Show health education program ram popular ar the popularity of the public health education program in utah has exceeded the expectations of even the physicians and health ou ties familiar with the recent health developments in most other states of the country the response of church groups civic clubs and clubs and associations school and educational leaders has been surprising dr J L jones state health commissioner is authority for the statement that utah has every reason to be proud of its ita interest in public health education and the cooperation given the state board of health in its speakers bureau and lecture courses one of the most gratifying evidences of the interest in health education has been the demand for venereal disease programs dr D D carr director of this division and of local health administration for the state board is booked ahead almost solid for three months and has been forced to postpone or advance the dates of many organizations whose proposed programs conflicted with sched ules already arranged parent teacher groups school leaders clubs and even political groups have called for these illustrated lectures having been startled at the results of the survey of syphilis and gonorrhea in the state the public health educational department part ment in charge of D C houston as director was only made possible through inauguration of the social security program a few months ago until duplicate equipment such as moving picture machines films and sound machines are secured to permit several programs to be carried on simultaneously shifting dates to accommodate widespread demands will be necessary the state board of health through its health commissioner wishes to assure all applicants for programs that postponement of this feature of their proposed meetings is but temporary and other dates win will be arranged to take the place of those postponed it is the desire of the state board of health to promote and carry on a general educational program covering every part of the state that all may share alike in this movement |