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Coogan, Mercy Hardie – Appalachia, 1979
Student health professionals, working as assistants to communities with serious health care problems, helped develop the Shuqualak health center in an area with the highest infant mortality rate in the United States. Describes the Community Technical Assistance Program and the history of the Shuqualak project. (SB)
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Community Leaders, Delivery Systems