The First Community Health Center in Mississippi: Communities Empowering Themselves.

• Autores: H. Jack Geiger
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 106, Nº. 10, 2016, págs. 1738-1740
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the history of the Tufts Comprehensive Community Health Action Program which was proposed in 1965 to intervene in the cycle of extreme poverty, illiteracy, and unemployment in America, and it mentions the struggles of black people in places such as Bolivar County, Mississippi during the 20th century. The success of the Tufts-Delta Health Center is examined, along with comprehensive health services involving preventive medicine, pediatrics, and health education.