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Public Health History Sites

A Brief History of First Aid
A brief history of the origins of First Aid and public First Aid training.
http://www.sja-haltonhills.org/history2.html

american history sweatshop exhibition
A pictorial tour of sweatshops from 1820 to the present. From the National Museum of American History Smithsonian Institution.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/sweatshops/

Andrew Balfour of Khartoum
This is a site on the career of Dr Andrew Balfour,
http://www.geocities.com/aaadeel/abofkrt.html

Dr. Joseph Goldberger and the War on Pellagra
DeWitt Stetten Jr., Museum of Medical Research, A museum dedicated to collecting 20th century medical research instruments and computers at the National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov/od/museum/exhibits/goldberger/full-text.html

Edward Jenner
Edward Jenner. Bartleby.com
http://www.bartleby.com/people/Jenner-E.html

HHS - History
Historical highlights.
http://www.hhs.gov/about/hhshist.html

HHS - The Office of the Surgeon General (OSG)
On-line exhibits and videos of significant events to help people learn more about public health and the history of the PHS.
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/phs200/