The Public Health Museum in Massachusetts

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The Public Health Museum in Massachusetts is a museum in Tewksbury, Massachusetts in the United States. [1] It opened on September 30, 1994, the 100th anniversary year of the Old Administration building at the historic Tewksbury Hospital, where the museum is housed.

The museum also offers a walking tour of the Tewksbury Hospital campus exploring its history, its architecture, the lives of its patients and staff, and its connection to public health. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. Brown, Nell Porter (March 2017). "Explorations and Curiosities – Elucidating Public Health". Harvard Magazine .
  2. "Public Health Museum (Local Guide)". www.bostoncentral.com.
  3. "Recalling the flu pandemic of 1918". BostonGlobe.com. The Boston Globe.
  4. "Classes long over, the caring goes on". April 19, 2014.

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