Something happened in the 1990s yes. BUT you only have to think of the sad
demise of the Health Education Council as it upset its political masters
that we realise HEALTH was seen in this wider sense in the 1980s at least.
I also recall fascinating black and white footage shot pre-war promoting
"Health and Beauty". I recall seeing a film with Eddie Cantor singing "Keep
young and beautiful" again promoting health in it preventive sense (exercise
and diet). Think pre-war to some of the naturalistic movements (e.g.
Bertrand Russell and his vegetarianism) and far enough back to the Peckham
experiment. All, to me, suggest that prevention has been around a little
longer.
The social structural preventive and promotional side can also be seen in
the 'enlightened patrimony' of model factories and villages. Phillipa
Flowerday was rather a long time ago. One of those 'blockbusters' from
A.J.Cronin has a young doctor blowing up the local drainage system so that
it would be renewed.
I am probably being obtuse but we only have to look to see that many ideas,
in health and elsewhere, already exist. It might be that the spot-light (or
focus) is not upon them but for doctors and nurses, there are historical
'role models' with prevention/promotion as a valid, scientifically
demonstrable approach to health.
As for Ramazzini, I believe that it was he who said, "When a person goes to
his doctor, he says 'what are your stools like?'. I also ask 'what is your
employment?'". If anyone has the full quotation, I'd be grateful.
Kevin
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