Home›Sources›Encyclopedia BritannicaSourcesEncyclopedia BritannicaEncyclopediaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextHealth and Wellness Atlas. "Encyclopedia Britannica." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-health.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopedia-britannica.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextHealth and Wellness Atlas. (n.d.). Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-health.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopedia-britannicaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{healthandwellnessatlas-encyclopedia-britannica, author = {Health and Wellness Atlas}, title = {Encyclopedia Britannica}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-health.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopedia-britannica}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingA long-running general encyclopedia, cited here for its overview articles on public health history, epidemiology and nutrition science.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (205 claims)Take a Related QuizComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedEncyclopedia Britannica, Inc.URLWell-attestedhttps://www.britannica.comSource TypeWell-attestedReferenceReliability TierWell-attested2SourcesEncyclopedia Britannicatier 2Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.View the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (205 claims)This source backs 205 claims across the atlas. As facts: 126 well-attested. As cited relationships: 28 holds, 9 connected. Plus 42 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicFigures, 76 claims: 53 well-attested, 8 holds, 2 connected, 13 general references.Concepts, 33 claims: 18 well-attested, 6 holds, 3 connected, 6 general references.Practices, 29 claims: 14 well-attested, 6 holds, 3 connected, 6 general references.Institutions, 24 claims: 14 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 connected, 6 general references.Milestones, 20 claims: 10 well-attested, 5 holds, 5 general references.Branches, 18 claims: 12 well-attested, 6 general references.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Well-attested126BranchesEpidemiologyHygiene and SanitationNutrition SciencePreventive CarePublic HealthConceptsBasic Reproduction NumberBody Mass IndexEpidemiological TransitionHerd ImmunityIncidencePrevalenceFiguresAncel KeysCasimir FunkEdwin ChadwickFlorence NightingaleGeoffrey RoseIgnaz SemmelweisJames LindJerry MorrisJohn SnowKenneth CooperMarc LalondeThomas McKeownWilliam FarrInstitutionsDoctors Without BordersGavi, the Vaccine AllianceInstitut PasteurRockefeller FoundationThe Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaMilestonesChadwick Sanitary ReportFarr Report on Cornish MinersLaunch of Mass Polio VaccinationSeven Countries Study LaunchPracticesHand HygieneOral Rehydration TherapyPasteurizationQuarantineWater ChlorinationSourcesEncyclopedia BritannicaHolds28ConceptsBasic Reproduction NumberBody Mass IndexEpidemiological TransitionHerd ImmunityIncidencePrevalenceFiguresCasimir FunkEdwin ChadwickFlorence NightingaleGeoffrey RoseIgnaz SemmelweisJames LindThomas McKeownWilliam FarrInstitutionsDoctors Without BordersGavi, the Vaccine AllianceRockefeller FoundationMilestonesChadwick Sanitary ReportFarr Report on Cornish MinersLaunch of Mass Polio VaccinationPracticesHand HygieneOral Rehydration TherapyPasteurizationQuarantineWater ChlorinationConnected9ConceptsBasic Reproduction NumberEpidemiological TransitionPrevalenceFiguresCasimir FunkWilliam FarrInstitutionsGavi, the Vaccine AlliancePracticesPasteurizationQuarantineWater ChlorinationGeneral References42BranchesEpidemiologyExercise ScienceHygiene and SanitationNutrition SciencePreventive CarePublic HealthConceptsBasic Reproduction NumberBody Mass IndexEpidemiological TransitionHerd ImmunityIncidencePrevalenceFiguresAncel KeysCasimir FunkEdwin ChadwickFlorence NightingaleGeoffrey RoseIgnaz SemmelweisJames LindJerry MorrisJohn SnowKenneth CooperMarc LalondeThomas McKeownWilliam FarrInstitutionsDoctors Without BordersGavi, the Vaccine AllianceInstitut PasteurRockefeller FoundationThe Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaMilestonesChadwick Sanitary ReportFarr Report on Cornish MinersLaunch of Mass Polio VaccinationPublication of AerobicsSeven Countries Study LaunchPracticesHand HygieneOral Rehydration TherapyPasteurizationQuarantineWater ChlorinationTake a Related QuizGlobal Health MilestonesIncludes a question about Encyclopedia Britannica.Sources, Dates and DisputesIncludes a question about Encyclopedia Britannica.Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year