Civics and HealthAllen, William H. (WIlliam Harvey)
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Civics and Health
Allen, William H. (WIlliam Harvey)
Hygiene; Public health
_The National Hospital Record_, the _Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette_,
the _Journal of Nursing_, are three other magazines primarily intended
for nurses and physicians, but full of suggestive material for
unprofessional readers. National magazines concerned with health, but
seeking popular circulation, are _Good Health_ and _Physical Culture_.
In England there is a special magazine called _Children's Diseases_,
which could be of great help to a school library for special reference.
The same can be said of the _Psychological Clinic_, _Pediatrics_, and
other technical journals published in this country. For many persons,
to make the best use of any one copy of these magazines, clipping is of
course impossible, but noting on a card or envelope is practicable.
Of late many of the national popular magazines have several columns
devoted to health. We have not appreciated the educational
possibilities of these columns. In most large cities there are monthly
book reviews which may be profitably consulted in learning the new
thought in the health field. If teachers would either write their
experience or ask questions, if children knew that in a certain
magazine or newspaper questions as to ventilation, bathing, exercise,
would be answered, they would take a keen interest in the progress of
discussions. The large daily papers make a great feature of their
health hints. It is not their fault if questioners care more about
cosmetics and hair bleaches than about the fresh-air cure of headaches.
They will cooeperate with teachers and parents in securing more general
discussion of other problems than beauty doctoring.
Finally, persons wanting not only to have intelligence as to matters
promoting health, but actually to exert a helpful influence in their
community, ought to want the published reports of the mayor, health
department, the public schools, and other institutions, noting
carefully all that is said about conditions relating to health and
about efforts made to correct all unfavorable conditions. The best
literature of our day, with regard to social needs, appears in the
reports of our public and private institutions and societies. Of
increasing value are the publications of the national government
printing office. Because it is no one's business to find out what
valuable material is contained in such reports, and because no
educational museum is comparing report with report, those who live
nearest to our health problems and who see most clearly the health
remedies, are not stimulated to give to the public their special
knowledge in an interesting, convincing way.
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