- 2 other fields of education, with a view to adapting the methods to our own purposes, and to developing new and improved methods. Fourth, experimental studies in mass adult education, through the use of the radio, will be made for the purpose of evaluating various methods of radio education. Fifth, permanent records of available material will be filed and will be a repository of authoritative information in the field of health education. Sixth, the Office of Public Health Education will prepare a bulletin of current health information, primarily for the personnel of the Service. The first issue of this bulletin is now in the hands of its readers and is titled- THE HEALTH OFFICER Advances in the general sciences and in medical science, especially, leave us wondering how it is possible for the health officer to acquire, hold, and augment his knowledge of the ever-expanding fields of public health and preventive medicine. One of the primary functions, then, of this office, will be to issue a monthly digest of current public health information, for commissioned and other officers of the Service, for health officials throughout the country, and for those of the laity who are interested. The purpose of THE HEALTH OFFICER is to report the activities and progress of our fellow officers in the various stations of the Service. Current happenings in any branch of personal, community or public health, and in other branches of science concerned with the public welfare, will be reported. Each month, THE HEALTH OFFICER will present abstracts of important and pertinent articles from the current literature in community health and sanitation, public health administration, public health methods, preventive medicine, personal hygiene, social sciences related to medicine, and other related fields. Reviews of significant books in these fields will be included. THE HEALTH OFFICER, as its title and aim indicate, is "of" and "for" the Health Officer of today. That it may also be "by" him is the hope of the Office of Public Health Education. Any officer possessing information of general interest to the personnel of the Service is invited to write the office about it, in order that the news may be shared through this publication. Officers are further invited to outline their own activities by summarizing the material and submitting it for future issues of THE HEALTH OFFICER. - 4 A WELCOME TO DR. PARRAN On Monday, April 6, 1936, in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, Thomas Parran took the oath of office and entered upon his duties as Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service. The career of this administrator of public health is too well known to the Service for review in this "family" publication. His achievements as Chief of the Division of Venereal Diseases, his years of service in the Health Departments of Missouri, Illinois and New York State, his contributions to the literature of public health administration and preventive medicine may all be regarded as eminently fitting preparation for the new tasks and responsibilities which await him as Surgeon General. The personnel of the Service welcomes him "home" and meets with confidence the ever-expanding functions of the Public Health Service, under his leadership. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS' TRAINING COURSE NOW IN PROGRESS Probably nowhere else in the world could so distinguished a "faculty" be found as that which will meet the twelve commissioned officers of the Service now on duty in Washington for the 1936 course of training and instruction. This statement can be made without fear of overweening pride. Nowhere else in the world is there a concentration of experts in the diversified fields of public health, preventive medicine, sanitation, epidemiology, laboratory experimentation, and hygiene such as is possessed by the United States Public Health Service. - 5 When the class assembled for the first time on Monday, April 6, 1936, in the auditorium of the Public Health Service Building, the schedule of lectures outlined three courses: (1) Public Health Administration, Community Health and Sanitation; (2) Management of Epidemics; (3) Medical Sociology. The officers to give the lectures include Dr. Draper, Dr. Thompson, Dr. Treadway, Dr. C. L. Williams, Dr. Carmelia, Dr. Christian, Dr. McLaughlin, Dr. R. C. Williams, Dr. Lumsden, Dr. Bell, Dr. Waller, Dr. Stewart, Dr. Ernst, Dr. Ziegler, Dr. Dean, Dr. Messner, Dr. Townsend, Dr. Lloyd, Dr. Wm. C. White, Dr. Warner, Dr. Mountin, Dr. Sayers, Dr. Jones, Dr. Neal, Dr. Schwartz, Mr. Ives, Dr. Vonderlehr, Mr. Dalla Valle, Dr. Olesen, Dr. Reichard, Dr. Frost, Dr. Spencer, Mr. Holsendorf, Mr. Tarbett, Mr. Frank, Mr. Brundage, Mr. Collins, Mr. Yant, Mr. Bloomfield and Dr. Dreessen. Health. The courses of Laboratory Technic and Demonstrations and Control of Communicable Diseases will begin on June 15, at the completion of the current courses, and will be hald at the National Institute of Instruction in these courses will be given by the following officers and technicians: Dr. Leake, Dr. McCoy, Dr. M. I. Smith, Dr. Voegtlin, Dr. Hudson, Dr. Sobrell, Dr. Elvolve, Dr. Detre, Dr. Bengtson, Dr. Branham, Dr. Evans, Dr. Turner, Dr. Stimson, Dr. Dyer, Dr. Hull, Dr. Armstrong, Dr. Francis, Dr. Veldee, Mr. Sockrider, Mr. Proboy, Mr. Millar, Miss Parrott. The schedule of classes will be anounced later. A list of the current lectures and speakers follows: SUBJECT Scientific Research Division Rural Sanitation and Epidemiology (10) SPEAKER Dr. Thompson Dr. Lumsden Dr. Bell Mr. Holsendorf |