Morrill Act Celebration: Rural Health
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Title Rural Health and Land Grant Colleges: The Continuing Legacy of the Morrill and Smill-Lever Acts
Presented by Gail Bellamy, Ph.D. Professor and Director Center for Rural Health Research and Policy Florida State University
The Panel discussion on rural health in Florida will be moderated by Dean Michael G. Perri.
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Title The 3 'Rs' of Rural Public Health
Presented by Pamela Blackmon Health Officer/Administrator Suwannee and Lafayette County Health Department
The Morrill Act of 1862 established the land-grant university system and provided thousands of Americans access to knowledge they most likely never would have experienced. For more information on UF and the land grant story, visit landgrant.ufl.edu.