Category Archives: Week 9 (11/5)

Fiscal and Political Neglection Worsen U.S. Public Health?

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Government and Public Health Policy – A Comparison Between Joseph Goldberger and Michael Bloomberg

Dr. Joseph Goldberger was a physician employed by the government in the early 20th century that worked tirelessly to study the disease of pellagra in the South. Goldberger was born in Hungary and emigrated to the United States at the … Continue reading

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Questions: Week 9, Beyond Microbes

1. Who was Joseph Goldberger, where was he born and educated? How is his career an immigrant narrative? 2. What do you think was the role of the U.S. Public Health Service? 3. What did Goldberger and Sydenstricker set out … Continue reading

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