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June 12, 1950
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Bertha L. Bloomer, Alaska nurse-midwife from Naknek district, compares primitive living conditions and health challenges in Alaska's isolated areas to those in Kentucky mountains, noting similar emergencies but better construction in Alaska due to climate.
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ALASKA'S ISOLATED AREAS
COMPARED to KENTUCKY Mts.
JUNEAU, June 6, 1950—Living conditions in Alaska's isolated areas are no more primitive than in many communities in the Kentucky mountains, according to Bertha L. Bloomer. Alaska Health department nurse-midwife in the Naknek district. After two years in that post, Miss Bloomer arrived in Juneau this week to become maternal and child health nursing consultant in the central office here. Prior to coming to Alaska in 1948, she served with the Frontier Nursing Service in Kentucky for four years.
"Much the same health problems and emergencies confront residents of both territory and state when they live far from medical aid," she commented. She added that public health nurses in such areas must be prepared to meet emergencies of many types, and also attempt to precede the stork when he is expected at outposts.
"In Alaska we travel by air-plane and dog team, in Kentucky by horse and jeep. Here it's "weather" we battle, and there it's sudden rising of the rivers that must be forded because bridges are few.
"Living conditions in Kentucky's isolated areas are often more primitive than Alaska's, Miss Bloomer continued. She said this seemed to be due in part to the fact that the buildings here are often newer and of better construction necessitated by Alaska's climate.
COMPARED to KENTUCKY Mts.
JUNEAU, June 6, 1950—Living conditions in Alaska's isolated areas are no more primitive than in many communities in the Kentucky mountains, according to Bertha L. Bloomer. Alaska Health department nurse-midwife in the Naknek district. After two years in that post, Miss Bloomer arrived in Juneau this week to become maternal and child health nursing consultant in the central office here. Prior to coming to Alaska in 1948, she served with the Frontier Nursing Service in Kentucky for four years.
"Much the same health problems and emergencies confront residents of both territory and state when they live far from medical aid," she commented. She added that public health nurses in such areas must be prepared to meet emergencies of many types, and also attempt to precede the stork when he is expected at outposts.
"In Alaska we travel by air-plane and dog team, in Kentucky by horse and jeep. Here it's "weather" we battle, and there it's sudden rising of the rivers that must be forded because bridges are few.
"Living conditions in Kentucky's isolated areas are often more primitive than Alaska's, Miss Bloomer continued. She said this seemed to be due in part to the fact that the buildings here are often newer and of better construction necessitated by Alaska's climate.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Survival
What keywords are associated?
Alaska Isolation
Kentucky Mountains
Nurse Midwife
Health Emergencies
Living Conditions
What entities or persons were involved?
Bertha L. Bloomer
Where did it happen?
Alaska's Isolated Areas, Kentucky Mountains, Naknek District, Juneau
Story Details
Key Persons
Bertha L. Bloomer
Location
Alaska's Isolated Areas, Kentucky Mountains, Naknek District, Juneau
Event Date
June 6, 1950
Story Details
Bertha L. Bloomer shares experiences from two years as nurse-midwife in Alaska's Naknek district and prior four years in Kentucky, comparing similar health emergencies, travel methods, environmental challenges, and noting Kentucky's more primitive conditions due to Alaska's newer buildings.