Naming and the Public Health Roles of Physicians.

RT @JournalofEthics: The American Medical Association named alcoholism and addiction as illnesses during the 20th century. Obesity, smoking…

The American Medical Association named alcoholism and addiction as illnesses during the 20th century. Obesity, smoking, and motor vehicle safety were also named as public health issues and targeted in poster advertising campaigns: https://t.co/70zv2g2SU1

Naming disease allows the medical community to marshal resources, including public health messaging, to attempt to address underlying causes. The article (Dec 2018, Physicians' Power to Name) discusses with examples from #AMA Archives. #histmed #medhum htt

الوقت الأنسب للإقلاع عن التدخين، عدم التدخين ابتداءً. #التدخين #صحتك_تهمنا