War, Tropical Disease, and the Emergence of National Public Health Capacity in the United States

2012/10/01 by Daniel Sledge · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Medicine · #History of Medicine and Tropical Health #Zoonotic diseases and public health #Travel-related health issues

paper · doi:10.1017/s0898588x12000107

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Abstract

This article analyzes the emergence of national public health capacity in the United States. Tracing the transformation of the federal government's role in public health from the 1910s through the emergence of the CDC during World War II, I argue that national public health capacity emerged, to a great extent, out of the attempts of government officials to deal with the problem of tropical disease within the southern United States during periods of mobilization for war.

Citations

• The Historical Logic of National Health Insurance: Structure and Sequence in the Development of British, Canadian, and U.S. Medical Policy

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