Background
Fox, Claude Earl was born on November 8, 1946 in Charleston, Mississippi, United States. Son of Claude Earl Junior and Shirley Fox.
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Claude Earl Fox
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Claude Earl Fox, American Federal health official. Diplomate American Board Preventive Medicine, American Board Public Health; qualifiedAm. Board Pediatrics. Recipient Sidney Chipman award for Outstanding Achievement in Maternal and Child Health U. North Carolina, 1982; named Public Citizen of Year National Association Social Workers, Montgomery unit, 1987, Alabama chapter 1987.
Education
Bachelor of Science with distinction, Mississippi College, 1968; Doctor of Medicine, U. Mississippi, 1972; Master in Public Health, U. North Carolina, 1975.
Career
Pediatric intern, U. Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, 1972-1973;
pediatric resident, U. Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, 1979-1980;
pediatric resident, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1978-1979;
with, Mississippi State Department Health, 1973-1986;
local health officer, Charleston, 1973-1974;
district health officer, Tupelo, Mississippi, 1975-1978;
chief Bureau Family Health Service, Jackson, 1980-1981;
chief Bureau Personal Health Service, Jackson, 1980-1986;
state health officer, Alabama Department Public Health, Montgomery, from 1986;
now administrator health resources and services administration, Department Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland. Medical consultant North Carolina Department Health, Chapel Hill, 1974-1975, Rockwell International, Tupelo, 1976-1978, Missouri Department Health, 1984. Visiting teacher maternal and child health U. Mississippi Medical Center, 1980-1986, member of advisory council.
Visiting teaching staff School Public Health and School Medicine, U. Alabama. Advisory group onprevention Sen. Committee Labor and Human Resources, Washington.
Member Alabama Statewide Health Coordinating Council. Member Alabama State Child Abuse and Negelect Prevention Board, Alabama Commision on Aging, Alabama Youth Services Board, Planning and Advisory Council for Development Disabilities, Pesticides Advisory Committee, Alabama Board Examiners Nursing Home Adminstrs. Chairman Alabama Task Force Prevention and Perinatal Health, Alabama Radiation Advisory Board Health.
Advising committee Emergency Medical Services. Past member work group to revise1988 United States standard birth certificate National Center Health Statistics, primary care work group Mississippi Governor' General’ s Office. Past chairman infant mortality task force, adolescent pregnancy task force Governor's Council on Children and Youth.
Achievements
Membership
Member Alabama Resource Development Committee. Board directors Montogmery chapter, board.dirs. Alabama division, medical advising committee American Red Cross.
Member external advising committee School Public Health U. Alabama Birmingham. Member Alabama State Building Commission. Member National Association Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Dirs.
(past steering committee, legislation committee, data committee, pres-elect), Medical Association State Ala, Montgomery County Medical Society, American Public Health Association (past Mississippi delegate Governing Council, Young Professional Year award Maternal and Child Health section 1984), Alabama Public Health Association, Association State and Terrace Health Officials (past forms revision committee), American College Ob-gyn (past committee revision natality terminology).
Interests
Connections
Married Carolyn Tedford, May 15, 1971. Children: Stephanie Ryan, Victoria Crossley.
Awards
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Recipient Sidney Chipman award for Outstanding Achievement in Maternal and Child Health U. North Carolina, 1982. Named Public Citizen of Year National Association Social Workers, Montgomery unit, 1987, Alabama chapter 1987.Recipient Sidney Chipman award for Outstanding Achievement in Maternal and Child Health U. North Carolina, 1982. Named Public Citizen of Year National Association Social Workers, Montgomery unit, 1987, Alabama chapter 1987.