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Providing primary care to poor urban women
Abstract:
Public health nurses used the findings of a 1989 community survey to develop a program to meet the healthcare needs of an urban population in western Pennsylvania. The article details the expansion of the services beyond the storefront location to provide comprehensive women's care through the Rainbow Bridge Project. A formula for other public health nurses to use in replicating a neighborhood center, pointing to the need for many skills not traditionally considered nursing, such as networking, fund-raising, and public relations is illustrated.
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