John W. Hatch papers, 1967-1995.

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John W. Hatch papers, 1967-1995.

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Papers of John W. Hatch, documenting his involvement in health education issues in the United States and throughout the world. The collection reflects Hatch's interest in improving health care for underserved populations, including African-Americans. Domestically, the papers document, among other projects, Hatch's work with the Delta Health Center, a nonprofit health organization located in Mound Bayou, Miss., and the Community Health Education and Resources Utilization Project (Black Churches Project), an effort to train lay people to be health resources in their local communities. There is also material relating to sickle cell anemia research. International health projects covered include the UNC-CH School of Public Health's Practical Training in Health Education project in Cameroon, Hatch's work on the World Council of Churches' Christian Medical Commission, and Hatch's travels to South Africa under the aegis of the Progressive Primary Health Care Network.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Hatch, John W. (John Wesley), 1928-

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John W. Hatch began teaching at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Public Health in 1971 and retired from UNC-CH as Kenan Professor of Health Education in 1995. From the description of John W. Hatch papers, 1967-1995. WorldCat record id: 39042662 John W. Hatch, who earned his B.A. degree from Knoxville College and his M.S.W. from Atlanta University, served as an assistant professor in Tufts University School of Medicine's Department of P...

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The Delta Health Center was established in the mid-1960s, in the rural, all-African American town of Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Miss., and served Bolivar, Coahoma, Sunflower, and Washington counties, where poverty was widespread. The Center, which was federally funded through Tufts University and later through the State University of New York at Stony Brook, was one of the first community health centers in the United States. The comprehensive community health center model aimed at building upo...

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Progressive Primary Health Care Network.

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World Council of Churches. Christian Medical Commission

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. School of Public Health

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health became the nation's fourth school of public health and first public university school of public health when it was organized as part of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in 1936. By 1939, the School of Public Health became a separate school within the University and began awarding its first degrees by 1940. In 2008, the school was renamed the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Gl...

Community Health Education and Resources Utilization Project.

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