Saving Sickly Children
The Tuberculosis Preventorium in American Life, 1909-1970
By Cynthia A Connolly | Publisher: Rutgers University Press
About the book
Known as \"The Great Killer\" and \"The White Plague,\" few diseases influenced American life as much as tuberculosis. Sufferers migrated to mountain or desert climates believed to ameliorate symptoms. Architects designed homes with sleeping porches and verandas so sufferers could spend time in the open air. The disease even developed its own consumer culture complete with invalid beds, spittoons, sputum collection devices, and disinfectants. The \"preventorium,\" an institution designed to protect children from the ravages of the disease, emerged in this era of Progressive ideals in public health.
In this book, Cynthia A. Connolly provides a provocative analysis of public health and family welfare through the lens of the tuberculosis preventorium. This unique facility was intended to prevent TB in indigent children from families labeled irresponsible or at risk for developing the disease. Yet, it also held deeply rooted assumptions about class, race, and ethnicity. Connolly goes further to explain how the child-saving themes embedded in the preventorium movement continue to shape children's health care delivery and family policy in the United States.
Editions of Saving Sickly Children
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780813569673
- EBook
- ISBN 9780813582214
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Known as \"The Great Killer\" and \"The White Plague,\" few diseases influenced American life as much as tuberculosis. Sufferers migrated to mountain or desert climates believed to ameliorate symptoms. Architects designed homes with sleeping porches and verandas so sufferers could spend time in the open air. The disease even developed its own consumer culture complete with invalid beds, spittoons, sputum collection devices, and disinfectants. The \"preventorium,\" an institution designed to protect children from the ravages of the disease, emerged in this era of Progressive ideals in public health.
In this book, Cynthia A. Connolly provides a provocative analysis of public health and family welfare through the lens of the tuberculosis preventorium. This unique facility was intended to prevent TB in indigent children from families labeled irresponsible or at risk for developing the disease. Yet, it also held deeply rooted assumptions about class, race, and ethnicity. Connolly goes further to explain how the child-saving themes embedded in the preventorium movement continue to shape children's health care delivery and family policy in the United States.
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What is Saving Sickly Children about?
Known as \"The Great Killer\" and \"The White Plague,\" few diseases influenced American life as much as tuberculosis. Sufferers migrated to mountain or desert climates believed to ameliorate symptoms. Architects designed homes with sleeping porches and verandas so sufferers could spend time in the open air. The disease even developed its own consumer culture complete with invalid beds, spittoons, sputum collection devices, and disinfectants. The \"preventorium,\" an institution designed to protect children from the ravages of the disease, emerged in this era of Progressive ideals in public health.
In this book, Cynthia A. Connolly provides a provocative analysis of public health and family welfare through the lens of the tuberculosis preventorium. This unique facility was intended to prevent TB in indigent children from families labeled irresponsible or at risk for developing the disease. Yet, it also held deeply rooted assumptions about class, race, and ethnicity. Connolly goes further to explain how the child-saving themes embedded in the preventorium movement continue to shape children's health care delivery and family policy in the United States.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Saving Sickly Children?
Medicine and Nursing > Medicine / Healthcare: general issues / topics > History of medicine
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Is Saving Sickly Children part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Critical Issues in Health and Medicine
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Saving Sickly Children?
Cynthia A Connolly
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Saving Sickly Children is available as paperback(ISBN 9780813569673) and ebook(ISBN 9780813582214)
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