Florida Public Health Oral History Project
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Interviewer
E. Charlton Prather
Publication Date
2-22-2016
Date
1997-09-09
Abstract
Alma Vause (1920 – 2001) earned her bachelors in nursing from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee and her master’s degree from Teacher’s College. After working in public health in Mississippi, Tennessee, Washington, DC, and North Carolina, Vause moved to Florida where she was employed by Polk County Health Department and later served as a state consultant and nursing director. In this oral history interview, Vause recalls her career in public health nursing and the development of midwifery in Florida. In particular, Vause talks about her role in starting the first nurse midwife educational programs in Florida. She also discusses her experience on a World Health Organization fellowship that allowed her to study infant nursing care and midwifery in the United Kingdom. Throughout the interview, Vause stresses the essential qualities needed to be successful as a public health nurse.
Keywords
Midwifery, Midwives, Oral history, Public health nursing, World Health Organization
Extent
01:18:32; 34 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Polk County (Fla.)
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
C53-00035
Recommended Citation
Vause, Alma, "Alma Vause Oral History Interview" (2016). Florida Public Health Oral History Project. 62.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/fl_public_health_ohp/62
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