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Father of Pedatrics
Abraham Jacobi "the father of pedatrics" -
1st Children's Hospital Opened
The first Children's Hospital opened in the United States. It was opened in Philedelphia, Pennsylvania. It marks for where pedatrics first started, -
Civil War
During the Civil War pediatrics was considered obstetrics in the United States -
American Pediatric Society was created
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10 Medical Schools
By the 1900's 10 schools of medicine had full time pediatricians -
Lillian Waled opened Nurse's Settlement House
37 nurses were employed -
Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921
The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 provided money to improved child health which resulted in the employment of many nurses in infant welfare centers, maternity centers & educational classes for mothers, midwives, and mothers' helpers. -
Great Depression
Nursing became a big job again -
Standard Cirriculum
promoted normal child development -
Association for the Care of Children's Health
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National Association of School of Nurses
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Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
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Recent News
Today there is a blase for children's health care, where school nurses and pediatric nurses adress epidemices such as child obesity, asthma, mental health and behavioral problems