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Author Gidney, Catherine (Catherine Anne), 1969- author.

Title Tending the student body : youth, health, and the modern university / Catherine Gidney
Published Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015]
©2015

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Contents Introduction -- 1. Institutional Development of Student Health Programs -- 2. Ailments and Epidemics -- 3. Physical Culture and Character Formation -- 4. Health in Home and Body -- 5. Female Students' Health and the Creation of New Occupational Opportunities for Women -- 6. Changing Contexts and Programs, 1930s to 1960s -- 7. Shifting Health Priorities: Tuberculosis and Mental Health -- 8. From Character to Personality: Changing Visions of Citizenship, 1940s to 1960s -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Physical Training at the University of Toronto
Summary Tending the Student Body examines the development of health programs at Canadian universities and the transformation of their goals over the first half of the twentieth century from fostering moral character to promoting individualism, self-realization, and mental health
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject College students -- Health and hygiene -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
College students -- Medical care -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
Youth -- Health and hygiene -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
Youth -- Medical care -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
Universities and colleges -- Health promotion services -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
EDUCATION -- Higher.
HISTORY -- General.
College students -- Health and hygiene
College students -- Medical care
Universities and colleges -- Health promotion services
Youth -- Health and hygiene
Youth -- Medical care
Canada
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781442669420
144266942X