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Listen: The Blues ProgramPublic health nurse weighing a baby in Miami, Florida.
Image Number
SBH0185
Rights
Collection
State Board of Health collection
Series 904, Midwife program files, 1924-1975 ; Box 4, FF50
Series 904, Midwife program files, 1924-1975 ; Box 4, FF50
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Public health
African Americans in medicine
Public welfare
Child welfare
Child care
African American infants--Care
Weight (Physics)--Measurement
Obstetrics
Medical personnel--Florida--Dade County--Miami
African American nurses--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Public health personnel--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Public health nurses--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Maternity nursing
African Americans in medicine
Public welfare
Child welfare
Child care
African American infants--Care
Weight (Physics)--Measurement
Obstetrics
Medical personnel--Florida--Dade County--Miami
African American nurses--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Public health personnel--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Public health nurses--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Maternity nursing
Corporate Subject
Physical Description
1 photoprint - b&w - 5 x 4 in.
General Note
The Board initiated a midwife licensing program in 1931 to reduce infant mortality and to promote maternal and child health.
Public health nurse weighing a baby in Miami, Florida.
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