George James (physician)
George James (1915 – March 19, 1972) was an American physician who served as
Biography
James was born in
He returned to the East Coast in 1944 and earned his master's of public health from Johns Hopkins University in 1945. James joined the New York State Department of Health and served until 1955, when he became director of public health of Akron, Ohio.[5]
In 1956, he returned to New York City and became a deputy commissioner of health in charge of program planning, research, and evaluation activities. He was made First Deputy Commissioner of Public Health by Commissioner Leona Baumgartner, serving in that position from 1959 to 1962.[4] As First Deputy Commissioner, he was the chief planner and policy advisor as well as the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's coordinator of all operating and service programs.[5]
In 1962, he became the Commissioner of Health of the City of New York.[4] As Commissioner, James helped fluoridate the city's water supply, opened health clinics, and worked hard on reaching out to the community.[1]
In 1965, James was appointed founding dean of the
James suffered a stroke in 1971, and died of a heart attack at the Good Samaritan Hospital on March 19, 1972. He was 56 years old.[3]
References
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- ^ "Columbia Spectator 1 June 1937 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ a b c House, United States Congress (1964). Hearings. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ PMID 4596624.
- ^ "Memorial tribute to George James, MD held on May 16, 1972 at The New York Academy of Medicine [sound recording]". Mount Sinai Digital Repository. May 16, 1972. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "You should know". ostemed-dr.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ Elderly, United States Congress Senate Special Committee on Aging Subcommittee on Health of the (1967). Costs and Delivery of Health Services to Older Americans: Hearings, Ninetieth Congress, First [and Second] Session[s]. U.S. Government Printing Office.