Spring 2027

Development of Public Health in America

Advanced study of the development of public health in America through primary and secondary literature covering the 18th to 20th centuries.

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Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Develop understanding of the historiography of American medicine and public health.

  • histories of public health in the United States in the last two centuries.

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Graduate/professional standing and concurrent enrollment inMED HIST/​HIST SCI 509

MEDHIST 709

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Advanced readings in primary and secondary literature concerning public health issues and problems in America from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, and efforts made toward their solutions.

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Topics

  • Public health issues and problems in America from the 18th to 20th centuries.
  • Efforts made toward solving American public health problems.
  • Historiography of American medicine and public health.

Skills

  • Understanding the historiography of American medicine and public health.
  • Reading advanced primary and secondary literature on American public health issues and solutions from the 18th to 20th centuries.

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Recorded 2026-10-14

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