Topic: Child Health
Key points in the history of American foundations’ engagement with public health.
Philanthropy’s role in cleaning up the milk supply prompted better federal food safety protections.
Century-old tips to prevent infection still make sense today.
In 1923, a wealthy philanthropist’s funding helped make life-saving treatment for diabetes available to patients and doctors.
How battling hookworm on rural farms laid the groundwork for a global public health system.