, and then taking preventative methods against the causes of illness.

• By observing what seemed to cause bad public health, and then taking preventative methods against the causes of illness.

• By observing what seemed to cause ill health, and then taking weird methods against the causes of illness

____________ were built to transport fresh water, such as the Pont du Gard in France.

Public ___________ were built which charged minimal entrance fees.

Communal public ___________ were built in all towns.

Efficient ______________ carried away sewage and waste water.