Strong Hearts and Healing Hands: Southern California Indians and Field Nurses, 1920-1950

by Clifford E Trafzer and Clifford E. Trafzer

Book Overview

In 1924, the United States began a bold program in public health. The Indian Service of the United States hired its first nurses to work among Indians living on reservations. This corps of white women were dedicated to improving Indian health. In 1928, the first field nurses arrived in the Mission Indian Agency of Southern California. These nurses visited homes and schools, providing public health and sanitation information regarding disease causation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816542171
• ISBN13: 9780816542178
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"