Plagues and politics: the story of the United States Public Health Service

Contributor(s):: United States. Public Health Service.
Publication:: [Washington, DC] : U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Public Health Service, 1998
Language(s):: English
Format:: Moving image
Subject(s):: Public Health -- history
National Health Programs -- history
United States
United States. Public Health Service.
Genre(s):: Documentaries and Factual Films
Abstract:: This video traces the changes and growth of the United States Public Health Service from its authorization by John Adams in 1798 as the Marine Hospital Service to its reorganization in the 1970s. Still photographs and film clips are presented along with a detailed narrative history.
Copyright:: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:: 025 min.
Color:: Color
Sound:: Sound
Technique:: Live action
NLM Unique ID:: 100887854 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/100887854