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Thomas Parran (1892-1968) was a strong national and international leader in the field of public health. As chief of the Public Health Service's Division of Venereal Diseases (1926-30) and as Surgeon General (1936-48) he led the fight against venereal disease, with special emphasis on public education. He greatly strengthened and extended the research programs at the National Institutes of Health, established the Communicable Disease Center (later Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia), and participated in the planning of the World Health Organization.
c. 1930
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