The public health nurses of Jim Crow Florida / Christine Ardalan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ardalan, Christine, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing--Florida--History--20th century.

Nursing.

Health services accessibility--Florida.

Health services accessibility.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2019]

Summary:

During the Jim Crow era, Florida's public health nurses, mostly white and a few black women, tackled the state's public health issues born of race, climate, geography, and poverty. These pioneering professional women were often the only ones available to deliver current health improvement information into the homes of people who were out of the reach of modern medical care. They found innovative ways to build a bridge between the communities they served and public health policies, both state and federal, that addressed the threats of infection and the high infant and maternal mortality levels. Competing cultural constructions of health shaped their groundbreaking efforts to reach and serve underprivileged members of each race, whether to prevent illness and disease or to improve childbirth and general wellbeing.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 14, 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8130-5836-8

0-8130-5728-0

9780813057286

OCLC:

1124076033