Florida Public Health Oral History Project

Interviewee

Aldridge McMahan

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Interviewer

E. Charlton Prather

Publication Date

2-29-2016

Date

2000-02-21

Abstract

Aldridge “Al” McMahan, the first pharmacist employed by the Florida State Public Health System to do pharmacy, speaks with E. Charlton Prather on the highlights of his life and career in Florida Public Health. From his beginnings in retail pharmacy in Northeast Alabama to his retirement work with the AARP “55 Alive Safety Driving Program,” McMahan discusses the positive and negative aspects of his career, including his acceptance onto the Florida State Board in 1966, the struggles of public health reorganization in the 1970s, and his personal life and philosophies on religion, family, and Florida living.

Keywords

American Association of Retired Persons, Florida. Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Pharmacy, Public Health

Extent

01:23:36; 37 page transcript

Subject: geographic

Alabama

Language

English

Media Type

Oral histories

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

C53-00024

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