An edition of A vision for Australia's health
(2019)
A vision for Australia's health
Dr Cecil Cook at work
by Barry Stafford Leithhead
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Dr Cecil Evelyn Aufrere Cook is most widely known as the Chief Protector of Aborigines in the Northern Territory (1929-37). In this role he is aligned with the Stolen Generations and the term 'breeding out the colour'. There was, however, much more to Dr Cook's professional life than this role and period and these topics..." -- Back cover.
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Physicians, Biography, Tropical medicine, Aboriginal Australians, Public health, Public health administration, Services forPeople
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A vision for Australia's health: Dr Cecil Cook at work
2019, Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd
in English
1925984141 9781925984149
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Table of Contents
1. The early years
2. A developing vision of tropical medicine
3. To work in North Australia, in four distinct roles
4. Establishing aboriginal protection
5. The policy of assimilation by adsorption
6. At war against tropical disease
7. Developing public health in Western Australia
8. In Canberra : Connecting public health and native health and welfare
9. Contributing to national health and medical research
10. Working in his retirement years
11. Interwoven themes that characterise Cook's work.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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