Tag: Julius B. Richmond

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Julius Benjamin Richmond

Julius Benjamin Richmond, M.D., Professor of Health Policy, Emeritus in the Faculty of Medicine was born in Chicago, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants, on 26 September, 1916. He died at his home in Brookline, MA on 27 July, 2008. Few individuals have had as great an impact on health, health care, and the well-being…

November 12, 2009

10 minutes
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Julius B. Richmond, giant in public health and pediatrics

Julius B. Richmond, a seminal figure in the history of American public health and pediatrics, and the first national director of the Head Start program, who held professorial positions at…

July 31, 2008

6 minutes
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to receive Richmond Award for promotion of public health in NYC and nation

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been named to receive the Harvard School of Health’s annual Julius B. Richmond Award for his extraordinary leadership in working to protect and…

October 21, 2007

5 minutes
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Child enrichment program still pays off after 15 years

Researchers have detected the lasting benefits of early childhood education 15 years after the program ended. What may have seemed like three years of fun and games at the time…

March 24, 2006

1 minute