Oral history interview with Bruce Smith (captioned video)
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Title
Oral history interview with Bruce Smith (captioned video)
Subject
Public health
Oral histories (literary works)
Oral histories (literary works)
Description
Oral history interview with Bruce Smith, conducted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Archivist, Heather Mumford, over Zoom on November 16, 2021.
Bruce Smith served initially as the Director of Community Programs (1989 – 1995). In 1995 he transitioned to two roles, held concurrently, as the Director, Office of Government and Community Programs and the Deputy Director, Division of Public Health Practice (1995 – 2003). His final roles (also concurrent) at the Harvard School of Public Health were as the Director of Community Relations for the Division of Public Health Practice and the Office of Government and Community Programs (2003 – 2012).
The Division of Public Health Practice at the Harvard School of Public Health, now known as the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, began in 1998. It was founded and initially directed by Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith, then directed by Dr. Howard Koh from 2004-2009. It served as a conduit between the work of Harvard School of Public Health academic departments, governmental and corporate agencies, and the community. The mission of the division encompassed education, research, and service. Programs included under the umbrella of the division were the Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, the Office of Government and Community Programs, the Preventive Medicine Program, the Program for Health Care Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, the Program to Eliminate Health Disparities, and the Violence Prevention Program. In 2009 the division was dissolved, and its activities were absorbed by the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the Department of Health Policy and Management, and the Division of Policy Translation and Leadership.
In this interview Bruce discusses his career and experiences while working for the Harvard School of Public Health. This includes his leadership roles with local communities in Boston, including Mission Hill (which is where Harvard’s Longwood Campus is located). He also discusses growing up in Boston, Massachusetts. (Total running time: 2H05M42S).
Bruce Smith served initially as the Director of Community Programs (1989 – 1995). In 1995 he transitioned to two roles, held concurrently, as the Director, Office of Government and Community Programs and the Deputy Director, Division of Public Health Practice (1995 – 2003). His final roles (also concurrent) at the Harvard School of Public Health were as the Director of Community Relations for the Division of Public Health Practice and the Office of Government and Community Programs (2003 – 2012).
The Division of Public Health Practice at the Harvard School of Public Health, now known as the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, began in 1998. It was founded and initially directed by Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith, then directed by Dr. Howard Koh from 2004-2009. It served as a conduit between the work of Harvard School of Public Health academic departments, governmental and corporate agencies, and the community. The mission of the division encompassed education, research, and service. Programs included under the umbrella of the division were the Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, the Office of Government and Community Programs, the Preventive Medicine Program, the Program for Health Care Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, the Program to Eliminate Health Disparities, and the Violence Prevention Program. In 2009 the division was dissolved, and its activities were absorbed by the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the Department of Health Policy and Management, and the Division of Policy Translation and Leadership.
In this interview Bruce discusses his career and experiences while working for the Harvard School of Public Health. This includes his leadership roles with local communities in Boston, including Mission Hill (which is where Harvard’s Longwood Campus is located). He also discusses growing up in Boston, Massachusetts. (Total running time: 2H05M42S).
Creator
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Date
Oral history conducted 2021-11-16
Date Available
2023-01-16
Contributor
Center for the History of Medicine, Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine). Project Records, 2021-2022 (inclusive). M-CL02, Series 00794, Acc. 2024-040.
Format
video
Extent
1 oral history (2H05M42S)
Language
English
Type
moving image
Identifier
Accession #2024-040
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Embedded Media
Interviewer
Heather Mumford
Interviewee
Bruce Smith
Original Format
Digital
Duration
2H05M42S
Files
Citation
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine), “Oral history interview with Bruce Smith (captioned video),” OnView, accessed April 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/index.php/items/show/26727.