Nursing with a Message: Public Health Demonstration Projects in New York City

by Patricia D'Antonio

Mandated by the Affordable Care Act, public health demonstration projects have been touted as an innovative solution to the nation's health care crisis. Yet, such projects actually have a long but little-known history, dating back to the 1920s. This groundbreaking new book reveals the key role that these local health programs-and the nurses who ran them-influenced how Americans perceived both their personal health choices and the well-being of their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813571022
• ISBN13: 9780813571027
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher