Commonwealth Institute of Health
1980 – 16 November 1984
Previously School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (1930–1980).
Commonwealth Department of Health institution at the University of Sydney that continued the public health and tropical medicine teaching and research of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine under a new name.
Names over time
- School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine1930–1980
- Commonwealth Institute of Health1980–1984
How it came into existence
Renamed from the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in 1980, after recommendations approved in principle in 1979 that the school be renamed and developed as a national institute of health; it remained a Department of Health institution at the University of Sydney.
How it ended
On 16 November 1984 a Department of Health establishment variation authority changed its name back to the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, without any loss of functions; that school closed on 1 April 1987.
Main functions
- Postgraduate teaching of public health and tropical medicine
- Public health and tropical medicine research
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Health.
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Sources
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