Sentinel for Health: A History of the Centers for Disease Control In the only history of its kind, Etheridge traces the development of the Centers for Disease Control from its inception as a malaria control unit during World War II through the mid-1980s . The eradication of smallpox, the struggle to identify an effective polio vaccine, the unraveling of the secrets of Legionnaires' disease, and the shock over the identification of the HIV virus are all chronicled here. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and source documents, Etheridge vividly recreates the vital decision-making incidents that shaped both the growth of this institution as well as the state of public health in this country for the last five decades. We follow the development of the institution as it was transformed by the will and the imagination of remarkable individuals such as Dr. Joseph Mountin, one of the first heads of the CDC. Often characterized as abrasive and impatient, Mountin pushed the CDC to become a vital player in eradicating the threat of communicable disease in the United States. Others such as Dr. Alexander Langmuir brought the expertise necessary to establish epidemiology as one of the primary functions of the CDC. Created to serve the states and to answer any call for help whether routine or extraordinary, the CDC is now widely recognized as one of the world's premier public health institutions. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1992. In the only history of its kind, Etheridge traces the development of the Centers for Disease Control from its inception as a malaria control unit during World War II through the mid-1980s . The eradication of smallpox, the struggle to identify an effectiv |
Contents
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| 14 | |
The Disease Detectives | 32 |
Building the Temple 1 | 45 |
Establishing Credibility | 63 |
Building the Temple 2 | 83 |
1600 Clifton Road | 100 |
A Call to Arms | 111 |
Acquisitions | 220 |
In Pursuit of the Promised Land | 231 |
1976 | 243 |
Aftermath | 264 |
The Lengthened Shadow of a Man 3 | 272 |
Immunization The Third Crusade | 284 |
Maintaining Credibility | 291 |
Toward the Twentyfirst Century | 306 |
The Candidate for Surgeon General | 121 |
Immunization The First Crusade | 136 |
The Lengthened Shadow of a Man 2 | 146 |
Immunization The Second Crusade | 164 |
Over Oceans and into Space | 174 |
The Crusade against Smallpox | 184 |
Africas New Challenges | 210 |
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