Henry Street Settlement-HC&C class

Henry Street Settlement Name Institution Course and Code Professor Date Henry Street Settlement Lillian Wald founded the Henry Street Settlement (HSS) in 1893 to provide underprivileged Lower East Side immigrants with healthcare and social services. Wald, a nurse and social reformer, believed health and social well-being were linked and developed a new community nursing and social work model for the urban poor (United Neighborhood Houses, n.d.). This report will compare Wald's HSS to its current operations, stressing mission, service continuity, and change. In Lillian Wald's time, the HSS prioritized Lower East Side immigrant public health concerns and poverty. The settlement promoted free nursing, health education, and social reforms like housing, sanitation, and labor regulations (Henry Street Settlement, n.d.). Wald founded the Visiting Nurse Servi...