This paper will address the history of the use of racial classifications in public health through an examination of the work of Raymond Pearl (1879-1940). Pearl was professor of biometry and vital statistics at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health from 1918 to his death. He was influential in developing modern statistical approaches to the problems of public health. This paper will discuss Pearl's work in the use of racial categories in public health during the 1920s and the influence of his views on the field up to the present
Learning Objectives: Develop an understanding of the implications of checking multiple race/ethnicity categories in the 2000 census for public health data
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