Which of the following groups was primarily responsible for the establishment of the first school of public health?
a. The American Medical Association
b. The Association of State Departments of Public Health
c. The federal government
d. The Rockefeller Foundation
ANS: D
Philanthropic foundations influenced many health care efforts. The Rockefeller Sanitary Commission strived for the eradication of hookworm. This model of prevention was so successful that the Rockefeller Foundation established the first school of public health in 1916.
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