The Health bulletin [serial] - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

June, 1951 The Health Bulletin 19Cher Association groups on health educationprograms.The health educators have assisted inpreparing, producing and distributingpamphlets, posters and exhibits andhave utilized films, radio programs andnewspaper articles in the local healtheducation programs.In July and December statewide conferencesfor health educators were heldat the State Board of Health in Raleigh.In addition, the local health educatorsattended the March Working Conferencein Chapel Hill, and a school healthconference sponsored by the SchoolHealth Coordinating Service in October.In two areas of North Carolina thehealth educators participated in themeetings of District Public Health Associations.The Supervisor of Public Health Educationattended the workshop on "Supervision"conducted by Charlotte Towleat the University of North Carolina.Field visits were made to local healtheducators by the Supervisor and Chiefof Public Health Education.The health educators attended andparticipated in the meetings of the N.C. Public Health Association. A numberof the health educators attended theSouthern Branch APHA meeting inBirmingham. Several of the health educatorsattended and participated in theAmerican Public Health Associationmeeting in Saint Louis.Members of the Public Health EducationSection Staff have taken anactive part in committee work of state,regional and national organizations concernedwith health education.The Public Health Education Sectionworked with other Divisions of the StateBoard of Health and allied agencies andorganizations on health education materials;orientation and training coursesfor personnel and in planning and developinghealth education programs.In cooperation with North CarolinaCollege, exhibits were prepared forSouthern Branch APHA and the NorthCarolina Medical Society meeting. Anexhibit was prepared in cooperation withHealth Publications Institute for theNorth Carolina Public Health Association.An exhibit was developed for theN. C. State Fair in cooperation with theCancer Society and the Cancer Sectionof the State Board of Health.Two special activities of note havebeen developed during the year. A seriesof study courses on health subjects isbeing conducted for the prisoners atWomen's Prison. With the increasedactivity in civil defense, the PublicHealth Education Section has been assistingin developing the health servicesprogram of civil defense in Asheville.Upon request, the section has assistedlocal health departments in planningand developing health education programsin the counties where there areno local health educators.MENTAL HEALTH SECTION— M.Frances Johnson, Acting ChiefIn July, 1950, Miss Dorothea L. Dolan,Psychiatric Social Work Consultant,USPHS, was transferred to Chicago,Illinois, Region 5. The staff now consistsof Miss M. Frances Johnson, ChiefPsychiatric Social Worker; Miss AlmaLee Draper, Secretary; and Mrs. DennacelleKiger, Librarian. The MentalHealth Consultants to act in lieu of astaff psychiatrist are: Dr. J. W. R. Norton,State Health Office; Dr. C. C.Applewhite, Director, Local Health Division;Dr. Mabel Ross, Region 3, USPHS;Dr. David A. Young, Spt. North CarolinaHospitals Board of Control; Dr.Maurice H. Greenhill, Associate Directorof Neuropsychiatry, Duke UniversitySchool of Medicine; and Dr. Lloyd J.Thompson, Professor, Bowman GraySchool of Medicine.The following clinics provide servicesin local communities. Approximately3,000 cases were handled and 2,069 wereclosed during the year.Mental Hygiene Clinics — Asheville,Charlotte, Raleigh, and Mount AiryChild Guidance Clinics — Durham,Duke HospitalPsychosomatic Clinic—Duke HospitalNeuropsychiatric Clinics— BaptistHospital in Winston-SalemCharlotte City Health Departmentand Duke Psychosomatic Clinic each