Wide Neighborhoods
Author | : Mary Breckinridge |
Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 1981-12-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 0813101492 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780813101491 |
Rating | : 4/5 (491 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Wide Neighborhoods by : Mary Breckinridge
Download or read book Wide Neighborhoods written by Mary Breckinridge and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1981-12-31 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the autobiography of Mary Breckinridge, the woman who founded the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) in the mountains of eastern Kentucky in 1925. Riding out on horseback, the FNS nurse-midwives proved that high mortality rates and malnutrition did not need to be the norm in rural areas. By their example and through their graduates, the FNS exacted a lasting influence on family health care throughout the world.