Impact of Florence Nightingale and Ed Roberts on Healthcare Law - Analysis

Florence Nightingale's Contributions to Healthcare

Summary: Using at least 4 credible sources, submit an analysis of a person or group who has had a major impact on healthcare law. The paper should include background information about the person or group, what they did, how they did it, and what they are currently doing (if applicable). The length of the paper should be 4-6 pages. You must cite sources for all quotes and data within the body of the paper. MLA or APA citations are acceptable. An abstract is not necessary. She also gave us this im not sure if its like example or if we can use these people also. I already sent her an email. so i will update with the info. i will paste what she had also. The recent deaths of Civil Rights legends Rev. C.T Vivian and Congressman John Lewis remind us that there are so many people who dedicated their lives to making good trouble. We study some of these heros in school and their names are very familiar. While others do not receive such widespread recognition. Many recognize the name Florence Nightingale . She was born in 1820 into a English wealthy family. She was homeschooled by her father and expected to get married at a young age. However, when she was a teenager, she believed she received a calling to help the poor and sick. She went for medical training and became a nurse. Ms. Nightingale treated soldiers during the Crimean War and was known for carrying a lamp around the hospital to check on the patients at night. She was given the nickname “the Lady with the Lamp". Ms. Nightingale's pioneering contribution to healthcare was her understanding that the collection and analysis of data was a crucial part of medicine. She wrote over 150 articles and books on health-related issues. She is credited with creating one of the first versions of the pie chart and, improving the sanitary condition of hospitals. (www.womenshistory.org) Ed Roberts's achievements are not as well known. Yet, he is considered to be the founder of the independent-living movement. Roberts contracted polio at age 14 and was paralyzed from the neck down. Requiring an iron lung to breathe, he attended high school in California by telephone before attending in person in his senior year. Since had not completed gym and driver education courses, his high school refused to let him graduate, but the decision was reversed after his mother petitioned the school board for his diploma. In 1962, after two years of attending a local college, he was accepted to the University of California, Berkeley. But the school, which had been unaware of his disability when he applied, refused to admit him on the grounds that his iron lung would not fit in a dormitory room. Roberts challenged the administration and ultimately was admitted. While at Berkeley, Roberts helped create the Physically Disabled Students Program, a program run by and for disabled students. In 1972, they found the Center for Independent Living, an advocacy group for community access. The group’s first success was its campaign to persuade the city of Berkeley to install curb cuts, permitting wheelchair access. In 1976, Roberts was appointed director of the California Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. As director, he facilitated the establishment of independent living centers throughout the state. He also traveled to lobby for disability rights. After his death, a center for people with disabilities was created in Berkeley and named for him.