Show CO OPERATION cooperation FOR HEALTH by FRANK W LECLERE utah public health association there is no such condition as the dead level of existence life progresses like the swinging of a pendu lendu lum um from one high point to another luring during tile the last century we have reached the high point in individual ism siu every man for himself was the spirit of thi the times business was built upon the principle of competition men climbed to success over the prostrate bodies of their rivals this spirit was good in many ways but it was too often cruet cruel and wasteful operation cooperation co is the watch word of tile the present era we are learning that no man not even a hermits hermit can live to himself alone every act that a man does affects his fellow men for good or evil as a pebble dropped into a pool is felt at the farther est shore it is equally true that each individual is affected by the acts of others the prosperity and happiness of each is largely dependent on the he conduct and welfare of others personal high oral conduct and obedience to law does not protect one from tile the immorality and lawlessness of his neighbors the only safety for th the e individual lips lies in universal veis al law and order e this truth has special significance when applied to the question cm of health the belief that a person merely b by Y personal cleanliness and rational living ing could safeguard safe guard his health has been shown countless times to be only partially true the neglect of your community top to provide sate safe drinking water or a sewer the unsanitary condition of your neigh neighbors bores outhouse or airrall Air iral ral or the failure to enforce quarantine may IY nullify all your precautions the carelessness ot of inefficiency of health officers or sanitary inspectors or the failure of tile courts to impose proper penalties for the violation of health laws or the false economy which refuses to provide salaries and expenses for health protection may expose tile the entire community or state to IL a serious epidemic the unwillingness of a legislature to make adequate appropriations for the state board of health may make ineffectual the whole body of health laws and regulations and endanger the health and general welfare ot of very ivery resi dent of tile the state |