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Sachs, Ralph - Oral History Interview - CSWA ❧ Interviewed by Frances Feldman on April 27, 1988. An interview with Ralph Sachs as he discusses his recruitment to LA's Commission on Public Health Care polio immunization lack of facilities and money for LA's Commission on Public Health Care development of health center clinics clients of clinics combining of city and county health departments work as executive officer in City Health Department views on combining of city and county health departments work after leaving City Health Dept.: nursing homes, Ford Foundation in India work with University of Hawaii School of Public Health and Administration work with world Health Organization more on work in Hawaii begins position as deputy of public health activities for Los Angeles County problems in programs in LA public health programs investigation into nursing homes activities with elderly during his retirement new program for elderly in LA County work with Visiting Nurses Association and Health Foundation contributions of a public health official to voluntary social agency need for coordinating council for social welfare agencies. ❧ Ralph Sachs (1911-1995). M.D. Public health. Interviewed by Frances Feldman. Date of interview: 4-27-88. 1 cassette tape (1 duplicate tape). Length of interview: 1 hour and 18 minutes. Transcript of interview: 26 pp. (1 copy rough draft of transcript). CD containing interview and transcript. ❧ ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: 1. 1 diskette of transcript of interview. 2. 1 3x 5 in. photograph and 1 2 x 2 in. photograph of Ralph Sachs. 3. LA Times article re problem in County health care. 4. Curriculum Vitae. 5. Notes re interview. 6. Flyer advertising talk by Sachs on aging.
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moving image
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1 video (1:19:19) interviews oral histories (document genres) video/mp4
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