Terence E. Carroll earned his B.A. in history from

Wayne State University Wayne State University (WSU) is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan. It is Michigan's third-largest university. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 350 programs to nearly 25,000 ...

and an M.A. in history from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

. His thesis mentor at Columbia was famed historian

Richard Hofstadter Richard Hofstadter (August 6, 1916October 24, 1970) was an American historian and public intellectual of the mid-20th century. Hofstadter was the DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History at Columbia University. Rejecting his earlier historic ...

. Upon graduation from Columbia, he joined the

Detroit Historical Museum The Detroit Historical Museum is located at 5401 Woodward Avenue in the city's Cultural Center Historic District in Midtown Detroit. It chronicles the history of the Detroit area from cobblestone streets, 19th century stores, the auto assembly lin ...

as Curator of Industrial History. It was during his time with the Detroit Museum that he became interested in the history of public health. In 1955, he became assistant managing director of the Michigan Credit Union League. When the Michigan Credit Union League acquired ownership of the League Life Insurance Company, Carroll became executive vice president and chief operating officer of the company. In 1960 became director of the National Institute on Rehabilitation and Health Services (NIRHS). He founded and was first editor of the institute's journal ''Rehabilitation & Health''. His tenure as director of the NIRHS was marked by a focus on issues of occupational health and safety and contributed to legislative initiatives in this area under the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, including the

Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, U.S. Public Law 91-173, generally referred to as the Coal Act, was passed by the 91st United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the 37th President of the United States Richard ...

of 1969 and the

Occupational Safety and Health Act The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 is a US labor law governing the federal law of occupational health and safety in the private sector and federal government in the United States. It was enacted by Congress in 1970 and was signed by P ...

of 1970. Much of this work was accomplished in collaboration with his colleagues in the labor movement, especially Lorin Kerr of the

United Mine Workers The United Mine Workers of America (UMW or UMWA) is a North American labor union best known for representing coal miners. Today, the Union also represents health care workers, truck drivers, manufacturing workers and public employees in the Unit ...

Department of Occupational Health. His collaboration with union leaders during this period also led to the founding of the New York City Labor-Rehabilitation Liaison Project as well as the Sidney Hillman Health Center in Rochester, New York. He served as president of the District of Columbia Rehabilitation Association and president of the District of Columbia Public Health Association. He also was executive director of the Comprehensive Health Planning Council of Southeastern Michigan (CHPC-SEM). He was treasurer of the Ferndale Cooperative, the nation's largest consumer coop, now known as Credit Union One. In 1973, he succeeded

Milton Terris Milton Terris (April 22, 1915 – October 3, 2002) was an American public health physician and epidemiologist. He graduated from Columbia University in 1935 and completed his MD at the New York University School of Medicine in 1939 and his MPH f ...

as the

National Association for Public Health Policy The National Association for Public Health Policy was founded in 1980 by a group of past-presidents of the American Public Health Association led by Milton Terris, MD, MPH. The purpose of the Association is “to improve the health of the people of ...

's second president. He continues to hold that position.NAPHP website

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NAPHP website
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