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Article: Studies from Mississippi State University further understanding of hygiene.
- Article from:
- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- March 18, 2009
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Scientists discuss in "A fine new child"the Lafargue Mental Hygiene Clinic and Harlem's African American communities, 1946-1958' new findings in hygiene. "In 1946, the Lafargue Mental Hygiene Clinic, a small outpatient facility run by volunteers, opened in Central Harlem. Lafargue lasted for almost thirteen years, providing the underserved black Harlemites with what might be later termed community mental health care," researchers in the United States report (see also Hygiene).
"This article explores what the clinic meant to the African Americans who created, supported, and made use of its community-based services. While white humanitarianism often played a large ...