Terence E. Carroll
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Terence E. Carroll earned his B.A. in history from Wayne State University
and an M.A. in history from Columbia University
. His thesis mentor at Columbia was famed historian Richard Hofstadter
. Upon graduation from Columbia, he joined the Detroit Historical Museum
as Curator of Industrial History. It was during his time with the Detroit Museum that he became interested in the history of public health.
In 1955, he became Assistant Managing Director of the Michigan Credit Union League. When the Michigan Credit Union League acquired ownership of the League Life Insurance Company, Carroll became Executive Vice President and chief operating officer of the company.
In 1960 became Director of the National Institute on Rehabilitation and Health Services (NIRHS). He founded and was first editor of the Institute's journal Rehabilitation & Health. His tenure as director of the NIRHS was marked by a focus on issues of occupational health and safety and contributed to legislative initiatives in this area under the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, including the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 and the Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970.. Much of this work was accomplished in collaboration with his colleagues in the labor movement, especially Lorin Kerr of the United Mine Workers
Department of Occupational Health. His collaboration with union leaders during this period also led to the founding of the New York City Labor-Rehabilitation Liaison Project as well as the Sidney Hillman Health Center in Rochester, New York.
He served as President of the District of Columbia Rehabilitation Association and President of the District of Columbia Public Health Association. He also was Executive Director of the Comprehensive Health Planning Council of Southeastern Michigan (CHPC-SEM). He was Treasurer the Ferndale Cooperative, the nation's largest consumer coop, now known as Credit Union One..
In 1973, he succeeded Milton Terris
as the National Association for Public Health Policy
's second President. He continues to hold that position.
Wayne State University
Wayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...
and an M.A. in history from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. His thesis mentor at Columbia was famed historian Richard Hofstadter
Richard Hofstadter
Richard Hofstadter was an American public intellectual of the 1950s, a historian and DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History at Columbia University...
. Upon graduation from Columbia, he joined the Detroit Historical Museum
Detroit Historical Museum
The Detroit Historical Museum is located at 5401 Woodward Avenue in the city's Cultural Center Historic District in Midtown Detroit. It chronicles the history of the Detroit area from cobblestone streets, 19th century stores, the auto assembly line, toy trains, fur trading from the 18th century,...
as Curator of Industrial History. It was during his time with the Detroit Museum that he became interested in the history of public health.
In 1955, he became Assistant Managing Director of the Michigan Credit Union League. When the Michigan Credit Union League acquired ownership of the League Life Insurance Company, Carroll became Executive Vice President and chief operating officer of the company.
In 1960 became Director of the National Institute on Rehabilitation and Health Services (NIRHS). He founded and was first editor of the Institute's journal Rehabilitation & Health. His tenure as director of the NIRHS was marked by a focus on issues of occupational health and safety and contributed to legislative initiatives in this area under the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, including the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 and the Occupational Safety and Health Act
Occupational Safety and Health Act
The Occupational Safety and Health Act is the primary federal law which governs occupational health and safety in the private sector and federal government in the United States. It was enacted by Congress in 1970 and was signed by President Richard Nixon on December 29, 1970...
of 1970.. Much of this work was accomplished in collaboration with his colleagues in the labor movement, especially Lorin Kerr of the United Mine Workers
United Mine Workers
The United Mine Workers of America is a North American labor union best known for representing coal miners and coal technicians. Today, the Union also represents health care workers, truck drivers, manufacturing workers and public employees in the United States and Canada...
Department of Occupational Health. His collaboration with union leaders during this period also led to the founding of the New York City Labor-Rehabilitation Liaison Project as well as the Sidney Hillman Health Center in Rochester, New York.
He served as President of the District of Columbia Rehabilitation Association and President of the District of Columbia Public Health Association. He also was Executive Director of the Comprehensive Health Planning Council of Southeastern Michigan (CHPC-SEM). He was Treasurer the Ferndale Cooperative, the nation's largest consumer coop, now known as Credit Union One..
In 1973, he succeeded Milton Terris
Milton Terris
Milton Terris was born in 1915. He graduated from Columbia University in 1935 and completed his MD at the NYU College of Medicine in 1939 and his MPH from Johns Hopkins University in 1944. He was associate professor of preventive medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo from 1951...
as the National Association for Public Health Policy
National Association for Public Health Policy
The National Association for Public Health Policy was founded in 1980 by a group of past-presidents of the American Public Health Association led by Milton Terris, MD, MPH...
's second President. He continues to hold that position.