Jean was a community leader in the 1960s and 1970s in and around Brownsville, Rossville, and Stanton in West Tennessee. With help from the health fairs conducted by Student Health Coalition (SHC), including students from Meharry and Vanderbilt, Jean helped ensure the establishment of the first primary care clinic in Stanton, Tenn. To this day (as of January 2022), she remains active in local politics and advocacy for health care for all.
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Challenges facing nurse practitioners
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