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173 THE IIKALTH BULLETIN. OUR WHOLE TIME COUNTY HEALTH OFFICERS What Outsiders Think of Them p. W. Covington, M.D. With Rowan and Nash, whose commissioners at a recent meeting made an appropriation for the employment of a whole time county health officer, we have now twelve counties in the State which belong to the whole time county health officer group. The other ten are Columbus, Sampson, Johnston, Robeson, New Hanover, Durham, Guilford, Forsyth, Rockingham, and Buncombe. It Is expected from time to time that others of our pro- ment: a member of President W^^ son's Cabinet writes: Department of Agricultube, Washington, D. C. Dr. p. W. Covington, State Board of Health, Raleigh, N, C. Dear Doctor:—I was glad to get your letter saying that you are pushing a plan to give each county a full-time health officer. I know of no more important step for any state to take than this. I think it is time that the great mass of people living in the The shaded counties have a whole-time health officer and an active county health department, while the counties in white have an inactive county board of health and no whole-time health officer. gressive counties will join this group when more of our county officials realize that public health is purchasable and that, within natural limitations, a community can determine its own death rate, and that the greatest advertisement any community can have is that of a low death rate. This will be brought out all the more forcibly in that now we have the enforcement of the vital statistics law. Soon every community will realize that its greatest asset is the health of its citizens and that it is wise economy to spend money in conserving this. The following is what a few of our leading men think of the Whole Time Health Officer move- rural districts be induced to provide adequate local arrangements. Certainly nothing is more important than that they should have a thoroughly competent man giving his entire time to the care of the public health. I think such an arrangement will be an investment. It will pay in dollars and cents, and immeasurably in physical comfort and peace of mind. I think every county in the Union should have a full-time, well paid, competent health officer, with adequate authority, financial support and assistance. Sincerely yours, D. P. Houston, Secretary. William F. Snow, of California, one of the most intelligent commissioners of health, says, among other things, in a recent letter to Dr. Rankin:
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-04: The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Document Title | The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh, North Carolina State Board of Health. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1913-1914 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-028 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
Digital Collection | North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection |
Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 28 |
Health Discipline | Medicine |
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Document Title | The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh, North Carolina State Board of Health. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1913-1914 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-028-0081 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; all images; map; article; article title |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Digital Collection | North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection |
Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 28 |
Issue Number | 9 |
Page Number | 173 |
Health Discipline | Medicine |
Full Text | 173 THE IIKALTH BULLETIN. OUR WHOLE TIME COUNTY HEALTH OFFICERS What Outsiders Think of Them p. W. Covington, M.D. With Rowan and Nash, whose commissioners at a recent meeting made an appropriation for the employment of a whole time county health officer, we have now twelve counties in the State which belong to the whole time county health officer group. The other ten are Columbus, Sampson, Johnston, Robeson, New Hanover, Durham, Guilford, Forsyth, Rockingham, and Buncombe. It Is expected from time to time that others of our pro- ment: a member of President W^^ son's Cabinet writes: Department of Agricultube, Washington, D. C. Dr. p. W. Covington, State Board of Health, Raleigh, N, C. Dear Doctor:—I was glad to get your letter saying that you are pushing a plan to give each county a full-time health officer. I know of no more important step for any state to take than this. I think it is time that the great mass of people living in the The shaded counties have a whole-time health officer and an active county health department, while the counties in white have an inactive county board of health and no whole-time health officer. gressive counties will join this group when more of our county officials realize that public health is purchasable and that, within natural limitations, a community can determine its own death rate, and that the greatest advertisement any community can have is that of a low death rate. This will be brought out all the more forcibly in that now we have the enforcement of the vital statistics law. Soon every community will realize that its greatest asset is the health of its citizens and that it is wise economy to spend money in conserving this. The following is what a few of our leading men think of the Whole Time Health Officer move- rural districts be induced to provide adequate local arrangements. Certainly nothing is more important than that they should have a thoroughly competent man giving his entire time to the care of the public health. I think such an arrangement will be an investment. It will pay in dollars and cents, and immeasurably in physical comfort and peace of mind. I think every county in the Union should have a full-time, well paid, competent health officer, with adequate authority, financial support and assistance. Sincerely yours, D. P. Houston, Secretary. William F. Snow, of California, one of the most intelligent commissioners of health, says, among other things, in a recent letter to Dr. Rankin: |
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Article Title | Our Whole Time County Health Officers |
Article Author | Covington, P. W. |
Volume Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/identi/searchterm/NCHH-04-028 |
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