Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-22
Correspondence School Con.
Quoted by Institutions.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
reading courses in public health have
been conducted by seven state DEPART
ments of health and by six universities
in this country in the last two years.
according to the United States public
health service which for more than a
year has been collecting data on the
subject from the executive officers of
state departments of health and from
the universities with which Glass A
medical schools are affiliated.
of the courses given by departments
Of health, five are for sanitarians-
those conducted in Kansas, Illinois,
Ohio, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.
In addition, the Virginia state health
department offers a correspondence
course for teachers; in both Virginia
and Minnesota course is given in the
hygiene of maternity and infancy for
mothers, and second course Is Of
fered in Pennsylvania, one for per-
sons connected with industries, schools
and with civic and religious organiza-
tons.
I'm no case is tuition charged for the
courses conducted by state depart
ments of health" says q summary of
the survey. "Mimeographed or printed
lessons are distributed in several in
stances, and in two cases, textbooks
are used. Those taking the course are
required to answer questions by mail
from time to time, in four or five in
stances in connection with each lesson.
The number enrolled varies a great
deal, so also does the length of course
Some Courses for Laymen.
"The correspondence courses offered
by universities are in five instances
conducted by the extension division Of
this university and in one case by the
department of hygiene. One university
conducts only one course, two conduct
two courses, two, four courses, and one
conducts seven courses. Most courses
appeared to be offered primarily for
those who are now or intend to be en-
gagged in public health work, although
few courses apparently are for lay
men.
I'm all cases tuition is charged, text
books are used and examinations given
Academic credit is granted for all
courses, except in one university,
where credit is given when the stu
dent is enrolled in the school of medi-
cine. The length of courses varies
from 20 TO 40 lessons. While the
courses offered by universities may
have a more dignifed status than
those offered by state departments of
health, the number of students en-
rolled is not large.
1.-THE Ohio state department of
health has prepared course, with the
assistance Of the International Health
board. for persons employed in public
health work on a fuIl-time or part
time basis, not including, however,
nurses. The work requires one year,
but no definite time is set for COM
plotting it. The Kansas state board of
health, which also received assistance
from the International Health board
established in January, 1923, a cor
reSpOnuence course Tor SanltarldnS
(mostly part-time county health Off
cers). OF the 105 who enrolled the
entire number completed the course.
The course was repeated in 1924.
"The bureau of public health of the
department Of public welfare of New
Mexico organized for city and county
health officers a correspondence course
in 1920, consisting of 40 lessons given
as weekly intervals. The course was
taken by so persons. The work has
not been conducted in a systematic
way since 1920 The Virginia state
board of health operates two CORE
spondence courses, one for teachers and
one for mothers.
THE Minnesota state board of
health, through its division of child
hygiene. conducts correspondence
course in the hygiene Of maternity
and infancy.