A Social History of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Inc., 1938–1948
Abstract
Background. The author became interested in The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Inc. (hereafter referred to as The National Foundation or simply as The Foundation) as a research subject while reading several contemporary articles on its program. An article of the following type was a typical partial description of The Foundation's development:To carry on its war against the disease (poliomyelitis), the National Foundation has authorized more than $14,000,000 in ten years for research and education. The educational program includes the training of physical therapists, physicians, nurses and other professional personnel whose skills are required in the fight against the disease. Altogether, it has awarded a total of more than 1,700 scholarships and fellowships. In addition to this there have been vast sums of money expended for relief and emergency aid in stricken areas and in the rehabilitation of the patients.The author received an educational grant to study social work from it so he had a particular interest and appreciation for it and its work. I was favorably impressed with its size and function and considered it quite suitable for an exhaustive study, provided this topic had not been adequately handled previously.
Subject Area
Physical therapy|Social work
Recommended Citation
Chamliss, Roy L., "A Social History of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Inc., 1938–1948" (1950). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31096992.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31096992
