Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired moves beyond the depiction of African Americans as mere recipients of aid or as victims of neglect and highlights the ways black health activists created public health programs and influenced public policy at every opportunity. Smith also sheds new light on the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment by situating it within the context of black public health activity, reminding us that public health work had oppressive as well as progressive consequences.
- ISBN10 0812200276
- ISBN13 9780812200270
- Publish Date 3 August 2010 (first published 1 August 1995)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 288
- Language English