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1996 Helen Rosenthal, Teacher/health administrator, dies at 47
1994 Israel and PLO initialed accord giving autonomy to Palestinians in West Bank in education, health, taxation, social welfare and tourism 1994 Federica Montseny, anarchist and Spanish minister of Health (1936), dies at 80 1991 Kimberly Bergalis, got AIDS from health care worker, dies at 23 1991 Frank Yerby, U.S. writer (Health Card, The Dahomean), dies at 75 1989 Fins ministry of Public health installs sex vacation to thwart stress 1987 L. T. Coggeshall, medical scientist and Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 1956 - 1958, dies at 86 1986 Federal health officials announce AZT will be available to AIDS patients 1980 Department of Health and Human Services begins operation 1980 World Health Organization announced smallpox had been eradicated 1966 All U.S. cigarette packs have to carry "Caution Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health" 1965 President Johnson signs a bill requiring cigarette makers to print health warnings on all cigarette packages about the effects of smoking 1964 FTC rules health warnings must appear on all cigarette packages 1964 U.S. report "Smoking and Health" connects smoking to lung cancer 1964 1st government report warning smoking may be hazardous to one's health 1958 Alan Milburn, born in Tow Law, County Durham, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Darlington, served in Cabinet as Secretary of State for Health, resigned, rejoined Cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1954 Michael O'Brien, born in Worcester, England, Mike O'Brien, politician, Labor Party, since 1992, serves as Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire, served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs, became Minister of State for Health Services, 2009 1953 Department of Health, Education and Welfare created 1953 Albert W. Dent, elected president of National Health Council 1953 Oveta Culp Hobby becomes 1st at Health, Education, and Welfare 1953 Department of Health, Education and Welfare established 1951 Earl Howe, born in England, British politician, Conservative, front bench member, House of Lords, Health spokesman 1950 Mental health wing of Mercy Hospital burns, kills 41 (Davenport Ia) 1949 Helen Rosenthal, British teacher/health administrator 1948 U.N.'s World Health Organization forms 1948 Britain's National Health Service Act begins 1948 World Health Organization forms by U.N. 1948 Virginia Bottomley, British minister of state health 1940 Anthony Fauci, U.S. health official 1939 Marian Wright-Edelman, health care president, Childrens Defense Fund 1938 Elizabeth H "Rina" Venter, South African minister of Health care 1935 1st premature baby health law in U.S. (Chicago) 1934 Dame Anne Poole, chief nursing officer, Department of Health 1934 Christopher France, British permanent secretary, Department of Health 1933 Louis W. Sullivan, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1989 - 1993 1932 Sister Vince Otto, mental health activist 1931 Margaret Heckler, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1983-85 1930 Morag Timbury, director, Central Public Health Laboratory 1930 Robin Buchanan, CEO, NHS Supplies Auth, Wessex Regional Health Auth 1930 William Howard Taft, resigns as chief justice for health reasons 1927 Ban Johnson, in failing health, retires as AL president 1919 Richard Selwyn Francis Schiling, professor of occupational health 1918 Irene Vorrink, Dutch minister, health and environment 1918 Faye Glenn Abdellan, U.S. government official, health services 1918 Otis R Bowen, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1985 - 1989 1913 Dutch 1st Chamber accepts Health laws 1912 British National Health Insurance Act goes into effect 1911 Richard Selwyn Francis Schiling, professor of occupational health 1905 Robert Houben, Belgian CVP-minister of Public health, 1958 1904 John Simon, public health pioneer, dies 1901 Rene Jules Dubos, France, U.S. microbiologist/author, Health and Disease 1866 New York Legislature forms New York City Metropolitan Board of Health 1855 Louisiana establishes 1st health board to regulate quarantine 1824 Elisha Harris, U.S., physician/found American Public Health Assoc 1821 Mary Baker Eddy, founded Christian Science, Science and Health 1798 U.S. Public Health Service forms and U.S. Marine Hospital authorized 1594 Johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer, Treasure of Health |
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