Open AccessPOPULAR HEALTH EDUCATION IN CHINA; A MOVEMENT ADAPTED TO THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE PEOPLE
Publication year - 1919
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2330-9687
pISSN - 0271-4353
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.9.10.743
Subject(s) - china , conservatism , health education , psychology , hygiene , movement (music) , gerontology , criminology , political science , medicine , public health , law , nursing , art , politics , aesthetics , pathology
It took an American, Dr. W. W. Peter, to break down the conservatism of the Chinese in matters of health and hygiene. He accomplished this because he understood the psychology of the people. Rattling toys and fascinating gimcracks furnished ammunition for a great health education campaign, continued today by Dr. S. M. Woo.