1952: New program trains American Indians in public health

The Bureau of Indian Affairs establishes the Sanitarian Aide Program. At the Communicable Disease Center (later renamed the Centers for Disease Control), tribal citizens take eight-week training courses in establishing environmental sanitation programs in their communities. This is the first hands-on public health program for American Indian communities. The program helps in providing insect control, a potable water supply, waste disposal, rabies control, plague control, community clean-up campaigns, and food sanitation.

Theme

Federal-Tribal Relations

Region

California, Great Basin, Great Plains, Northeast, Northwest Coast, Plateau, Southeast, Southwest