Janet Warren Neslen

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Janet Warren Neslen
Born1924
Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Diedbetween 2015 and 2021
Occupation(s)Physician, public health official

Janet Warren Neslen (born 1924, died between 2015 and 2021) was an American physician and public health official based in Carroll County, Maryland.

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Early life

Janet Warren was from Ridgewood, New Jersey, [1] the daughter of William Spickers Warren and Janet Blackburn Jordan Warren. [2] [3] She graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1942, [4] and from Mount Holyoke College in 1945. [5] While at Mount Holyoke, she was honored for her work on the college's victory garden, [6] and she became a member of Phi Beta Kappa. [5] She earned her medical degree from Columbia University's medical school in 1949. In 1974 she earned a master's degree in public health at Johns Hopkins University. [7]

Career

Neslen was a public health officer in Washington, D.C., beginning in the 1950s. As chief of the School Health Division, she led the campaign to vaccinate children in the district against rubella. "It's not the financial cost but the human cost of the damage to unborn babies that we should consider," she told an interviewer in 1969. "If we can prevent the damage it is just plain foolishness not to go to all lengths to do so." [8]

In 1978, Neslen joined the staff of Forest Haven as deputy superintendent [9] and chief medical officer. [10] [11] She was head officer of the Carroll County Health Department [12] [13] from 1981 [11] to 1996. [14] From 1986 to 1987, she also served as Acting Assistant Secretary for Health in the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. [15] [16] She created an outreach program to teach women about HIV/AIDS, and expanded a program for pregnant teenagers. [17] In 2000 she served on the Maryland Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Board. [18]

Neslen was president of the Westminster Soroptimist Club [19] and co-president of the Carroll County League of Women Voters (LWV). [20] [21] In 1984 she received an award from the Westminster Soroptimists for her work on women's health. [9] She received a medal from Carroll Community College for her advocacy of higher education. [22] In 1995, she received the Shirley Chace Phillips Award from the LWV. [23] In 1997, Neslen was the first inductee into the Carroll County Women's Hall of Fame. [24] The Partnership for a Healthier Carroll County named an award in her honor. [25] [26]

Personal life and legacy

Janet Warren married a fellow medical student, Earl D. Neslen, in 1948. [27] [28] [29] They had four sons together. [30] The Partnership for a Healthier Carroll County established the Dr. Janet W. Neslen Award in 2002, to recognize "an individual or organization proven to be outstanding in efforts to improve access to health care in Carroll County". [31] Her husband died in 2010, and she died between 2015 [32] and 2021. [33]

References

  1. ↑ "Novel Anniversary Seen by S. L. Medic Couple". The Salt Lake Tribune. June 1, 1949. p. 24. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "William Spickers Warren". The Sunday News. November 14, 1982. p. 59. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Mrs. William Warren". The Ridgewood News. June 3, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "High School Class is Graduated". Ridgewood Herald-News. June 18, 1942. p. 9. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 "Janet Warren to Get Degree at Holyoke". The Record. May 14, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "The Best Workers". The Record. September 3, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.con.
  7. ↑ Johns Hopkins University (1971). Commencement 1971-1980. p. 41 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ↑ Ohliger, Gloria (October 30, 1969). "New vaccine offers lifetime protection; Campaign to eradicate German measles". The Washington Daily News. p. 32. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. 1 2 "Soroptimists cite women". The Evening Sun. April 25, 1984. p. 33. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ United States Congress House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on District of Columbia Appropriations (1979). District of Columbia Appropriations for 1980: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, First Session. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  11. 1 2 Boller, Donna (February 26, 1981). "New health officer states policy: Public, private sectors won't clash". The Evening Sun. p. 33. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Allen, Darren M. (March 31, 1991). "Brown's $1,200 check left at board's disposal". The Baltimore Sun. p. 4. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Boller, Donna (July 27, 1983). "Health officials cite labor camp operator". The Evening Sun. p. 29. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Powder, Jackie (October 14, 1996). "Neslen is finished 'making things right' in Carroll". The Baltimore Sun. p. 17. Retrieved May 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Neslen appointed". The Baltimore Sun. May 25, 1986. p. 288. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ Baublitz, Ellie (July 19, 1987). "Healer comes home--full-time". The Baltimore Sun. p. 273. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ Eaton, Jeri (May 19, 1997). "Women's hall of fame; Janet Neslen is first honoree". Carroll County Times. pp. 1, 9 . Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ Pitts, Kay (August 2, 2000). "Board works to improve maternal/child health". Carroll County Times. p. 18. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ "Soroptimists, Venture tap new leaders". Carroll County Times. August 25, 1987. p. 9. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ Greisman, David P. (September 10, 2006). "League of Women Voters Back on Trail". The Baltimore Sun. pp. A8. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ Lyons, Sheridan (February 24, 2004). "Carroll faces election-year void". The Baltimore Sun. pp. B4. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  22. ↑ "College medal". Carroll County Times. July 7, 1994. p. 17. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ "League celebrates women's sufferage". Carroll County Times. June 4, 1995. p. 39. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  24. ↑ Breslin, Lisa (May 18, 1997). "40 years in public health, leadership to land Neslen in Women's Hall of Fame". The Baltimore Sun. p. 94. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  25. ↑ "Health partnership taking nominations for Neslen awards". The Baltimore Sun. April 4, 2004. pp. B10. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  26. ↑ McCandlish, Laura (August 6, 2006). "For work with uninsured, two doctors are honored". The Baltimore Sun. pp. G4. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  27. ↑ "Neslen-Warren Wedding at Presbyterian Church". The Sunday News. June 27, 1948. p. 27. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  28. ↑ "Janet Warren and Utah Man United". The News. June 24, 1948. p. 40. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  29. ↑ "Medical Students Married at West Side Church Here". The Sunday News. June 20, 1948. p. 31. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  30. ↑ "Steven Neslen Obituary - Silver Spring, MD". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  31. ↑ "Dr. Janet W. Neslen Award". The Partnership for a Healthier Carroll County, Inc. December 26, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  32. ↑ "Richard Warren". Legacy.com. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  33. ↑ "Steven Neslen Obituary - Silver Spring, MD". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
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