Background
Yankauer, Alfred was born on October 12, 1913 in New York City. Son of Alfred Senior and Teresa (Loewy) Yankauer.
educator pediatrician physician
Yankauer, Alfred was born on October 12, 1913 in New York City. Son of Alfred Senior and Teresa (Loewy) Yankauer.
Bachelor, Dartmouth College, 1934; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1938; Master in Public Health, Columbia University, 1947.
Health officer New York City Department Health, 1947-1950. Assistant commissioner of health Rochester (New York ) Health Bureau, 1950-1952. Director maternal and child health bureau New York State Department Health, Albany, 1952-1961.
World Health Organization professor child health Madras (India) Medical School, 1957-1959. Regional maternal and child health advisor Pan-American Health Organisation/World Health Organization, Washington, 1961-1966. Senior research associate School of Public Health Harvard University, Boston, 1966-1973.
Professor family and community medicine and pediatrics Medical School University Massachusetts, Worcester, from 1973. Assistant professor health Cornell University Medical College, New York City, 1948-1950. Medical director pediatric nurse practitioner program Massachusetts Gen.Hosp./Northeastern University College of Nursing, Boston, 1972-1979.
Member health advisory committee Public Affairs Association, New York City, 1980-1988. Board directors American Social Health Commission, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1984-1990, chairman research advisory committee, since 1990. Major, Medical corpus, United States army, 1941-1945, European Theatre of Operations.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Pediatrics (Job Lewis Smith award 1979). Member American Public Health Association (Excellence award 1990), Massachusetts Public Health Association (Lemuel Shattuck award 1987).
Married Marian Wynn, May 22, 1948. Children: Kenneth and Douglas (twins).
