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Book SynopsisSince their creation during the 1960s, community health centers have served the needs of the poor in the tenements of New York, the colonias of Texas, and the dirt farms of the South. This book tells the story of one groundbreaking approach to medicine that attacks the problem by focusing on the wellness of whole neighborhoods.
Trade ReviewThis lyrical book offers an intimate view of the role of community leadership in the creation of health centers, one of the most important chapters in the history of U.S. health policy for the medically underserved. Bonnie Lefkowitz's examination of health centers and community leadership should be required reading in public health leadership programs everywhere. -- Sara Rosenbaum,J.D. * Hirsh Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy, George Washington Univer *
This lyrical book offers an intimate view of the role of community leadership in the creation of health centers, one of the most important chapters in the history of U.S. health policy for the medically underserved. Bonnie Lefkowitz's examination of health centers and community leadership should be required reading in public health leadership programs everywhere. -- Sara Rosenbaum,J.D. * Hirsh Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy, George Washington Univer *
Table of ContentsHeroes of community health
Mississippi: where it all began
Boston: the way democracy ought to work
The South Carolina low country: a homegrown black power structure
New York: health care is a right
The Rio Grande valley of Texas: steps from the third world
The health center legacy
