Health in North Carolina
North Carolina has garnered a reputation as a leader in the healthcare industry. That’s not surprising considering that the state is home to some of the most renowned medical schools and hospitals in the country.
Below are some resources from our collection that provide some insight into North Carolina’s history in the fields of medicine and healthcare.
Bettering the Health of the People: W.Reece Berryhill, The UNC School of Medicine and the North Carolina Good Health Movement by William W. McLendon, Floyd W. Denny, Jr., William B. Blythe
Evolution of a Medical Center: A History of Duke University to 1941 by James F. Gifford
A Heritage of Healing: Two Hundred Years of Medicine in Wake County by Lisa Huggins Towle
ExploreNC page highlighting Health, Medicine and Biotechnology resources: http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ghl/themes/august.html
