Infant Mortality and Social Work: Legacy of Success

Source Publication (e.g., journal title)

The Social Service Review

Authors

Terri Combs-Orme, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

March 1988

Abstract

Although it is not widely known, social workers have had a substantial part in the impressive reduction in infant mortality achieved in the United States during this century. This article reviews that contribution, noting a decline in interest in infant mortality in the profession beginning in the 1950s. Recent trends are noted that seem to suggest a renewal in the profession's interest in this important subject.

Comments

Copyright 1988 by The University of Chicago http://www.jstor.org/stable/view/30011948

Recommended Citation

Combs-Orme, Terri, "Infant Mortality and Social Work: Legacy of Success" (1988). Social Work Publications and Other Works.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_socipubs/23