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This book examines the history of public health in Canada, covering issues such as milk pasteurization, vaccination, fluoridation, nutrition education, industrial health, and campaigns against sexually transmitted infections.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Creating Healthy Citizens

1 “Tell Your Children the Truth”: The Canadian Social Hygiene Council and Venereal Disease Education

2 Expanding the Mission: Publicizing Public Health

3 “Stamp Out VD!” The Health League of Canada and Venereal Disease Education during the 1940s and 1950s

4 Preventing Sickness and Absenteeism: The Health League and the Workplace

5 “The Human Factory”: Nutrition, Efficiency, and Longevity

6 Fighting Apathy and Ignorance: National Campaigns

7 “A Malicious, Mendacious Minority”: Fighting for Water Fluoridation

8 Circling the Drain: The League’s Slow Decline

Conclusion: The Successes and Failures of Preventive Health

Notes; Index

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      Publisher: MN - University of British Columbia Press
      Publication Date: 5/1/2018 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780774837187, 978-0774837187
      ISBN10: 0774837187

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book examines the history of public health in Canada, covering issues such as milk pasteurization, vaccination, fluoridation, nutrition education, industrial health, and campaigns against sexually transmitted infections.

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Introduction: Creating Healthy Citizens

      1 “Tell Your Children the Truth”: The Canadian Social Hygiene Council and Venereal Disease Education

      2 Expanding the Mission: Publicizing Public Health

      3 “Stamp Out VD!” The Health League of Canada and Venereal Disease Education during the 1940s and 1950s

      4 Preventing Sickness and Absenteeism: The Health League and the Workplace

      5 “The Human Factory”: Nutrition, Efficiency, and Longevity

      6 Fighting Apathy and Ignorance: National Campaigns

      7 “A Malicious, Mendacious Minority”: Fighting for Water Fluoridation

      8 Circling the Drain: The League’s Slow Decline

      Conclusion: The Successes and Failures of Preventive Health

      Notes; Index

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