THE EFFORT OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE TO REACH HEALTH INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC IN THE INITIAL YEARS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE

Ümüt Akagündüz

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THE EFFORT OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE TO REACH HEALTH INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC IN THE INITIAL YEARS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE

Yazarlar:

Ümüt Akagündüz

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi

Dergi:

Atatürk Yolu Dergisi Issue 73, pp.1-24

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001301483

pISSN:

1303-5290

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Özet:

 This study assessed the effort to disseminate health information to the public through printed publications in the context of health policies implemented in the initial years of the Republic. The qualitative and quantitative inefficiency of the Ottoman Empires knowledge capacity and the socio-economic issues that originated from the long-term wars amplified the impacts of pandemics and necessitated new population policies. The health policies implemented by the new state between 1920-1938 focused on increasing the number of hospitals and their healthcare professionals, aspiring to raise individual and collective health awareness within the context of preventive health measures. Since the urgency of the positive organization of the Anatolian population obliged the resolution of all kinds of social problems, disseminating the simplified version of the information was vital to the masses with versatile strategies. In this context, the Ministry of Health and Welfare explicitly strived to educate the public about pandemic diseases, childcare, and pests by releasing books, posters, brochures, and making films and various activities between 1922 and 1939. This article, therefore, aimed to concretize the reasons-measures dimensions of public health actions, population policy, historical and statistical information dissemination, and the extent of reliance on the exact information by referring to numerous books, including Advice to Mothers, Public Advise about Trachoma, Measles, Fighting Against Flies, Diphtheria... and brochures released between 1922-1939 period.

 This study assessed the effort to disseminate health information to the public through printed publications in the context of health policies implemented in the initial years of the Republic. The qualitative and quantitative inefficiency of the Ottoman Empires knowledge capacity and the socio-economic issues that originated from the long-term wars amplified the impacts of pandemics and necessitated new population policies. The health policies implemented by the new state between 1920-1938 focused on increasing the number of hospitals and their healthcare professionals, aspiring to raise individual and collective health awareness within the context of preventive health measures. Since the urgency of the positive organization of the Anatolian population obliged the resolution of all kinds of social problems, disseminating the simplified version of the information was vital to the masses with versatile strategies. In this context, the Ministry of Health and Welfare explicitly strived to educate the public about pandemic diseases, childcare, and pests by releasing books, posters, brochures, and making films and various activities between 1922 and 1939. This article, therefore, aimed to concretize the reasons-measures dimensions of public health actions, population policy, historical and statistical information dissemination, and the extent of reliance on the exact information by referring to numerous books, including Advice to Mothers, Public Advise about Trachoma, Measles, Fighting Against Flies, Diphtheria... and brochures released between 1922-1939 period.

 This study assessed the effort to disseminate health information to the public through printed publications in the context of health policies implemented in the initial years of the Republic. The qualitative and quantitative inefficiency of the Ottoman Empires knowledge capacity and the socio-economic issues that originated from the long-term wars amplified the impacts of pandemics and necessitated new population policies. The health policies implemented by the new state between 1920-1938 focused on increasing the number of hospitals and their healthcare professionals, aspiring to raise individual and collective health awareness within the context of preventive health measures. Since the urgency of the positive organization of the Anatolian population obliged the resolution of all kinds of social problems, disseminating the simplified version of the information was vital to the masses with versatile strategies. In this context, the Ministry of Health and Welfare explicitly strived to educate the public about pandemic diseases, childcare, and pests by releasing books, posters, brochures, and making films and various activities between 1922 and 1939. This article, therefore, aimed to concretize the reasons-measures dimensions of public health actions, population policy, historical and statistical information dissemination, and the extent of reliance on the exact information by referring to numerous books, including Advice to Mothers, Public Advise about Trachoma, Measles, Fighting Against Flies, Diphtheria... and brochures released between 1922-1939 period.

 Bu araştırmada Cumhuriyetin ilk yıllarında izlenen sağlık politikaları bağlamında sağlık bilgisini basılı eserler aracılığıyla halka ulaştırabilme çabası değerlendirilmiştir. Osmanlı birikiminin nitel ve nicel eksikliği ile uzun soluklu savaşların yarattığı sosyo-ekonomik problemler salgın hastalıkların etkilerini güçlendirirken yeni nüfus politikalarını da zorunlu kılmıştır. 1920-1938 yılları arasında yeni devletin izlediği sağlık politikaları sağlık çalışanları ile hastane sayılarının arttırılmasına odaklanmanın yanında koruyucu sağlık önlemleri ekseninde bireysel ve kolektif sağlık bilincinin uyandırılmasını da arzulamıştır. Anadoludaki nüfusun pozitif yönde organizasyonunun aciliyeti her türlü sosyal problemin çözümlenmesini zorunlu kıldığından bilginin sadeleştirilmiş boyutunun çok yönlü yöntemlerle kitlere aktarılması gerekliydi. Bu çerçevede Sıhhat ve İçtimai Muavenet Vekâletinin 1922-1939 yılları arasında kitaplar, afişler, broşürler, filmler ve farklı etkinliklerle halkı salgın hastalıklar, çocuk bakımı ve zararlı böcekler konusunda aydınlatmaya çalıştığı görülmektedir. Bu makale 1922-1939 yılları arasında yayımlanan Annelere Nasihat, Trahom Hakkında Halka Nesayih, Kızamık, Sineklerle Mücadele, Kuşpalazı, Difteri gibi pek çok kitap ve broşürden yararlanarak halk sağlığı bilgisinin nedenler-önlemler boyutunu, nüfus politikaları boyutunu, bilginin tarihi ve istatistiki aktarım boyutunu ve doğru bilgiye güvenme boyutunu belirginleştirmeye çalışmaktadır.

Makale detayları

THE EFFORT OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE TO REACH HEALTH INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC IN THE INITIAL YEARS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE

Yazarlar:

Ümüt Akagündüz

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi

Dergi:

Atatürk Yolu Dergisi Issue 73, pp.1-24

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001301483

pISSN:

1303-5290

Health

Pandemics

Population

Mother

Exact Information

Education.Sağlık

Salgın Hastalıklar

Nüfus

Anne

Doğru Bilgi

Eğitim

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Ümüt Akagündüz

Yayıncı: Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi

Dergi: Atatürk Yolu Dergisi Issue 73, pp.1-24

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 10/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001301483

pISSN: 1303-5290

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ümüt Akagündüz

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi

Dergi:

Atatürk Yolu Dergisi Issue 73, pp.1-24

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001301483

pISSN:

1303-5290