Public Health

For all the talk about public health, here's an excellent article I'd seen recently that gives a look into some of the work done by public health nurses. I'd like to say "Thank You" to The Star Ledger for providing some excellent insights into this very important, underfunded, and largely forgotten specialty. The article is worth a read, but I think they take them down after about 2 weeks.

The article provides a very small glimpse into the history of public health. Those of you who want to know more may want to look up the following terms: Jane Addams, Progressive Movement, Jacob Riis, Ida Tarbell, and Lincoln Steffens. You might aslo find the Tenement Museum website of interest.