Year: 1982
Type: article
Abstract: The commentary in the June 1982 issue of the Journal in respect to the response of the American health care system to the arrival in Miami of 125,000 immigrants appears to define that system solely in terms of the activ- ities of the US Public Health Service (USPHS).1 However, the initial primary response came from the Dade County Department of Public Health (DCDPH), Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, District XI (DHRS).By the second day of processing, State and DCDPH staff began screen- ing thousands of refugees for tubercu- losis and venereal and other communi- cable diseases.Beginning May 1, the DCDPH public health nurses and physicians provided first aid and medical supplies around the clock, seven days per week, at the Homestead National Guard Ar-
Author: Charles N. Poskanzer
Language: English
Subfield: Periodontics
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2010689757