Jessie Sleet Scales

Jessie Sleet Scales
Born1865
Statford, Canada West
Died1956
Known forFirst African-American public health nurse in the United States

Jessie Sleet Scales (1865–1956) was the first African-American public health nurse in the United States.[1][2] Scales contributed to the development and growth of public health nursing in New York City and is considered by many to be a health nurse pioneer.[3]

  1. ^ "2003 African American History Calendar: African American Nurses" (PDF). Aetna. Aetna.com. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  2. ^ Scales, Jessie (1940). "US Census". Family Search. Family Search. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  3. ^ Mosley, M. O. (1994-04-01). "Jessie Sleet Scales: first black public health nurse". The ABNF Journal. 5 (2): 45–51. ISSN 1046-7041. PMID 8161813.