Stephen C. Joseph

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Stephen Carl Joseph
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Dr. Stephen C. Joseph in 1994
New York City Health Commissioner
In office
1986–1990
Personal details
Born(1937-11-25)November 25, 1937
Brooklyn, New York, USA
SpouseElizabeth Ann Preble
Children2
Education Harvard College
Yale School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University

Stephen Carl Joseph [1] (born November 25, 1937 [2] in Brooklyn, [3] New York City) was the New York City Health Commissioner from 1986 until 1990 after having worked at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as Special Coordinator for Child Health and Survival. [4] [5] He went on to become dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota [6] and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. [7]

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Biography

Joseph attended Fieldston School, graduating with his high school diploma in June 1955. He studied at Tufts College for one year before transferring to Harvard College. [8] Joseph earned a bachelor's degree cum laude from Harvard in 1959, a medical degree cum laude from the Yale School of Medicine in 1963 and a master of public health degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1968. [4] He completed his resident internship in pediatrics at the Boston Children's Medical Center. [2]

As New York City Health Commissioner, Joseph was credited with aggressively fighting the AIDS epidemic there. [3]

Joseph married Elizabeth Ann Preble. He has two daughters. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Masters of Public Health". Conferring of Degrees at the close of the ninety-second academic year (PDF). Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University. June 11, 1968. p. 21. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Biographical Sketch of Stephen C. Joseph". Hearings. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. 1995. p. 15. ISBN   978-0-16-046734-9 . Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 Lubasch, Arnold (November 14, 1989). "Joseph Resigns After 3 Years As New York's Health Chief". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. 1 2 Nix, Crystal (March 12, 1986). "Koch Names An Official of Unicef City's New Health Commissioner". New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Kahn, E.J. "Commissioner". The New Yorker. No. April 21, 1986. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Book Review: Politics and AIDS: Fatal Combination: Dragon Within the Gates: The Once and Future AIDS Epidemic, by Stephen C. Joseph, (Carroll & Graf) $19.95; 228 pages". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Department of Defense Key Officials September 1947–March 2022 (PDF). Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense. March 1, 2022. p. 53. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Second Session, 103d Congress: Hearings Before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate". Vol. 103, no. 873. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1994. pp. 302–304. ISBN   978-0-16-046386-0.
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