Branch links a health institution to the field of health work it operates in. Wikipedia notes that the World Health Organization "coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies," placing it squarely within the public health branch rather than clinical medicine. This dimension groups institutions that work within the same branch of health.
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Era of Emergence Branch
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1. Wikipedia: American Public Health Association
WikipediaAmerican Public Health Association, History sectionQuote, American Public Health Association, History section
In 1872, APHA was founded by a group of physicians, including Stephen Smith and Henry Hartshorne.
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