Statement of John E. Fogarty on highway traffic safety
- Title:
- Statement of John E. Fogarty on highway traffic safety
- Creator:
- Fogarty, John Edward, 1913-1967
- Date:
- 9 January 1957
- Description:
- Highway traffic deaths were starting to emerge as a significant public health problem during the 1950s; as Fogarty stated here, the states were not addressing the problem adequately. The committee's investigations would ultimately lead to federal funding for myriad traffic safety improvements, from signs to emergency responder equipment such as ambulances.
- Original Repository:
- Phillips Memorial Library, Special and Archival Collections at Providence College
- Location:
- Box: 6a. Folder: 4
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Genre:
- Press releases
- Format:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Language:
- English
- Legacy Source Citation:
- Original Repository. Phillips Memorial Library, Special and Archival Collections at Providence College. 12898. URL. http://www.providence.edu/LIBRARY/spcol/
- Legacy ID:
- HRBBFV
- NLM ID:
- 101743404X79
- Profiles Collection:
- The John E. Fogarty Papers
- Shareable Link:
- https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743404X79
- Story Section:
- Redefining the Federal Role in Public Health, Medical Research, and Education, 1949-1960