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United States. Public Health Service
A longtime physician and public health leader, he wrote one of the landmark histories of the U.S. Public Health Service. His work brings nearly a century and a half of American public health into a single, deeply informed narrative.
2 Audiobooks
Emergency Childbirth A Reference Guide for Students of the Medical Self-help Training Course, Lesson No. 11
by United States. Office of Civil Defense, United States. Public Health Service
The bedbug : Its relation to public health, its habits and life history, and methods of control
by United States. Public Health Service
About the author
Ralph Chester Williams was a physician, public health official, and officer in the U.S. Public Health Service. Born in Alabama in 1888, he studied at Auburn University and the University of Alabama School of Medicine, then began his career in medical practice before moving into public health work.
He joined the U.S. Public Health Service in 1917 and went on to become an Assistant Surgeon General with the rank of rear admiral. Alongside his government service, he developed a strong interest in preserving the history of the institution he served.
That experience shaped The United States Public Health Service, 1798-1950, a substantial history of the agency and its evolution. The book stands out not just as a reference work, but as the account of someone who understood the Service from the inside and wanted its story remembered clearly.