environmental justice Archives - The Student Health Coalition Archive Project

Frances Henderson on the Center for Health Services’ approach to community development

Philosophies/Evolving Concepts, Stories / By

Frances Henderson from the Service Training for Environmental Progress (STEP) discusses the relationship between environmental pollution and public health, sharing specifically about a nearby contaminated creek in Hendersonville, Tenn. which caused significant medical concerns among community members. She also shares more generally about the Center for Health Services’ (CHS) philosophy and approach to community development. …

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J.W. Bradley

Community Members, People, Theme: Organizing, Theme: Organizing - People / By

Jacob “J.W.” Bradley was born on 29 June 1930 and raised in Petros, Tenn., a small Appalachian coalfield community in the Cumberland Mountains. J.W. married Emma “Kate” Hobbs in 1951. As an adult, J.W. worked several jobs. At eighteen he got a job working as a coal miner at Rosedale, Tenn. Later J.W. became an …

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Pete Moss

People, Student Health Coalition Participants, Theme: Expanding Practice - People, Theme: Health Care, Theme: Health Care - People, Themes / By

Contributed by Pete Moss and Jennifer Crane, March 2016. Dr. Pete Moss was raised on his maternal grandparents’ farm in Marshall County, Tenn., while his father fought in World War II. As the eldest of his siblings, he learned responsibility, but also had an adventurous spirit. He developed an intense love for learning and the …

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