Dr. Thomas Parran : the Surgeon General

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Date
1959
Summary
Dr. Parran reviews the changes in Public Health Service during his years as United States Surgeon General. He discusses the breakthrough in the control of venereal disease, how the Roosevelt Administration brought a new concept to public healthand the changing ideas of the American people toward health programs. Concludes by pointing out the effect of World War II on public health service.
Contributors
WQED; Dr. Thomas Parran; Adolph Schmidt; Roger James Crabtree; Emory Bacon
Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
Genres
Educational; Talk; Medical (Nonfiction)
Subject
Public health.
Collection
National Educational Television
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Physical Description
1 Film (0:29:00); 16mm
Other Identifiers
IULMIA Film Database: 40000003112325; Other: GR00465302; MDPI Barcode: 40000003112325

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