Title:

The Ailments of Health Departments

Creator:

Sabin, Florence R.

Date:

November 1948

Description:

This is the presidential address that Sabin gave to the annual meeting of the Western Branch of the American Public Health Association in May 1948, reflecting on the reluctance of public health departments to spend money on preventive measures and public health personnel, and how ultimately costly such strategies are.

Periodical:

American Journal of Public Health

Publisher:

American Public Health Association

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the American Public Health Association.

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Public Health, Tuberculosis, and Brucellosis

Format:

Text

Extent:

4 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Sabin, Florence R. "The Ailments of Health Departments." American Journal of Public Health 38, 11 (November 1948): 1508-1511. Article. 4 Images.. American Journal of Public Health

Legacy ID:

RRBBGW

NLM ID:

101584641X101

Profiles Collection:

The Florence R. Sabin Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584641X101

Story Section:

Sabin's Third Career: Public Health in Colorado, 1939-1951