title: The University of Oklahoma College of Public Health and the American Indian.
abstract: This article illustrates how the relationship between the University of Oklahoma College of Public Health, the American Indians, and the Indian Health Service is especially appropriate to the state of Oklahoma. It reviews the development of the College of Public Health as an important component of the university and the state of Oklahoma. Included are observations about the special contributions made by American Indians to both the nation and to the state, as well as reflections upon the development of public health in the young nation and in the newly forming state of Oklahoma.
authors.affiliation: Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD 20857.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Rhoades
mesh_terms: D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000266:history*; D009825:Oklahoma; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States; D016549:United States Indian Health Service / Q000266:history; D014495:Universities / Q000266:history*