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Health And Welfare: Official agencies are those supported by tax moneys. These agencies exist at the national, state, and local levels. The National Institute of Health, the Consumer Protection and Environmental Health Service, and Health Services and Mental Health Administration are all part of the U. S. Public Health Service. This national agency is part of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
Health and Welfare.—The governor appoints a state health commissioner and a commissioner of mental hygiene and hospitals, as well as governing boards. In 1965, the state administered seven mental institutions; four tuberculosis sanatoria; schools for the deaf and the blind; and an extensive rehabilitation program for the handicapped and occupationally displaced persons. There are 127 hospitals in the state. The Department of Welfare and Institutions administers the welfare and penal programs. There are six prisons, four industrial schools for juveniles, and 30 road and work camps.
Some states were attempting to organize the administration of their public health facilities by merging departments. New Mexico and Nevada followed the example of California, Maine, Missouri, and New Hampshire and combined their health and welfare departments. The commission studying the public health needs of New York City recommended a single health services administration for the city and the creation of a nonprofit corporation to operate city hospitals and health centers. |
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