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Format: 1 online resource : , 10 illus.

ISBN: 9780812200270

Series Statement: Studies in Health, Illness, and Caregiving

Content: Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired moves beyond the depiction of African Americans as mere recipients of aid or as victims of neglect and highlights the ways black health activists created public health programs and influenced public policy at every opportunity. Smith also sheds new light on the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment by situating it within the context of black public health activity, reminding us that public health work had oppressive as well as progressive consequences.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Figures -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction: African Americans, Gender, and Public Health in the South -- , Part I. The Creation of a Black Health Movement -- , 1. Private Crusades for Public Health -- , 2. Spreading the Gospel of Health -- , 3. A New Deal for Black Health -- , Part II. The Implementation of Black Health Programs -- , 4. Good Intentions and Bad Blood in Alabama -- , 5. The Public Health Work of Poor Rural Women -- , 6. Sharecroppers and Sorority Women -- , Conclusion -- , Notes -- , Selected Bibliography -- , Index -- , Backmatter , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.9783/9780812200270

URL: https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812200270

URL: https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812200270

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