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Sarah E Abrams

Publications and source records attributed to Sarah E Abrams.

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East of the West Nile.

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Attitude to Health↗
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From function to competency in public health nursing, 1931 to 2003.

Explaining the content of public health nursing practice is not a new phenomenon. This historical narrative examines two documents published in the first Public Health Nursing journal, in which the National Organization for Public Health Nursing (NOPHN) described the nature of public health nursing for the profession and for those who administered programs employing public health nurses. While changes in language reflect evolution of both the nursing profession and public health practice, consistencies in purpose and the core understanding of public health nursing link these documents conceptually to the recent statement of Public Health Nurse Competencies (Quad Council, 2003).

Community Health Nursing↗
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Beverly C. Flynn, an oral history with a 20th century activist.

Beverly Collora Flynn, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., when asked what she believes her legacies will be, cites achievements that have sustained her professionally and personally. Through her work in the Institute of Action Research for Community Health at Indiana University School of Nursing and her work in Healthy Cities, she further developed the application of primary health care and community health promotion concepts into practice. A theme that emerges from her story is that of recognizing new approaches to meeting the health needs of communities and developing them into lasting practices. Flynn's long marriage to Pat and rich family life, including two children Bryan and Nicole have been balanced with her professional commitments and have been a source of strength for her as a person and as a nurse. Dr. Flynn is one of those exceptional individuals we honor, by telling her story as she told it to us in July, 2004 for this series on outstanding public/community health nursing leaders of the twentieth century.

Community Health Nursing↗
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Eva M. Reese, excerpts from an oral history.

Eva Miller Reese is a former director of the Visiting Nurse Services of New York (1964-1976) and a past secretary of the Public Health Nursing section of the American Public Health Association. She is also the 1974 recipient of the Haven Emerson Award, the highest honor awarded by the Public Health Association of New York City. A nationally renowned leader in public health nursing, Reese influenced the course of home care nursing during a turbulent time of social unrest and Great Society initiatives in health care. Throughout her career, Reese continually advocated for coordinated, cost-effective services. Self-effacing and soft-spoken during a 1998 interview, Reese conjured an image of her younger self, and remembered some of the realities of reaching adulthood during the Great Depression. Her reflections on home health care, nursing, and the role of public health agencies are rooted in core values of social justice and multidisciplinary action.

History, 19th Century↗
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Feeding better food habits in mid-20th-century America.

Public health nursing work has always involved education about nutrition and food habits. Nurses serve as interpreters of scientific and medical knowledge and as agents of behavioral change among the individuals and groups for whom they provide care. For public health nurses in mid-20th-century America, this meant direct involvement in many aspects of family life at home. Meal preparation and the eating patterns of family members were two areas into which most public health nurses had access. This brief history provides an introduction to some of the issues confronting American public health nurses at mid-century. Examining the content of articles related to nutrition in families around mid-century yields evidence about the role of the nurse, the state of the art in nutritional knowledge, and opinions and prejudices related to eating habits prevalent at the time. These glimpses into concerns expressed in the original Public Health Nursing journal may enhance understanding of the role of public health nurses in preventing diet-related disorders and form the basis for additional historical research.

History, 20th Century↗
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"The expectation gap": a look at the Sybil Palmer Bellos lecture by Ruth B. Freeman, 1970.

Ruth B. Freeman was an outstanding public health nurse leader of her time. Born in 1906, Freeman earned a doctorate and became an educator at Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health and a prolific author in the field of public health nursing. She spoke elegantly and forthrightly about the issues of public health, placing nursing on a par with other professions working toward the improvement of health on a global level. A year before her retirement, she was invited to give the Sybil Palmer Bellos lecture, an annual event that continues today at the Yale University School of Nursing. Selected excerpts from this lecture are reprinted in this analysis of Freeman's address. The entirety of the address was printed in Public Health Nursing, Volume 1, Issue 1, in 1984.

Delivery of Health Care↗
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Essentials of practice.

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Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate↗
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The nurse midwives' story, an allegory. 1952.

This is an excerpt from a fictional account of a nurse midwifery student on the verge of graduation from the Maternity Center Association (MCA) School of Nurse Midwifery. The original article was written by 6 students at MCA about nurse midwifery and published in the original Public Health Nursing in 1952. After graduation, 4 of the authors served in mission groups in Saudi Arabia, Formosa, and the Philippines, and the others were employed in California and New York. The story conveys the hopes and limitations perceived by the midwifery students and serves as an allegory for those who push the boundaries of accepted practice.

Career Choice↗