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Immunizations for Greater Health Benefits for Seniors

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Biography of Martha May Eliot from JAPH Voices from the Past

Martha May Eliot, pediatrician and activists, a leader of the development the field of Child and Maternal Health. Among her many contributions, she was the first woman elected President of APHA (1947)   Below is a pdf icon you can … Continue reading

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Martha May Eliot on the 50th Anniversary of the Maternal and Child Health Sectionlth

Below is a pdf icon you can click on to download the entire article. Martha May Eliot reviewed the highlghts of the history of the MCH Section on the occasion of its 50th Anniversary . Her capsule summary as published … Continue reading

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Former OSHA Administrator Joins COVID-19 Advisory Board for Biden-Harris Transition

On Nov. 28, President-Elect Joe Biden announced that David Michaels, PhD, MPH, will join the team assisting the transition in preparing its response to contain the virus that causes COVID-19. Michaels was assistant secretary of labor for OSHA from 2009 … Continue reading

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Section Specific News and Updates Go Here

Create an OCS specific post in the backend of these kinds of examples and it will appear in this FROM THE FIELD – view up to 5 or 10 posts at a time • Current Stories relevant to Occupational Health … Continue reading

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Frederick Law Olmstead

source  https://placesjournal.org/article/frederick-law-olmsted-and-the-campaign-for-public-health/ Frederick Law Olmsted and the Campaign for Public Health A forgotten chapter in the career of America’s most illustrious landscape architect: head of the U.S. Sanitary Commission during the Civil War. By THOMAS FISHER NOVEMBER 2010 Landscape architects … Continue reading

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Podiatric Health

PODIATRIC PUBLIC HEALTH – A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE JOHN R. CARSON, BA, MA, LL.D (Hon) – ARTHUR E. HELFAND, DPM   PUBLIC HEALTH AND PODIATRIC MEDICINE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE SECOND EDITION ARTHUR E. HELFAND, DPM EDITOR AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON, … Continue reading

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Stephen Smith’s Suggestions for A Long Life Through Proper Diet

This is a very good article with quotes from the man himself, Stephen Smith, on how important diet and “eating lean” is for prolonging life.

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History of Podiatric Health (continued)

It was during the 1960’s that Podiatric Medicine began its public health involvement with projects in Philadelphia. The US Public Health Service funded Keep Them Walking with the Philadelphia Department of Health, the Washington DC Health Department Community Clinical Podiatry … Continue reading

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Pediatric Pedestrian Injuries: Emergency Care Considerations

Pediatric Pedestrian Injuries: Emergency Care Considerations Bharath Chakravarthy 1 , Federico E Vaca, Shahram Lotfipour, Darlene Bradley Affiliations expand PMID: 18090111 DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318156acea Free article Abstract Pedestrian traffic injuries are a growing public health threat worldwide. The global economic burden … Continue reading

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Classic Reports from Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health

An Extraordinary List of Classic Reports from Delta Omega Follow this link to Delta Omega

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Silver Anniversary of the National Health Survey Act

Silver Anniversary of the National Health SurveyAct Contributed Papers Session U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service, Office of Health, Research and Technology, NCHS

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The National Health Survey – In the Beginning

Specially designed mobile examination centers were equipped with X-ray and laboratory facilities, a sound proof booth for hearing tests, and other special features needed to assure high quality data.

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Creating the Survey

Dr. Carl Dauer, Survey medical officer, and the late Congressman John E. Fogarty of Rhode Island

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APHS

  FROM the APHA Resource Center | & ARCHIVES At the 35th Annual Meeting of APHA in Atlantic City (1907) the Association formally moved to create APHA’s second Section named Vital Statistics (now named Applied Pubic Health Statistics). Figure One … Continue reading

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APHS

  The Vital Statistics Section was formed before the current Journal, AJPH series began. But a few articles may illustrate that as often attributed to Harry S Truman while… “There is nothing new under the sun except the history you have … Continue reading

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History of APHA Sections

History of APHA Sections • Aging and Public Health • Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs • Applied Public Health Statistics • Chiropractic Health Care • Community Health Planning and Policy Development • Community Health Workers • Disability • Environment • … Continue reading

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Dr. John R. Lumpkin: Crisis and Public Health Policy – Danger and Opportunity

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Reflections on 14 Decades of APHA

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