1930's health
welcome to the 1930's health page. although health in the 1930's was not very complex , it was still a very interesting topic of many health concerns.
healthcare issues
one of the biggest health concerns in the 1930's was how people were going to pay for their health care. the income in america was split in half in 1929 causing this issue. many people could not afford to pay their medical bills and less people kept going to the doctor every day. right before the great depression doctors charged a fee for service, they also made other people pay for other people who could not . This was a big issue in healthcare
great healthcare inventions
in the 1930's there were many healthcare inventions including....
-the first vaccine for yellow fever invented in 1935
-the first heart and lung machine was invented in 1937
-the first blood bank was invented in 1937
the first usable form of penicillin was invented in 1939
-the first vaccine for yellow fever invented in 1935
-the first heart and lung machine was invented in 1937
-the first blood bank was invented in 1937
the first usable form of penicillin was invented in 1939
other healthcare things
in the 1930's a lot of other things went on in healthcare like...
-the first social security law was passed
-the blue cross was founded in the 1930's and doctors later on added in the blue shield for an extension
-doctors expanded into different offices
thats about it for what i have covered on healthcare in the 1930's hope you learned something!!!!
-the first social security law was passed
-the blue cross was founded in the 1930's and doctors later on added in the blue shield for an extension
-doctors expanded into different offices
thats about it for what i have covered on healthcare in the 1930's hope you learned something!!!!
