Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
The Department Of Epidemiology And Public Health
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Description area
Dates of existence
1950s -
History
The Department of Epidemiology and Public Health is based at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School. The department aims to improve the health of communities through teaching and research. During the 1950s and 1960s it was known as the Department of Public Health and Social Medicine, by 1970 it was the Department of Social and Occupational Medicine, and later it changed its name to the Department of Community and Occupational Medicine. The collection is made up of teaching materials and items from the departmental library.