Stephen C. Joseph

Stephen C. Joseph (born 1937, Brooklyn,[1] New York City) was the New York City Health Commissioner from 1986 until 1990 after having worked at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as Special Coordinator for Child Health and Survival.[2], [3] He went on to become dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota[4] and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.

Joseph earned a bachelor's degree cum laude from Harvard College in 1959, a medical degree cum laude from the Yale School of Medicine in 1963 and a master of public health degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1968.[2]

Publications
  • Dragon Within the Gates: The Once and Future AIDS Epidemic[4]
  • Summer of Fifty-Seven: Coming of Age in Wyoming’s Shining Mountains
  • River of Stone, River of Sand: A Story of Medicine and Adventure

References
  1. Lubasch, Arnold (November 14, 1989). "Joseph Resigns After 3 Years As New York's Health Chief". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. Nix, Crystal (March 12, 1986). "Koch Names An Official of Unicef City's New Health Commissioner". New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. Kahn, E.J. "Commissioner" (April 21, 1986). The New Yorker. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. "Book Review: Politics and AIDS: Fatal Combination: Dragon Within the Gates: The Once and Future AIDS Epidemic, by Stephen C. Joseph, (Carroll & Graf) $19.95; 228 pages". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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