Florence Sabin with Colorado governor Lee Knous as he signs the Sabin health bills into law Florence Sabin with Colorado governor Lee Knous as he signs the Sabin health bills into law

Contributor(s): Colorado State Medical Society Smith College. Sophia Smith Collection. Florence Rena Sabin Papers Publication: Produced: 1947 Language(s): No linguistic content Format: Still image Subject(s): Colorado Genre(s): Archival Materials Photographic prints Abstract: Sabin's committee drafted six bills: 1) a plan to reorganize the State Health Department; 2) a plan to allow adjoining counties with limited resources to receive federal, state, or local funds in order to organize district health services; 3) a plan to increase the per diem allowance for hospitalized indigent tuberculosis patients; 4) a plan to allow the State Health Department to receive federal funds for hospital construction under the Hill-Burton Act; 5) plan to set up a state tuberculosis hospital; 6) a plan for the strict control of brucellosis, a serious disease of cattle. The first four were passed in 1947. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584641X17 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: RRBBBV Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584641X17 Archival Collection: The Florence R. Sabin Papers (Profiles in Science)