American health and wellness in archaeology and history / Dale L. Hutchinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hutchinson, Dale L., author.

Series:

Florida scholarship online.

Florida scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--United States--History.

Medicine.

Medical care--United States--History.

Medical care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 pages)

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2022]

Summary:

This volume traces the history of American healthcare and wellbeing from the colonial era to the present, drawing on evidence from material culture and historical documents to offer insights into the longstanding tension between traditional and institutionalized cures, as well as the emergence of the country's unique brand of medical consumerism.

Contents:

Part I. American Health and the Colonial Years: 1600-

Faith, Religion, and Healing in Colonial America

Domestic Health Care and Informal Specialists

Part II. Growing Pains: The Emergence of Specialized Medicine; 1750-

The Rise of Institutional Care

Licenses and Liabilities: Medical Training Becomes Formal

Suspect Specialists

Part III. Reformation and Reconstruction: 1850-

The Civil War and the Reformation of American Medicine

Ventilation, Germs, and Hygiene: The Post Civil War Reform

Hospital Reformation and Redirection

Part IV. The Road to Well-Being: 1850-

Self-Help Meets Regulation: Patent Medicines, Personal Care, and Professional Regulation

Making Oneself Better: Vitamins, Diet, Exercise, and Other Fads

Conclusion: The Road to Wellness

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 13, 2022).

Other Format:

Print version: Hutchinson, Dale L. American Health and Wellness in Archaeology and History

ISBN:

0-8130-6727-8

0-8130-5799-X

OCLC:

1260690402