Public health and the state: changing views in massachusetts. 1842-1936
Auteur :
Rosenkrantz, Barbara
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674722361
Date de publication :
1 janv. 1972
Poids :
454 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This social history is an ideal model for evaluating our current definition of public health. Rosenkrantz perceptively traces the development of the Massachusetts State Board of Health—established in 1869 as the first state institution in the United States responsible for preventing unnecessary mortality and promoting all aspects of public health.