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

June, 1951 The Health Bulletin 21of school health funds in the amountof $550,000 annually, appropriated by the1949 General Assembly to be allocatedby the State Board of Education asgrants in aid to city and county schooladministrative units. The plan for allocatingthe funds the first year of thebiennium July 1, 1949 to June 30, 1950,was continued the second year of thebiennium, namely:A. Each county and city school administrativeunit was allotted an amountequal to 50(* per pupil based on theAverage Daily Membership for the firstseven months of the previous schoolyear.B. In addition, the sum of $1,000 wasallotted to each county regardless ofsize. Each school administrative unitwithin the county receives a portion ofthe $1,000 allotment based on its percentageof the total students in thecounty.The policies approved by the StateBoard of Health and the State Board ofEducation in 1949, governing the expenditureof these funds, were continuedfor the second year of the biennium.Also, the State B'oard of Health continuedthe plan of earmarking anamount equal to 40(J per pupil for schoolhealth work.Expenditures of State Board of Educationschool health funds for the periodJuly 1, 1940 to June 30, 1950, were asindicated below:Salaries: Health Educators ^ $ 25,809.29Nurses 55,540.54Physicians 8,399.22Technicians 10,111.91Travel: Health Educators^ 3,156.23Nurses 12,682.59Physicians 251.10Technicians 1,981.76Clinic Fees 46,554.57Correction of Defects 272,033.07Supplies 25,078.04Equipment 55,983.11In-service Training 3,295.10$520,876.44State and Local Planning for SchoolHealthA. A state Advisory School HealthCommittee was approved by the StateHealth Officer and the State Superintendentof Public Instruction. The functionsof the committee are to study theover-all school health program and tomake recommendations to the StateHealth Officer and State Superintendent.The Committee is composed of thefollowing members:Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, State Superintendentof Public InstructionDr. J. W. R. Norton, State Health OfficerDr. C. C. Applewhite, Local Health Administration,State Board of Health,Raleigh, N. C.Mr. J. E. MUler, State Department ofPublic Instruction, Raleigh, N. C.Dr. Clyde Minges, State Dental Society,Rocky Mount, N. C.Dr. Roscoe McMillan, State Medical Society,Red Springs, N. C.Dr. J. Henry Highsmith, Divisional ofInstructional Service, State Departmentof Public Instruction, Raleigh,N. C.Mrs. Anne Maley, Lunchroom Program,State Department of Public Instruction,Raleigh, N. C.Miss Catherine Dennis, Division of InstructionalService, State Departmentof Public Instruction, Raleigh, N. C.Miss Ada McRacken, State Departmentof Public Welfare, Raleigh, N. C.Dr. E. A. Branch, Division of Oral Hygiene,State Board of HealthMr. John L. Cameron, Division of SchoolBuildings and Surveys, State Departmentof Public Instruction, Raleigh,N. C.Mr. Robert L. Caviness, Division ofSanitary Engineering, State Board ofHealth, Raleigh, N. C.Miss Amy L. Fisher, Supervisor ofNurses, State Board of HealthMrs. H. A. Helms, 1001 W. Peace Street,Raleigh, N. C. (P.T.A.)Mr. Felix Barker, Division of SpecialEducation, State Department of PublicInstruction, Raleigh, N. C.Miss Frances Johnson, Mental HealthAuthority, State Board of HealthMiss Elizabeth Lovell, Local Health Administration.State Board of Health;Raleigh, N. C.