Daniel I. Zwick, the Executive Officer of the Health Program, OEO, 1967-1971, discusses the origins of the community health center movement and the role of early leadership.
Daniel Zwick: The Community Action program and early activist neighborhood health reform
Mr. Daniel Zwick, The Community Action Program and early activist neighborhood health center reform
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