In Fond Memory of George W. Albee

A Leader in Primary Prevention

Regrettably, George W. Albee (1921-2006), internationally recognized as one of the foremost leaders of the prevention movement, passed away Saturday, July 8 at his home in Longboat Key, Fla after a brief battle with liver cancer. 

His compassionate and strategic shaping of the prevention field has influenced and inspired generations, including many of our own staff, who often preface Prevention Institute's work with Dr. Albee's telling quote, "No mass disorder afflicting mankind is ever brought under control or eliminated by attempts at treating the individual."  Although Dr. Albee will be sorely missed, his innovative and enduring wisdom will live on as it continues to influence the increasingly prevention-focused public health field.

Dr. Albee, former president of the American Psychological Association, a member of President Carter's Commission on Mental Health, and the author of more than 200 articles and book chapters on the merits of prevention, was a stanch believer that both physical and mental illness was often the result of social and environmental inequities such as poverty and discrimination, and was thus curable through social and political change and early intervention- and prevention-focused approaches.

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To be published in March 2007, the forthcoming Prevention Institute co-edited text, Prevention is Primary: A Renewed Approach to Health, is an attempt to capture the wisdom of leaders like Dr. Albee for the next generation of prevention advocates.

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