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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Brock_ChisholmBrock Chisholm - Wikipedia

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   George Brock Chisholm CC CBE MC ED (18 May 1896 – 4 February 1971) was a Canadian psychiatrist, medical practitioner, World War I veteran, and the first director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO).

2. www.who.int › director-general › former-directorsFormer WHO Directors-General - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   Jan 4, 2007 · Dr George Brock Chisholm served as WHO’s first Director-General from 1948 to 1953. Born in Oakville, Ontario (Canada), on 18 May 1896, Dr Chisholm died in Victoria, British Columbia (Canada) on 4 February 1971.

3. www.wfmh.org › 03BriefhistoryA BRIEF HISTORY - World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH)

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   Sep 21, 2023 · created. George Brock Chisholm, a Canadian psychiatrist, envisaged the WFMH as an international, nongovernmental body to provide a link to ‘grassroots’ mental health organizations and United Nations agencies. A radical thinker, Chisholm’s view that “health is a state of complete physical, mental and social

4. www.wikiwand.com › en › articlesBrock Chisholm - Wikiwand

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   George Brock Chisholm CC CBE MC ED (18 May 1896 – 4 February 1971) was a Canadian psychiatrist, medical practitioner, World War I veteran, and the first director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO).

5. bcmj.org › blog › smallpox-brock-chisholm-and-worldSmallpox, Brock Chisholm, and the World Health Organization

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   Apr 7, 2023 · Dr Chisholm oversaw worldwide efforts to control diseases such as malaria, cholera, tuberculosis, and sexually transmissible infections, and to standardize drugs around the world. He was an early leader in warning of the danger of pollution, overpopulation, and the nuclear arms race.

6. 1library.net › article › dr-george-brock-chisholmDr George Brock Chisholm and the Peace of Mental ... - 1Library

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   Labelled an iconoclast by the Canadian. government, media, and Church alike, Chisholm’s peace activism was largely dismissed as that of a crank. As a result, Chisholm’s visionary conception of peace as mental health quickly disappeared from the country’s popular and Cold War imagination.

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   Who was Brock Chisholm?

   • Brock Chisholm was born on 18 May 1896, in Oakville, Ontario, to a family with deep ties to the region. Under Sir Isaac Brock, his great-grandfather fought against the Americans during the War of 1812. His great grandfather’s brother, William, was Oakville’s founder.

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   Who is Dr Chisholm?

   • After his time as WHO’s Director-General, Chisholm was Honorary President of the World Federalists of Canada and President of the World Federation for Mental Health. Dr Chisholm was an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, of the American Psychiatric Association, The American Public Health Association and several other organizations.

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   What did John Chisholm believe about mental health?

   • As a leading practitioner of psychosomatic health, Chisholm believed that sound mental health lay at the root of a peaceful world. Chisholm travelled across Canada and the world to speak to fellow psychiatrists,

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   Who was John Chisholm & what did he do?

   • Chisholm is remembered by Canadians, it is as a “grinch,” rather than an esteemed doctor who played an important role forming and protecting the world’s health during the postwar and early Cold War period. In 2010, The Globe and Mail published a list compiled by Smithsonian magazine outlining history’s “Top ten real-life Grinches.”

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   Did Dr Chisholm seek re-election?

   • Dr Chisholm did not seek re-election at the end of his term in 1953, and returned to Canada to settle with his family in British Columbia. Dr Chisholm was the author of numerous publications. He was also made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1967, and received many honorary degrees.

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   How did Chisholm impact the world?

   • Under Chisholm’s leadership WHO dealt successfully with a cholera epidemic in Egypt, malaria outbreaks in Greece and Sardinia, and introduced a global shortwave epidemic-warning system for ships at sea. WHO also launched 2 long-term projects to standardize the names, descriptions, and strengths of drugs throughout the world.

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8. reviewcanada.ca › 2008 › 06WHO Is Brock Chisholm? - Literary Review of Canada

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   Young Brock Chisholm’s better claim to a kind of immortality was as a soldier in the Canadian army during the Great War. From 1915 to 1918 he fought unscathed through all the major Canadian battles on the western front, earning the nickname “Nemo” after an indestructible comic-strip character.