[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 125 (Friday, September 18, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S10609]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

 Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I want to take this opportunity 
to bring to the attention of my colleagues the generous gift by the 
Mailman Foundation to the Columbia University School of Public Health 
(CSPH). This represents the largest single gift ever made to a school 
of public health.
  CSPH is one of our nation's first schools of public health and is 
currently celebrating its 75th anniversary. In its recent history, CSPH 
has distinguished itself on the local, national, and global levels in a 
variety of public health areas. The Mailman Foundation endowment will 
help to strengthen and expand areas such as: (1) access to and quality 
of health care; (2) prevention of childhood poverty; (3) the 
enhancement of women's reproductive health, including STD prevention 
services, and reduction in pregnancy-related deaths in developing 
countries; (4) the identification of environmental factors such as air 
and water quality as a cause of disease; (5) the prevention of 
community and household violence; and (6) AIDS research and treatment.
  In addition to these important areas of program and research support, 
the gift will also be used to provide financial aid to students and for 
faculty support.
  The family-run Mailman Foundation was created by the late Joseph 
Mailman, the founder of Mailman Corporation, one of the earliest 
conglomerates in North America. The Foundation has been an important 
benefactor to numerous institutions devoted to education, medicine, and 
the arts.
  I commend the Mailman Foundation for its remarkable act of 
philanthropy and for recognizing Columbia's leadership in the field of 
public health. This gift to Columbia University's internationally known 
graduate school, now known as the Joseph L. Mailman School of Public 
Health, will advance the cause of health promotion and disease 
prevention, through education, research, and direct service.

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