Research On Public Health Education Policy During American Ruling Philippine(1908-1921)

Public Health Education is an important part of Progressive Reforms after Civil War in the United States, together with the International Health Governance Activities undertaken by the Rockefeller Foundation, accumulating practical experience for the successfully transferring of the US domestic public health knowledge to the Philippine Coloony.After the Occupation of Philippine, the public health issues such as plague, water and so on became the most difficult problem facing the United States, then the International Health Affair was proceeding in the colony in the leading of US health officials, doctors and scientists. The health efforts of American initially had achieved effect, also suffered resist came from locals. The American Government decided to expand public health education activities for Philippine people at the second stage after reflection, completely change the focal's ignorance. The enterprise was first carrying on among the students, then transferred to the health knowledge propaganda activities to the public. The Public Health Education Policy in a part of civilization of American, also affected by the Philippine Policy. It made Filipinos generate the public health awareness, a large number of focal medical staff having received professional training became the sustained momentum of the cause. It was essentially an colonial health activity having the feature of'Technology of Colonial Morphology', more profound significance was that it highlighted and shaped the civilized image of international as the America debut on the world stage, also accumulated experience for participating and leading the Global Health Governance later.