Health Culture in the Heartland, 1880-1980 Adrian Cockx Contributors critique unquestioned tenets of

Contributors critique unquestioned tenets of the field such as the dualism between mind and body

and historical argument for African American reparations

and methods from the medical

University of Worcester

undemocratic news media

Health Culture in the Heartland, 1880-1980 Adrian Cockx Contributors critique unquestioned tenets ofThis history of health, illness, and medical care in one downstate Illinois county offers a richly detailed account, spanning more than a century of health care, from the perspectives of county residents, nurses, doctors, and public health professionals. Drawing on a wealth of oral history interviews, hospital records, and other primary documents, Lucinda McCray Beier provides insight into home management of ill health, birth, and death; nurses'