Terence E. Carroll

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Terence E. Carroll earned his B.A. in history from Wayne State University and an M.A. in history from Columbia University. [1] His thesis mentor at Columbia was famed historian Richard Hofstadter. [2] Upon graduation from Columbia, he joined the Detroit Historical Museum as Curator of Industrial History. It was during his time with the Detroit Museum that he became interested in the history of public health. [1]

In 1955, he became assistant managing director of the Michigan Credit Union League. [1] When the Michigan Credit Union League acquired ownership of the League Life Insurance Company, Carroll became executive vice president and chief operating officer of the company. [1]

In 1960 became director of the National Institute on Rehabilitation and Health Services (NIRHS). [1] He founded and was first editor of the institute's journal Rehabilitation & Health. [1] His tenure as director of the NIRHS was marked by a focus on issues of occupational health and safety and contributed to legislative initiatives in this area under the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, including the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. [3] [4] Much of this work was accomplished in collaboration with his colleagues in the labor movement, especially Lorin Kerr of the United Mine Workers Department of Occupational Health. [5] [6] His collaboration with union leaders during this period also led to the founding of the New York City Labor-Rehabilitation Liaison Project as well as the Sidney Hillman Health Center in Rochester, New York. [7]

He served as president of the District of Columbia Rehabilitation Association and president of the District of Columbia Public Health Association. [1] He also was executive director of the Comprehensive Health Planning Council of Southeastern Michigan (CHPC-SEM). [1] [8] He was treasurer of the Ferndale Cooperative, the nation's largest consumer coop, now known as Credit Union One. [1] [9]

In 1973, he succeeded Milton Terris [10] [11] as the National Association for Public Health Policy's second president. He continues to hold that position. [12]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "An Evening with Terence Carroll". 2005-01-03. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  2. ↑ "Columbia Magazine".
  3. ↑ Carroll, T. E. (1960). "Letter to the Editor". American Journal of Public Health. 60 (1): 6–8. doi:10.2105/AJPH.60.1.6. PMC   1349573 . PMID   18018281.
  4. ↑ Carroll, T. E. (1965). "Workmen's Compensation and Comprehensive Health Services: Existing and Emerging Patterns". American Journal of Public Health and the Nation's Health. 55 (2): 215–224. doi:10.2105/ajph.55.2.215. PMC   1256180 . PMID   14269205.
  5. ↑ Kerr, L. E. (undated). Lorin Edgar Kerr papers, 1941-1981 Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library. "Holdings: Lorin Edgar Kerr papers". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  6. ↑ Derickson, A (1991). "The United Mine Workers of America and the Recognition of Occupational Respiratory Diseases, 1902-1968". American Journal of Public Health. 81 (6): 782–790. doi:10.2105/ajph.81.6.782. PMC   1405142 . PMID   1827571.
  7. ↑ "RRJB | Sidney Hillman Health Center: Health Center Services". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  8. ↑ "About Us". www.gdahc.org. Archived from the original on 2010-04-13.
  9. ↑ "History | Michigan Credit Union History Credit Union ONE".
  10. ↑ Brown, T. M. (2011). "Milton Terris (1915-2002) Outspoken advocate for progressive public health policy". American Journal of Public Health. 101 (2): 253. doi:10.2105/ajph.2010.196667. PMC   3020197 . PMID   21228289.
  11. ↑ Pepper, M (2007). "In Memoriam: The Passing of the Terris Era for JPHP". Journal of Public Health Policy. 28 (1): 162–164. doi:10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200111. PMID   17363947. S2CID   21594757.
  12. ↑ NAPHP website Archived 2007-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
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