Harvard School of Public Health - Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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Rear rote —Joseph J. Fitzgerald, Charles E. Billings, Richard Dennis, Dr. Henry Greenleaf. Third rote —Dr. Ian A. Marriott, Dr. William G. Simonis, Dr. Victor E. Schulze, Dr. Paul Nugent. Second row —Dr. Gerald Parkes, Dr. Melvin J. Krant, Dr. Harry E. Dickson, Dr. Samuel P. Chunn. First row —Dr. George F. Wilkins, Dr. Ross A. McFarland. Standing —Professor Philip Drinker. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAT HYGIENE Philip Drinker, S.B., Chem.E., S.D. (hon.), LL.D., A.M. (hon.), Professor of In¬ dustrial Hygiene and Head of the Department Constantin P. Yaglou, B.A., S.B., A.M. (hon.), Professor of Industrial Hygiene Leslie Silverman, S.D., Professor of Engineering in Environmental Hygiene Ross A. McFarland, A.B., Ph.D., S.D. (hon.), Professor of Environmental Health and Safety Charles R. Williams, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Applied Industrial Hygiene Richard Dennis, S.M., Assistant Professor of Industrial Hygiene Charles E. Billings, S.M., Assistant Professor of Industrial Hygiene Albert Damon, A.B., Ph.D., M.D., Assistant Professor of Medical Anthropology Joseph J. Fitzgerald, S.M., Assistant Professor of Physics in Environmental Hygiene Robert E. Yoder, S.B., Instructor in Radiological Health Roland C. Moore, Ph.D., Research Associate in Industrial Hygiene Edward Kristal, S.B., Research Associate in Industrial Hygiene Engineering Richard G. Domey, S.B., Ed.D., Research Associate in Industrial Hygiene Lester H. Levenbaum, S.B., S.M., Research Associate in Industrial Hygiene En¬ gineering STUDENTS MAJORING IN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE Dr. Melvin J. Krant, Dr. Harry E. Dickson, Dr. Douglas J. W. Taylor, Dr. William G. Simonis, Mr. Robert V. Fultyn. 16

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In the epidemiologic jungle. STUDENTS MAJORING IN EPIDEMIOLOGY Col. Samuel Caldwell, Dr. Earl Catcott, Dr. Winifred Danaraj, Dr. Daniel Flahault, Dr. Jon Fodnes, Dr. Robert Glass, Dr. George Elarper, Dr. William Kanncl, Dr. Martin Marx, Dr. Donald Sample, Dr. Otoniel Velasco, Dr. Raymond West. T HE recent appointment of Dr. MacMahon as Head of the Department of Epidemi¬ ology has brought about a new orientation of the department. With great progress in the control of infectious diseases has come a shift of emphasis in epidemiology. Chronic and non-infectious diseases such as coronary heart disease, mental illness, and cancer, are receiving more attention because of their high prevalence and the magnitude of the resultant disability. Government and foundation support for such research has increased to the point that there exists a serious shortage of investigators trained and experienced in epidemiologic methods suitable for the investigation of non-communicable disease. Goals of the department include: providing a sound comprehensive course in general epidemiologic method for the MPH curriculum, providing the opportunity for specialists in epidemiology to obtain training in those epidemiologic methods appro¬ priate to the investigation of the non-infectious diseases, and the establishment of research programs in the same area. 15

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Flight surgeons —Ross McFarland and his boys. Left to right —Dr. Zellmer, Dr. Betz, Dr. Marriott, Dr. Stevenson, Dr. McFarland, Dr. Hobbs, Dr. Parkes, Dr. Chunn, Dr. Schulze, Dr. Nugent. AVIATION MEDICAL GROUP Dr. Richard N. Betz, Dr. Samuel P. Chunn, Dr. W. J. Hobbs, Dr. Victor E. Schulze, Dr. Ian A. Marriott, Dr. Gerald Parkes, Dr. W. J. C. Stevenson, Dr. R. W. Zellmer, Dr. J. Miller, Dr. Brian O’Doherty, Dr. Thomas O. Nevison, Jr. T HE aims of this department are to unite the various disciplines of engineering and medicine into one coordinated package and to do so in such a manner that it will be intelligible to both the physicians and engineers which comprise the classes. This is a most difficult task, but one which is very ably accomplished by all members of the department. The rapidly growing interest in the problems of air pollution, radiation, aviation health and safety and occupational health and safety is evidenced by the unprecedented (and somewhat unexpected) size of the classes in those elective courses which dealt with these problems. The value of the instruction is enhanced by the close association of theory and practice. Numerous laboratory exercises, clinics, and held trips illustrate concepts (and provide a break from long hours of lecture) and the frequent use of visiting lecturers brings the latest ideas and problems from industry to the ivory towers.’’ This department may be considered an extended family of four fairly distinct groups which deal with the whole held of Industrial Health but use somewhat different approaches. Industrial Hygiene considers the problems of air pollution, noise, air conditioning and heating from the engineering aspects; Occupational Medicine empha¬ sizes the clinical or medical side of these areas; Radiological Hygiene deals specifically with ionizing radiation but utilizes principles learned in industrial hygiene and occu¬ pational medicine; and Aviation Medicine applies all the principles of preventive medi¬ cine and public health to the special problems of the aviation industry. All the groups then assemble for a reunion in the survey courses such as Environmental Hygiene. 17