Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-12-27
Group Heath
Group Health
Practices Complete
Job Democracy

w ASHIN GTON, d. c.
(NNPA)-GrOup Health As
ISOLATION. Inc, which last
spring became an interracial
medical care agency and is
now taking persons into men,
bership regardless Of race, creed
or color, has determined To make q
sincere effort" to live up to the
stand II has taken.
In n memorandum to the heads Of
the personnel department, Melvin
l.. Dollar. executive director Of the
association, outlined positive
program for recruiting new per-
sonnet.
Until last spring. the Group
Health Association limited its mem
bcrship to white federal workers.
At that time II expanded its mem
borship to take In members outside
Of the federal service and, at the
same time, by n referendum voted
2-to-l to admit eolOred persons to
membership. Recently conferences
with DR., Montague Cobb, DR.,
Charles Drew and DR.. Paul Cornely
have taken place with regard to
the composition Of the organiEa-
tons staff
The Group Health Association Is
medical cooperative. Members
pay monthly dues and In return
receive complete medical services
and capitalization.
The association has non-dis-
criminatory hiring policy. and the
new personnel recruiting program
was designed to find employees
who would NJ into the interracial
pattern OF the association. DR..
Dollars memorandum to personnel
department heads follows:
Since Il Is the policy Of CHA
20 follow u non discriminatory race
policy II Is Of the utmost i'm.
portAnce that all employees excr.
cisc both care and Judgment in deal
ing with Negro members. The
Negro community has no patience
with declarations Of good will that
ATE not backed up by practice.
CHA l. under scrutiny with regard
to It's treatment Of Negro mem.
bcrs, and a sincere effort must he
made 10 live up 20 the stand We
have taken. An extra ounce Of
effort TO make our Negro members
feel welcome and at home will be-
well repaid In the good will that
II will engender.
In the selection u new person
mel, particular attention must be
given to the racial attitudes Of APP
Pllcants, II shall he the policy u
the administration that all new Rp-
plicants be questioned quite specih-
cally with regard to their attitudes
and that no one he employed who.
In the opinion Of the Administra.
tive officer concerned. would not
deal with Negro members courte-
ouSly and without discrimination.
For the guidance uf interview.
erS Il Is recommended that the fol.
lowing procedure be followed in
substance;
II, Explain in detail GHA's
ron-diseriminAtory policy with re.
gard 60 membership and employ.
mcnt, making Il clear that IL Is in
practice as well as on paper.
80. Explain the Importance Of
developing good relations with the
Negro community in building up
membership in CHA.
-, Ask the applicant to state
his views on the race problem
generally,
- Ask the applicant spcci6eal.
~ whether he feels that he could
deal fairly and sourteously with
Negro members. Ask further
whether he feels he can deal with
the Negro member In this fashion
comfortably and without a per.
scnal emotional reaction. tThis is
important, for the person who re-
acts smotiOnally to this kind Of
situation is very likely to reveal
his feelings In spite Of good intsn.
tiOnsl
s. Ask the applicant II he
feels that he can work with Negro