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History of Vaccine Safety History - CDC
Vaccines are one of the greatest successes in public health history. CDC ensures the continued success of US vaccines by ensuring safety.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/ensuringsafety/history/index.html
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Public Health and Safety - Chemical Heritage Foundation
With the Industrial Revolution and the associated rapid growth of U.S. cities came a whole host of threats to public health. Beginning in the 19th century and still today scientists, including chemists, fight to protect the public from a variety of health concerns.
http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/online-resources/chemistry-in-history/themes/public-and-environmental-health/public-health-and-safety/index.aspx
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Public Health and Food Safety - An Historical Association
Since the initial passage in 1906 of the first Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act, public health, as measured by mortality trends, has greatly improved.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1477676/
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The History of Public Health - Free Course by Johns Hopkins University on iTunes U
Download or subscribe to the free course by Johns Hopkins University, The History of Public Health.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/the-history-of-public-health/id535929070
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Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service - History
For more than 200 years, men and women have served on the front lines of our nation's public health in what is today called the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service.
http://www.usphs.gov/aboutus/history.aspx
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History of Public Health - Public Health - Oxford Bibliographies
The history of public health is dynamic and being generated on a constant basis. Diseases have provided the stimulus for much of the activity in public health.
http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199756797/obo-9780199756797-0008.xml
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A History of the Public Health System - The National Academies Press
"The Nation has lost sight of its public health goals and has allowed the system of public health to fall into 'disarray'," from The Future of Public Health.
http://www.nap.edu/read/1091/chapter/5
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Ten Great Public Health Achievements in the 20th Century - CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Ten Great Public Health Achievements in the 20th Century
http://www.cdc.gov/about/history/tengpha.htm
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History of Public Health - JHSPH
n the History of Public Health we will examine the historical experience of health and illness from a population perspective.
http://ocw.jhsph.edu/index.cfm/go/viewCourse/course/HistoryPublicHealth/coursePage/index
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Public Health - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Public health refers to "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_health
