HLT 3381 Chapter 2: Organizations That Help Shape Community and Public Health
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Governmental health agencies: part of the governmental structure (federal, state, tribal, territorial, local, funded primarily by tax dollars, managed by government officials, have authority over some geographic area. International d"hygiene publique absorbed by who: health organization of the league of nations dissolved when who was created, united nations relief and rehabilitation administration worked carried out by. Office of the united nations high commissioner for refugees (unhcr: united nations children"s fund (unicef, pan american health organization (paho) still independent but integrated with who. History of the world health organization: planning began when a charter of the un was adopted at an international meeting in. 1945: article called for establishment of a health agency with wide powers, 1946: international health conference; representatives from all of the countries in the. Un created and ratified the constitution of the who: april 7, 1948: constitution went into force; organization officially began, world health day.