Lila Atkisson, born in Long Beach, California, was director of public health administration and education for the Ventura County Public Health Services until retiring in 1983. As director, Atkisson oversaw the county's immunization programs, family planning and prenatal care, WIC programs, health education, and educational programming. She was a supporter of access to family planning and health education for the public. She passed away at the age of 96 in 2020. This collection contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, promotional materials, memorandums, announcements, reports, personnel lists, program outlines, articles, handouts, travel magazines and ephemera, docent training for the Museum of Ventura County, a VHS tape, photographic slides, compact cassettes, and IUDs. The materials cover a wide variety of public health topics, including, but not limited to, vaccinations, oral health, family planning, parenting classes, mental health services, communicable diseases, food and nutrition, and health education.

Lila Atkisson was born in 1924 in Long Beach, California. She was also raised there by her parents John Curtis and Nancy Elizabeth Atkisson (Alexander). She graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School. Atkisson went on to earn a bachelor's degree in home economics/food and nutrition from Santa Barbara College (now UC Santa Barbara), and a master's degree in public health from the University of Minnesota.

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