Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired

by Smith, Susan Lynn

• ISBN13: 9780812214499
• ISBN10: 0812214498
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-10-01
• Publisher: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr

Summary

Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tiredmoves beyond the depiction of African Americans as mere recipients of aid or as victims of neglect and highlights the ways black health activists created public health programs and influenced public policy at every opportunity. Smith also sheds new light on the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment by situating it within the context of black public health activity, reminding us that public health work had oppressive as well as progressive consequences.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: African Americans, Gender And public Health in the South	p. 1
The Creation of A Black Health Movement	p. 15
private Crusades for public Health: Black Club Women and public Health Work	p. 17
Spreading the Gospel of Health: Tuskegee Institute and National Negro Health Week	p. 33
A New Deal for Black Health: Community Activism and The Office of Negro Health Work	p. 58
The Implementation Of Black Health programs	p. 83
Good Intentions and Bad Blood in Alabama: From the Tuskegee Movable School to The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment	p. 85
The public Health Work Of poor Rural Women: Black Midwives in Mississippi	p. 118
Sharecroppers and Sorority Women: The Alpha Kappa Alpha Mississippi Health project	p. 149
Conclusion	p. 168
Notes	p. 171
Selected Bibliograpby	p. 225
Index	p. 239
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