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Size | 23.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 4700 items) |
Abstract | John W. Hatch began teaching at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Public Health in 1971 and retired from UNC-CH as Kenan Professor of Health Education in 1995. Papers of John W. Hatch, documenting his involvement in health education issues in the United States and throughout the world. The collection reflects Hatch's interest in improving health care for underserved populations, including African-Americans. Domestically, the papers document, among other projects, Hatch's work with the Delta Health Center, a nonprofit health organization located in Mound Bayou, Miss., and the Community Health Education and Resources Utilization Project (Black Churches Project), an effort to train lay people to be health resources in their local communities. There is also material relating to sickle cell anemia research. International health projects covered include the UNC-CH School of Public Health's Practical Training in Health Education project in Cameroon, Hatch's work on the World Council of Churches' Christian Medical Commission, and Hatch's travels to South Africa under the aegis of the Progressive Primary Health Care Network. |
Creator | Hatch, John W. (John Wesley), 1928- |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
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John W. Hatch, who earned his B.A. degree from Knoxville College and his M.S.W. from Atlanta University, served as an assistant professor in Tufts University School of Medicine's Department of Preventive Medicine starting in 1965. Simultaneously, he headed the community health action division of the Tufts Delta Health Center, an Office of Economic Opportunity-sponsored comprehensive health center in Mound Bayou, Miss.
Hatch began teaching in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Public Health in 1971 and earned his D.P.H. degree from the same institution in 1974. During his tenure at UNC-CH, Hatch continued his involvement in health issues related to underserved populations. At the time of his retirement in 1995, he was William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor in the School of Public Health's Department of Health Behavior and Health Education.
Back to TopThis collection primarily documents John W. Hatch's professional interests and activities. It contains little personal documentation. General subject files comprise the largest part of the collection. These include correspondence, articles by people other than Hatch, materials about projects in which Hatch was involved, project proposals, and memoranda and other papers related to Hatch's work in the UNC-CH School of Public Health. Also included are articles, reports, and presentations relating to research and health projects in which Hatch was involved, including the Black Churches Project, and the Delta Health Center; as well as correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other materials from some of the major projects and organizations with which Hatch was affiliated.
Back to TopArrangement: alphabetical by title.
This series mostly consists of papers or speeches that Hatch authored or co-authored for publication or presentation at conferences or other events. A few internal reports on projects in which he was involved are also included. Drafts, correspondence, and other materials related to each article are filed here.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
This series contains materials from the health education projects which are largest in terms of quantity of records. Other projects may be found in the General Subject Files.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
The Black Churches Project, more formally known as the Community Health Education and Resources Utilization Project, trained church volunteers to be health advisers to their congregations on topics including maternal and child health, environmental concerns, cardiovascular health, and substance abuse. The program, in which the UNC-CH School of Public Health and the General Baptist State Convention joined forces, continued for over a decade in various forms in North Carolina churches. There was also a program in South Carolina churches, a report from which is listed as Lay Advocate Health Project in the General Subject Files.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
An outgrowth of the Black Churches Project, Community Health Education for Teens trained adolescents in leadership development, knowledge of health and community resources, and technical information in critical areas such as sexuality, alcohol and drugs, relationships with parents, schools, and peers, and the development of career skills.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
This subseries contains materials from the Delta Health Center, a comprehensive health care center in Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Miss., where Hatch worked in the 1960s. The Center was largely supported by grants from federal programs, particularly those administered through the Office of Economic Opportunity, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Department of Health and Human Services. Researchers interested should also check the more extensive Delta Health Center records contained in collection #4613.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
This section of Delta Health Center materials relates to a leave Hatch took from UNC-CH in 199? in order to spend time at the center interviewing former employees for a book project on the Delta Health Center.
Folder 282 |
Articles |
Folder 283 |
Commonwealth Fund |
Folder 284 |
Crowe, Milburn |
Folder 285 |
Funding Requests |
Folder 286 |
Geiger, H. Jack |
Folder 287 |
Leave Proposal |
Folder 288 |
Letters to Former Staff |
Folder 289 |
Monnett, Martha |
Folder 290 |
North Carolina Rural Health Research Program |
Folder 291 |
Notes |
Folder 292 |
Patterson, Essie |
Folder 293 |
Project Proposal |
Folder 294 |
Survey of Early Employees-1981 |
Folder 295 |
Technical Report Requirement |
Folder 296 |
Work Plan |
Arrangement: alphabetical by title.
Practical Training in Health Education was a project initiated by the UNC-CH School of Public Health in Cameroon.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
This series documents Hatch's work on the board of the Christian Medical Commission of the World Council of Churches.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
This series contains items from the center, one of ten federally funded comprehensive sickle cell centers in the United States.
Folder 397 |
Annual Meeting of National Sickle Cell Centers |
Folder 398 |
Bibliography of Sickle Cell Policy and Ethics Literature |
Folder 399 |
Clergy Training |
Folder 400 |
Educational Materials |
Folder 401 |
Invoices |
Folder 402 |
Review 1988-89 |
Folder 403 |
Review 1989-90 |
Folder 404 |
Review 1990-91 |
Folder 405 |
"Sickle Cell Mutual Help Groups" |
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
Materials from the center's Lay Volunteer Sickle Cell Education Project, which raised the level of knowledge of sickle cell disease by training lay people who would be equipped to pass on information in their communities.
Folder 406 |
Correspondence |
Folder 407 |
"A Lay Educator Approach to Sickle Cell Disease Education" |
Folder 408 |
"Making Our Partnership Count: Sharing Responsibility for Sickle Cell Disease Education" |
Folder 409 |
Project Reports |
Folder 410 |
Project Reports |
Folder 411 |
Session Materials |
Folder 412 |
"Toward Empowering Black Communities to Do Sickle Cell Education" |
Folder 413 |
Training Evaluations |
Folder 414 |
UNC-CH Minority Pre-Graduate Research Experience Program |
Folder 415 |
Volunteer Profiles |
Arrangement: alphabetical by title.
This series contains a variety of materials, including correspondence, project reports, information on a specific subjects, course materials, memoranda from Hatch's work on university committees, etc.
Videotapes from the Community Health Education for Teens project (see Subseries 2.2).
Videotape VT-4801/1 |
Scenes from opening session of the project including a skit1/2" Open Reel Video |
Videotape VT-4801/2 |
Speech from an unidentified session1/2" Open Reel Video |
Videotape VT-4801/3 |
Project's graduation ceremony1/2" Open Reel Video |