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Improving The Health: The famed rural public health nursing program, a unique demonstration of the value of community health and sanitation departments in preventing disease and improving health conditions generally, began in 1912. The year 1914 marked the beginning of Red Cross lifesaving and water safety instruction. World War I brought the organization a rounded program, national stature, and popular recognition.
While some recommendations come from authoritative sources, there is no guarantee that all the advice is sound or that much of it applies to every individual. There is a need for the formal programs of health education given in the schools and by specialized agencies. These programs present information and attempt to influence attitudes and promote action for the sake of improving the health of individuals, families, and communities.
In 1968 the Public Health Service was reorganized into three separate health agencies: the Health Services and Mental Health Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the Consumer Protection and Environmental Health -Service, including the Food and Drug Administration, one of the agencies originally transferred into the Federal Security Agency in 1939. These three health agencies are directed by the assistant secretary for health and scientific affairs, who is aided by the surgeon general of the Public Health Service. |
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