From 1930 to 1950, health practitioners in the United States emphasized ________ as the best way to improve health outcomes.

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During the time period of 1930 to 1950, there was a significant shift towards emphasizing sanitation and environmental health as the primary means of improving health outcomes. This was largely due to the discovery of the links between poor sanitation and the transmission of infectious diseases, and efforts were made to improve public health through measures such as building sanitation infrastructure and increasing access to clean water. While health behavior and social and economic factors may also have been considered important, the focus during this particular era was on improving environmental and public health.

From 1930 to 1950, Health Practitioners in the United States