Division of Child Hygiene

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Division of Child Hygiene

health agency, New York, United States

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Sara Josephine Baker
In August 1908 the Division of Child Hygiene was established in the health department and Baker was named director. The division (later raised to bureau) was the first government agency in the world devoted to child health. There Baker evolved a broad program including strict examination and licensing of…
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In August 1908 the Division of Child Hygiene was established in the health department and Baker was named director. The division (later raised to bureau) was the first government agency in the world devoted to child health. There Baker evolved a broad program including strict examination and licensing of…
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