Public Health
Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
City of Portland Public Health Survey records
Collection
Identifier: 2005-012
Abstract
The collection is a variety of materials dealing with the Public Health surveys done by medical students William Cohen and Richard Lloyd Tegart in 1934 for the City of Portland. The survey has been digitized and is available online.
Dates:
1934
Esther Pohl Lovejoy papers
Collection
Identifier: 2001-011
Abstract
Esther Clayson Pohl Lovejoy (1869-1967) was the second woman to graduate from the University of Oregon Medical School in 1894, served as Portland’s City Health Officer and with the Red Cross during World War I, led the American Women’s Hospital Service, and helped found and served as the first president of the Medical Women’s International Association. She was also a prolific writer. This collections documents Dr. Lovejoy’s prominent role in advancing the work of women in medicine, as well...
Dates:
1870-1995; Majority of material found within 1907-1967
Allan Robert McClary video collection
Collection
Identifier: 2006-001
Abstract
The materials consist of 1 SVHS tape and 1 VHS tape containing photographs of the University of Oregon Medical School campus and student body, taken by class of 1946 alumni, Allan Robert McClary, M.D., Peter Vogal, and J.T. Montgomery. McClary compiled the images and created the original SVHS tape. To make more accessible, the donated SVHS tape was reformatted to VHS during processing. Images include building interiors and exteriors, campus grounds, faculty, medical and nursing students,...
Dates:
1943-2001
Multnomah County Division of Public Health collection
Collection
Identifier: 2015-007
Abstract
The Multnomah County Division of Public Health Collection showcases the broad scope of affairs and wide variety of activities with which a modern Public Health department is concerned.
Dates:
1938-1993; Majority of material found within 1950-1980
OHSU COVID-19 collection
Collection
Identifier: 2020-010
Abstract
The collection consists of digital materials created during the COVID-19 pandemic by Oregon Health & Science University, from 2020 to 2021. OHSU was at the forefront of the pandemic response, establishing testing sites, tracking variants, distributing the latest information on the virus, and countering misinformation. In addition, many scientists at OHSU initiated COVID-19 research studies. Materials in the collection represent the institutional response to the pandemic, both in the OHSU...
Dates:
2020-2021
Oregon Alcohol Education Committee scrapbook collection
Collection
Identifier: 2005-004
Abstract
The Oregon Alcohol Education Committee collated a scrapbook of newspaper and journal articles from the 1960s showing the variety of media used to educate the public about alcohol.
Dates:
1933-1970
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility records
Collection
Identifier: 2010-007
Abstract
Founded in 1961, Physicians for Social Responsibility made its mark by documenting the presence of highly radioactive waste products from atmospheric nuclear testing that led to the Limited Nuclear Test Ban treaty. Their work for the environment and public health continued, focusing on issues such as ending the nuclear arms race, global climate change and toxic pollution, the role of oil and diplomacy in conflict, research and development of renewable energy technologies, decreasing U.S. oil...
Dates:
1980-2018
Oregon Public Health Association (OPHA) records
Collection
Identifier: 2015-008
Abstract
The Oregon Public Health Association (OPHA) brings together public health professionals, including doctors and nurses, educators, and researchers to engage in professional development, advocate for public policy, and reach out to local communities in order to improve the public health of Oregonians. The collection consists of physical and electronic records created or kept by OPHA during the years 1999-2013, documenting the administrative, financial, event, and community outreach activities...
Dates:
1999-2013; Majority of material found within 2004-2011
Harold T. Osterud papers
Collection
Identifier: 2004-004
Abstract
Harold T. Osterud (1923-2004) served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during the Korean War and joined the UOMS Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine in 1961, serving as Department Chairman from 1967 until his retirement in 1990. This collection contains correspondence, reports, memoranda, documentation, public relations ephemera, publications, and more.
Dates:
1867-2004
People's Institute and Free Dispensary glass lantern slide collection
Collection
Identifier: 1999-010
Abstract
The People’s Institute was organized in 1904 to improve living conditions for the women and children in the northern end of Portland. The impetus for the Institute was a report by Valentine Prichard, supervisor of the public school kindergartens and principal of a training school for kindergarten teachers. This report, given in 1902 to Dr. Edgar P. Hill, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, along with Caroline Ladd and her daughter Helen Ladd Corbett, described the deplorable conditions...
Dates:
1907-1909; 1998; Majority of material found within 1907 - 1909