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Mental Health Principles in the State and Local Health Program: A Commonwealth Fund Demonstration

Mental Health Principles in the State and Local Health Program: A Commonwealth Fund Demonstration February, 1950 Number 2 Mental Health Principles in the State and Local Health Program: Commonwealth Fund Demonstration* H. B. COTTRELL, M.D., M.P.H. Assistant Director, County Health Work, Mississippi State Board of Health, Jackson, Miss. NEITHER public health nor is a new subject. As early as 1794 a Dr. H. Rose in Philadelphia printed an essay on mental health. Since about 1844 there has been an increasing interest in mental health among professional and lay groups, both on a national and local level. In more recent years, legislative assistance has greatly promoted interest and action in this field. Public health, too, has developed over a long period of time into our current concept of preventive medicine. While I have nothing original to contrib'ute to basic concepts, I would like to present for your consideration a new viewpoint offered recently in two Commonwealth Fund demonstrations. Before I describe the theories and techniques involved in these experiments, perhaps we should consider whether or *Presented before a Joint Session of the Health Officers, Public Health Education, and School Health Sections of the A.P.H.A., and the American School Health Association in cooperation with the National Committee for at the Seventy-seventh Annual Meeting of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Public Health American Public Health Association

Mental Health Principles in the State and Local Health Program: A Commonwealth Fund Demonstration

H. B. Cottrell
American Journal of Public Health , Volume 40 (2) – Feb 1, 1950
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February, 1950 Number 2 Mental Health Principles in the State and Local Health Program: Commonwealth Fund Demonstration* H. B. COTTRELL, M.D., M.P.H. Assistant Director, County Health Work, Mississippi State Board of Health, Jackson, Miss. NEITHER public health nor is a new subject. As early as 1794 a Dr. H. Rose in Philadelphia printed an essay on mental health. Since about 1844 there has been an increasing interest in mental health among professional and lay groups, both on a national and local level. In more recent years, legislative assistance has greatly promoted interest and action in this field. Public health, too, has developed over a long period of time into our current concept of preventive medicine. While I have nothing original to contrib'ute to basic concepts, I would like to present for your consideration a new viewpoint offered recently in two Commonwealth Fund demonstrations. Before I describe the theories and techniques involved in these experiments, perhaps we should consider whether or *Presented before a Joint Session of the Health Officers, Public Health Education, and School Health Sections of the A.P.H.A., and the American School Health Association in cooperation with the National Committee for at the Seventy-seventh Annual Meeting of

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Published: Feb 1, 1950

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