Arizona republican., 1913-09-13
ID PIPE HEALTH !. TIPS ID PUBLIC
Dr. Hoyt E. Dearholt Tells of Systematic Effort to Tap Reservoir of Knowl- edge and Send It On to the People
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Sept. l 12.-A systematic effort to tap the reservoir of health Knowledge stored 1 in university and to pipe it to i the people of the State generally through the medium of extension work, was described tonight before the sociological section of the Ameri- can Public Health Association by pr. Hoyt F. Dearholt of the University of Wisconsin,
 Dr- DearhOlt said that the estab- nshment of bureau of health in struction in the extension division of the University of Wisconsin was bas- ed upon the belief that ignorance and apathy are the underlying factors in the spread of preventable diseases. The distinguishing characteristic of the State University in Wisconsin Is Service" according to Dd Dear holt-serVice no less to the citizens generally than to the relatively small group of youths who are able to attend the University
 The ideal of the extension work is to take the advantages and oppor- tunities of the University to the peo- pie who cannot come to it. A new sy stem of instruction has been de- Vised to meet the needs of the stu dent who may be deficient in prelim- mary education, but nevertheless has sufficient mental capacity to grasp basic truths when presented in a form adapted to his limitations h. struction in health matters is to be carried on through correspondence courses, lectures, debating and public discussion and newspaper publicity
 The work is aimed not only at pub lie instruction, but also the fnstruc- tion of municipal health officers and physicians generally
 One of the most important fea- lures of the work is a correspond ence course for health officers. Cor respondence study has been found in many instances to be equal to resi- dent university work said Dr. Dear holt If this be true it will be only a question of time when it will be possible to offer physicians, nurses teachers. etc, opportunities in sys- tematic, orderly. post graduate and research work under competent and stimulating supervision
 A general health exhibit. similar to the tuberculosis exhibits which are a familiar feature of the campaign against that disease, is now being
 
 throughout the state are cooperating in the preparation of this exhibit, and expert workmanship is being found in state sanatoria, almhouses, states prisons and refOrmatories. Dr. Dear holt said that these workers are de veloping an interest and sympathy which must have a most wholesome and educational influence. For in stance, a prisoner at one of the re formatOries seems to have awakened a social consciousness, which, if it | can be linked with a more than ordi- nary talent for cartOoning may re- turn him to society as a useful and valuable leader.
 'Is it really impossible to get from the public treasury sufficient funds for public health worll?" asked MT l Lawrence Veiller, director of the De partment of Improving Social Condi- tiOns of the Charity Organization So ciety of New York City in his paper on Securing Funds for Public Health Work, delivered this afternoon be- fore the sociological section of the American Public Health Association.
 In answering his own question MT. Veiller described a campaign in New York City which cost $3S5.96 and which resulted in an actual increase in the appropriation for the New York City Health Department of of $263. 800. This is equivalent, MT. Neillpr pointed ont. to the granting of