Royal Institute of Public Health
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Royal Institute of Public Health is an British awarding body recognised by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.
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[edit] History
The institute is the amalgamation of a few societies.
The Metropolitan Association of Medical Officers of Health was a English society of metropolitan Medical Officer for Health established on April 3 1856[1]. In 1869 "Metropolitan" was dropped from the title[2], and in 1873 it became the Society of Medical Officers of Health, and in 1989 it became the Society of Public Health.
In 1886 the Association of Medical Men Possessing a Qualification in Sanitary Science was founded. In 1892 it became the British Institute of Public Health (BIPH), which gained royal patronage in 1897 and became the Royal Institute of Public Health (RIPH).
In 1903 the Institute of Hygiene was founded. In 1937, it merged with the RIPH to become the Royal Institute of Public Health & Hygiene.
In 1997 the Society of Public Health merged in, and it was renamed to Royal Institute of Public Health & Hygiene and Society of Public Health (RIPHH)
[edit] Presidents
Past presidents include:
- John Simon, first president[2]
- Lawson Soulsby, Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior
[edit] Previous publications
- Journal of State Medicine
[edit] Current publications
- Public Health
- Health & Hygiene
[edit] References
- ^ Anne Hardy (2003). "Public health and the expert: the London Medical Officers of Health, 1856-1900", Government and Expertise: Specialists, Administrators and Professionals, p.130. ISBN 052153450X.
- ^ a b Michael Warren, 1850-1899, A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related Services in Britain: 1066 - 1999. ISBN 1 900273 06 3
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