John Joseph Hanlon

Background

Hanlon, John Joseph was born on May 7, 1912 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Joseph and Florence (Livingston) Hanlon.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1933. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1934. Special student, Harvard School Public Health, 1934.

Bachelor of Medicine, Wayne University, 1940. Doctor of Medicine, Wayne University, 1941. Master of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1942.

Career

Assistant sanitary engineer, Eaton County, Michigan, 1934; assistant epidemiologist, statistician, Detroit Department Health, 1935-1940; staff, Harper Hospital, Detroit, 1940-1941; health officer, Bradley County, Tennessee, 1941; director nutrition, Tennessee Public Health, 1942-1943; associate professor public health administration, U. North Carolina, 1943-1944; lecturer preventive medicine, Duke U., 1943-1944; associate professor, University of Michigan, 1944-1949; professor public health, University of Michigan, 1951-1952; chief health, Mission, Institute Inter-American Affairs, Bolivia, 1949-1951; medical director, United States Public Health Service chief public health division, United States Foreign Aid Program, 1952-1957; director public health services, City of Philadelphia, 1957-1964; professor, department chairman preventive medicine and public health, Temple University School Medicine, 1957-1964; commissioner public health, Detroit and Wayne County Adjunct Professor public health administration, University of Michigan professor, department chairman community medicine, Wayne State University School Medicine, 1964-1968; assistant surgeon general, United States Public Health Service and rear admiral United States Navy, Washington, 1968-1976; professor public health, health program coordinator, San Diego State University, 1976-1983. Member United States delegate to World Health Assembly, 1953, 54, 56. Chairman Detroit-Wayne County Community Mental Health Board, 1964-1967.

Achievements

• John Joseph Hanlon has been listed as a noteworthy public health administrator, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Public health: administration and practice

Membership

Fellow American Public Health Association (president 1967-1968, presidential citation 1977, 1st annual award for excellence in health administration 1981), San Diego State University John Jay Hanlon Chair in Health Services, Research and Policy, 1988. Honorary fellow Royal Society Health, College Medicine of Philadelphia. Member Society Prospective Medicine (treasurer 1976-1980), Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Xi, Delta Omega.

Honorary member Sociedad Boliviana de Salud Pública, Hellenic Public Health Society.

Connections

Married Frances E. Pizzo, June 24, 1939. Children: Jon Jerrold, Donald Livingston.

Father:

John Joseph Hanlon

Mother:

Florence (Livingston) Hanlon

Spouse:

Frances E. Pizzo

child:

Donald Livingston Hanlon

child:

Jon Jerrold Hanlon