Joseph W. Mountin Reprints

Collection

Identifier: MS C 436

Abstract

An incomplete set of the collected reprints of Joseph W. Mountin relating to his work with the Public Health Service on regional public health.

Dates

1928-1951

Extent

0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)

Creator

Mountin, Joseph W. (Joseph Walter), 1891-1952 (Person)

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Restrictions

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Biographical Note

Joseph Walter Mountin (1891-1952) was born and educated in Wisconsin. He received his medical degree from Marquette University School of Medicine in 1914. During World War I he joined the U.S. Public Health Service. Mountin was special assistant to the commissioner of the Tennessee State Health Department from 1927 to 1931. During the 1930s he worked in and eventually became director of the PHS Office of Studies of Public Health Methods. In 1946, while director of the PHS's States Relations Division, Mountin founded the CDC as a permanent outgrowth of the wartime Malaria Control in War Areas program. Mountin's primary focus throughout his PHS career was to explore ways to provide broader health care coverage to suit the needs of all the people and included advocacy for a national health system.

Collection Summary

An incomplete set of the collected reprints of Joseph W. Mountin relating to his work with the Public Health Service on regional public health. Includes a bibliography of his work and a letter by J.O. Dean highlighting his pioneering work in public health.