An edition of Mary Breckinridge (2008)
Mary Breckinridge
the Frontier Nursing Service & rural health in Appalachia
By Melanie Beals Goan
Publish Date
2008
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Language
eng
Pages
348
Description:
In 1925 Mary Breckinridge (1881-1965) founded the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS), a public health organization in eastern Kentucky providing nurses on horseback to reach families who otherwise would not receive health care. Through this public health organization, she introduced nurse-midwifery to the United States and created a highly successful, cost-effective model for rural health care delivery that has been replicated throughout the world.
subjects: Biography, History, History, 20th Century, Inc Frontier Nursing Service, Nurses, Nursing services, Rural health services, Breckinridge, mary, 1881-1965, Nurses, biography, Rural health, Appalachian region, Frontier Nursing Service
People: Mary Breckinridge (1881-1965)
Places: Appalachian Region