Author: John Ettling
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
"The Germ of Laziness" chronicles the formation and five-year history of the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission for the Eradication of Hookworm Disease and its fight against the debilitating parasite, "the germ of laziness", that, by the early years of the twentieth century, afflicted nearly 40 percent of our Southern population. The Sanitary Commission was not John D. Rockefeller's first philanthropic venture, and certainly not his most ambitious; it was, however, one of his more interesting creations, later becoming the prototype for the Rockefeller Foundation's early public health programs around the world. Ettling skillfully places this medical concern in the context of the history of public health and education and against the backdrop of American reform in the progressive years.
The Germ of Laziness
Author: John Ettling
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
"The Germ of Laziness" chronicles the formation and five-year history of the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission for the Eradication of Hookworm Disease and its fight against the debilitating parasite, "the germ of laziness", that, by the early years of the twentieth century, afflicted nearly 40 percent of our Southern population. The Sanitary Commission was not John D. Rockefeller's first philanthropic venture, and certainly not his most ambitious; it was, however, one of his more interesting creations, later becoming the prototype for the Rockefeller Foundation's early public health programs around the world. Ettling skillfully places this medical concern in the context of the history of public health and education and against the backdrop of American reform in the progressive years.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
"The Germ of Laziness" chronicles the formation and five-year history of the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission for the Eradication of Hookworm Disease and its fight against the debilitating parasite, "the germ of laziness", that, by the early years of the twentieth century, afflicted nearly 40 percent of our Southern population. The Sanitary Commission was not John D. Rockefeller's first philanthropic venture, and certainly not his most ambitious; it was, however, one of his more interesting creations, later becoming the prototype for the Rockefeller Foundation's early public health programs around the world. Ettling skillfully places this medical concern in the context of the history of public health and education and against the backdrop of American reform in the progressive years.
Popular Science
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.
McClure's Magazine
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 942
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 942
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The Colorado School Journal
Author: Aaron Gove
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Colorado School Journal
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Life
Author: John Ames Mitchell
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 630
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Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Life
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Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 626
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Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
Poverty and Neglected Tropical Diseases in the American Rural South
Author: Christine Crudo Blackburn
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1498593879
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
In Poverty and Neglected Tropical Diseases in the American Rural South, Christine Crudo Blackburn and Macey T. Lively study regions of the United States rarely acknowledged by the average American. These are regions of extreme poverty in the rural American South where a mixture of historical discrimination, structural discrimination, lack of opportunities, and decaying infrastructure conspire to create an environment conducive to chronic, debilitating diseases known as Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). Blackburn and Lively explore the conditions that allow NTDs to thrive in a wealthy nation like the United States when such diseases are typically associated with the poorest communities in Africa, Asia, and South America. Poverty and Neglected Tropical Diseases pulls back the curtain on the reality of poverty and disease in America and tell the story of failing sanitation infrastructure, the lack of clean water, the inability to access healthcare, and the lack of financial security through the eyes of those living it every day.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1498593879
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
In Poverty and Neglected Tropical Diseases in the American Rural South, Christine Crudo Blackburn and Macey T. Lively study regions of the United States rarely acknowledged by the average American. These are regions of extreme poverty in the rural American South where a mixture of historical discrimination, structural discrimination, lack of opportunities, and decaying infrastructure conspire to create an environment conducive to chronic, debilitating diseases known as Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). Blackburn and Lively explore the conditions that allow NTDs to thrive in a wealthy nation like the United States when such diseases are typically associated with the poorest communities in Africa, Asia, and South America. Poverty and Neglected Tropical Diseases pulls back the curtain on the reality of poverty and disease in America and tell the story of failing sanitation infrastructure, the lack of clean water, the inability to access healthcare, and the lack of financial security through the eyes of those living it every day.
The Public's Health
Author: Sam Taggert
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1610755464
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Smallpox, malaria, tuberculosis, cholera, and yellow fever were ever-present dangers in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Arkansas. The Public’s Health is a narrative history of the health and disease of the people of Arkansas, what they faced, and how they dealt with it.
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1610755464
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Smallpox, malaria, tuberculosis, cholera, and yellow fever were ever-present dangers in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Arkansas. The Public’s Health is a narrative history of the health and disease of the people of Arkansas, what they faced, and how they dealt with it.
Nursing and Empire
Author: Sujani K. Reddy
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469625083
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
In this rich interdisciplinary study, Sujani Reddy examines the consequential lives of Indian nurses whose careers have unfolded in the contexts of empire, migration, familial relations, race, and gender. As Reddy shows, the nursing profession developed in India against a complex backdrop of British and U.S. imperialism. After World War II, facing limited vocational options at home, a growing number of female nurses migrated from India to the United States during the Cold War. Complicating the long-held view of Indian women as passive participants in the movement of skilled labor in this period, Reddy demonstrates how these "women in the lead" pursued new opportunities afforded by their mobility. At the same time, Indian nurses also confronted stigmas based on the nature of their "women's work," the religious and caste differences within the migrant community, and the racial and gender hierarchies of the United States. Drawing on extensive archival research and compelling life-history interviews, Reddy redraws the map of gender and labor history, suggesting how powerful global forces have played out in the personal and working lives of professional Indian women.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469625083
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
In this rich interdisciplinary study, Sujani Reddy examines the consequential lives of Indian nurses whose careers have unfolded in the contexts of empire, migration, familial relations, race, and gender. As Reddy shows, the nursing profession developed in India against a complex backdrop of British and U.S. imperialism. After World War II, facing limited vocational options at home, a growing number of female nurses migrated from India to the United States during the Cold War. Complicating the long-held view of Indian women as passive participants in the movement of skilled labor in this period, Reddy demonstrates how these "women in the lead" pursued new opportunities afforded by their mobility. At the same time, Indian nurses also confronted stigmas based on the nature of their "women's work," the religious and caste differences within the migrant community, and the racial and gender hierarchies of the United States. Drawing on extensive archival research and compelling life-history interviews, Reddy redraws the map of gender and labor history, suggesting how powerful global forces have played out in the personal and working lives of professional Indian women.