Vol. 43 ASSOCIATION NEWS SOUTHERN BRANCH MEETS IN ATLANTA The 22nd annual meeting of the Southern Branch, American Public Health Association, was held in Atlanta, Ga., April 23-25, preceded by the 24th annual meeting of the Georgia Public Health Association. The Southern Branch, founded in 1932, includes public health workers from Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Mis- souri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Latin American countries. More than 600 persons regis- tered for the meetings and were out- spoken in their appreciation of plans made by their hosts in Atlanta and Georgia. As in recent years, the feature of the program was the one full day of Curb- stone Consultations which consisted of 19 booths, each on a particular subject, with more than 100 consultants organ- ized to answer questions of those who attended. The subject matter of these consultations included, among other subjects, statistical problems, develop- ments in the cardiac program, new aspects of the diabetes control program, dental health education with the use of visual aids, schools of dental hygiene, mass surveys, animal infections and human health, laboratory methods for communicable disease control, insect and vector control, nursing and con- valescent homes and problems of aging, hygiene of housing and community sani- tation, mental health, school health records, community councils, inservice training programs, health education pro- grams, voluntary health agencies, tuber- culosis teaching, and the role of the public health nurse in epidemiology. Among the featured speakers were Dr. Haven Emerson of New York, Dr. Leonard A. Scheele of Washington, and Dr. Hugh R. Leavell of Boston. There was a program by the Committee on Inter-American Health Problems fea- turing programs for Inter-American health, pointing out deficiencies in the training of foreign public health stu- dents and the contribution that industry might make to international health. The Governing Council of the South- ern Branch discussed at length the re- port of the Reference Committee on Affiliated Societies and Branches to the Governing Council of the Association (A.J.P.H. Apr., 1953, p. 470). A ma- jority opinion held that the Southern Branch had made a contribution to pub- lic health in its area, that a considerable number of persons were able to attend regional meetings who could not get to the Association meeting, and that there should be a strong affiliated society in each of the states. The Governipg Council of the Association was asked to maintain the present relationship of the Southern Branch with the parent organ- ization, as a supplement to the services that the affiliated state societies might render. [937.1 EIGHTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION NEW YORK, N. Y., NOVEMBER 9-13, 1953
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The 22nd annual meeting of theSouthern Branch, American PublicHealth Association, was held in Atlanta,Ga., April 23-25, preceded by the 24thannual meeting of the Georgia PublicHealth Association.The Southern Branch, founded in
1932, includes public health workersfrom Alabama, Arkansas, District ofColumbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Mis-souri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, SouthCarolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia,West Virginia, and Latin Americancountries. More than 600 persons regis-tered for the meetings and were out-spoken in their appreciation of plansmade by their hosts in Atlanta andGeorgia.As in recent years, the feature of the
program was the one full day of Curb-stone Consultations which consisted of19 booths, each on a particular subject,with more than 100 consultants organ-ized to answer questions of those whoattended. The subject matter of theseconsultations included, among othersubjects, statistical problems, develop-ments in the cardiac program, newaspects of the diabetes control program,dental health education with the use ofvisual aids, schools of dental hygiene,mass surveys, animal infections andhuman health, laboratory methods forcommunicable disease control, insectand vector control, nursing and con-valescent homes and problems of aging,
hygiene of housing and community sani-tation, mental health, school healthrecords, community councils, inservicetraining programs, health education pro-grams, voluntary health agencies, tuber-culosis teaching, and the role of thepublic health nurse in epidemiology.Among the featured speakers were
Dr. Haven Emerson of New York, Dr.Leonard A. Scheele of Washington, andDr. Hugh R. Leavell of Boston. Therewas a program by the Committee onInter-American Health Problems fea-turing programs for Inter-Americanhealth, pointing out deficiencies in thetraining of foreign public health stu-dents and the contribution that industrymight make to international health.The Governing Council of the South-
ern Branch discussed at length the re-port of the Reference Committee onAffiliated Societies and Branches to theGoverning Council of the Association(A.J.P.H. Apr., 1953, p. 470). A ma-jority opinion held that the SouthernBranch had made a contribution to pub-lic health in its area, that a considerablenumber of persons were able to attendregional meetings who could not get tothe Association meeting, and that thereshould be a strong affiliated society ineach of the states. The GovernipgCouncil of the Association was asked tomaintain the present relationship of theSouthern Branch with the parent organ-ization, as a supplement to the servicesthat the affiliated state societies mightrender.
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Harold C. Taylor, U. S. Public HealthService, Atlanta, Ga., was the presidentand Andrew Hedmeg, M.D., of NewOrleans, the secretary of this meeting.The new officers are:
President-Andrew Hedmeg, M.D., assistantdirector of county health work and super-visor, field technical advisory staff, StateBoard of Health, Jackson, Miss.
V'ice-President-Julia P. Brunson, nutritionconsultant, State Board of Health, Colum-bia, S. C.
V'ice-President-Ann Dillon, senior statistician,Statistical Service, State Department ofHealth, Nashville, Tenn.
Vice-President-Earl J. Sunkes, Dr.P.H., di-rector, Division of Laboratories, State De-partment of Public Health, Atlanta, Ga.
Secretary-Treasurer-J. W. R. Norton, M.D.,secretary and state health officer, StateBoard of Health, Raleigh, N. C.
NEWS OF AFFILIATED SOCIETIESConnecticutThe Connecticut Public Health Asso-
ciation held its annual meeting on May7 at Norwich, with a registered at-tendance of 218. Some of the topicsdiscussed were Sanitation of the En-vironment; Nursing Developments;Connecticut State Medical SocietyLooks at School Health; Regional Ap-proach to Health Administration. Newofficers are:
President-Elect-Dorothy Wilson, Ed.D., di-rector, Visiting Nurse Association of NewHaven
Vice-President-William H. Upson, M.D.Treasurer-Marian L. Arno!d, Nutrition Divi-
sion, Connecticut Dairy and Food CouncilSecretary-Irma Biehusen, State Services Di-
vision, American Cancer Society
IdahoDuring its annual meeting held May
8 and 9, the Idaho Public Health Asso-ciation elected the following officers:
President-Joe Latimore, Municipal League,Twin Falls
Vice-Presidents-S. D. Simpson, M.D., MedicalAssociation, Caldwell
Frances M. Goodwin, executive secretary,Idaho Tuberculosis Association, Boise
A. Ben Wheeler, Idaho Tuberculosis As-sociation, Boise
Dr. Doyle M. Loehr, Moscow Clinic,Moscow
Leslie T. McCarthy, LewistonSecretary-Vaughn Anderson, senior chemist,
Division of Laboratories, State Departmentof Public Health, Boise
Treasurer--Dorothy D. Campbell, St. Luke'sHospital, Boise
L. J. Peterson, administrative director,State Health Department, was re-electedrepresentative to the APHA GoverningCouncil.
IllinoisThe 13th Annual Conference of the
Illinois Public Health Association washeld in Chicago, April 9 and 10. Ap-proximately 400 persons attended themeeting and heard and discussed suchsubjects as: How Do the PopulationTrends Affect the Health Interests ofParticular Groups?; How Will the Pop-ulation Trends Influence Education inPublic Health?; Public Health Aspectsof Animal Diseases Transmissible toMan; Population Distribution in Illinoisand Its Effects Upon Dental Health;Responsibilities and Relationships ofGroups in Bringing about Fluoridationof Public Water Supplies; The Uses ofDental Health Surveys in EvaluatingFluoridation Programs; Report on Ra-bies Outbreak and Control Measures inEast St. Louis; The Health Officer in theControl of Brucellosis and Psittacosis;Public Health Significance of Trauma;The Occurrence, the Determination andEffect of Toxic Algae, Chemical Pollu-tants of Water, and AtmosphericPollutants.The following officers were installed:
President-Mary M. Dunlap, R.N., associateprofessor of nursing education, Universityof Chicago
President-Elect-Felix A. Tornabene, M.D.,
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district health officer, State Department ofPublic Health, Aurora
Secretary-Treasurer-Ben D. Kiningham, Jr.,executive director, Illinois Tuberculosis As-sociation, Springfield
The IPHA will meet next in Springfield,April 1-2, 1954.
MissouriFor its 1953 annual meeting the
Missouri Public Health Association metin Jefferson City, May 4-6, and electedthe following officers to serve for thecoming year:
President-Donald E. Pratt, executive secre-tary, Missouri Tuberculosis Association, St.Louis
President-Elect-A. R. Baron, district publichealth engineer, District Health Office No. 6,Poplar Bluff
Vice-President-Clyde A. Bridger, Division ofHealth, Jefferson City
Secretary-Treasurer-Nadia Craver, Divisionof Health, Jefferson City
Representative to APHA Governing Council-J. Earl Smith, M.D., city health commis-sioner, St. Louis
The 1954 meeting will be held in St.Joseph, May 6-8.
OhioThe Ohio Public Health Association
met in Columbus April 9 to 10. For the1953-1954 term the officers are:
President-Marion G. Fisher, M.D., healthcommissioner, Lorain County Departmentof Health, Oberlin
President-Ekct-Dorothy Royce, R.N., Madi-son County Health Department, London
Secretary-Treasurer-Irene T. Bishop, Green-ville-Darke County Department of Health,Greenville
Representative to APHA Governing Council-Charles A. Dille, M.D., medical director,Dille Laboratories, Dayton
JOINT MEDICAL CARE COMMITTEEThe American Public Welfare Asso-
ciation's Committee on Medical Care
has announced its 1953-1954 appointeesto the Joint Committee on Medical Careof the APWA and the American PublicHealth Association. The list, all but thefirst of whom are reappointments,follows:
Marguerite Galloway, supervisor, FieldServices, Bureau of Assistance, New Jer-sey State Department of Institutions andAgencies
James Brindle, assistant director, Social Se-curity Department, United Auto Workers,CIO
Mary Weaver, principal medical assistancestandards specialist, Bureau of Public As-sistance, Social Security Administration
Judge Thomas J. S. Waxter, director, Balti-more Department of Public Welfare
Miss Galloway and Dora Goldstine,associate professor of medical socialwork, School of Social Service Adminis-tration, University of Chicago, APHArepresentative, will serve as co-chairmen.Other APHA representatives, are:
Dean A. Clark, M.D., director, Massa-chusetts General Hospital
I. S. Falk, Ph.D., director, Bureau of Re-search and Statistics, Social Security Ad-ministration
Milton Terris, M.D., assistant dean incharge of post graduate education, Uni-versity of Buffalo School of Medicine
It will be remembered that this JointCommittee during 1952 prepared astatement on "Tax-Supported MedicalCare for the Needy," which was pub-lished in the Journal of each Associa-tion. This report is now being widelydistributed in order to stimulate jointplanning for program development andadministration, and bringing togetherthe special skills and resources of eachto ensure improved medical care, highstandards of administration, and eco-nomical use of public funds.
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APPLICANTS FOR MEMBERSHIPThe foUowing individuals have applied for membership. in the Association. They have
requested affiliation with the sections indicated.
Health Officers SectionJoseph Berg, M.D., 501 West 183rd St., NewYork 33, N. Y., Health Officer-in-training,City of New York Health Dept.
Merwin E. Buchwald, M.D., P. 0. Box 1226,Fort Myers, Fla., Health Officer II, Lee-Collier Counties Health Unit
Oswaldo Lopes da Costa, M.D., M.P.H., 1501New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington,D. C., Chief, Health Promotion Branch, PanAmerican Sanitary Bureau
Leo R. Evans, M.D., Box 480, Clinton, Okla.,Director, Beckham-Custer Counties HealthDept.
Leonard 0. Fears, Jr., M.D., 312 Fries Road,Galax, Va., Director, Carroll-GraysonCounties Health District
Ienry F. Godin, 75 Middle St., East Wey-mouth, Mass., Health Officer WeymouthHealth Dept.
Cesar Gordillo-Zuleta, M.D., Alcanfores 1120,Miraflores, Lima, Peru, S. A., Director,Oficina de Intercambios Internadonales,Ministerio de Salud Publica
Rosemary B. Harvey, M.D., 2304 "A" St.,N.E., Miami, Okla., Public Health Officer,Ottowa, Delaware and Mayes Counties
Joseph N. Hebble, M.D., City Building,Springfield, Ohio, Director, City of Spring-field Health Dept.
Maria A. Herz, M.D., 1425 N. Mansfield Ave.,Hollywood 28, Calif., Physician, Los AngelesCounty Health Dept.
Wiley W. Johnston, M.D., Manteo, N. C.,Health Officer, Currituck-Dare DistrictHealth Dept.
Henry I. Langston, M.D., P. 0. Box 310,Marianna, Fla., Health Officer, JacksonCounty Health Dept.
A. P. Lindenmayer, M.D., 2108 E. 39th St.,Ashtabula, Ohio, Health Commissioner,Ashtabula County General Health District
Mary C. McLaughlin, M.D., M.P.H., 158 AsterDrive, New Hyde Park, N. Y., Health Offi-cer, New York City Dept. of Health
Sam W. Moore, Greensburg, Ky., Health Ad-ministrator, Kentucky State Dept. of Health
Charles A. Pigford, M.D., Box 553, Midland,Tex., Director, Midland-Ector-HowardCounties Health Unit
William L. Ross, Jr., M.D., 3836 FlorenceDrive, Alexandria, Va., Chief, AnticoagulantProgram, Heart Section, Division of ChronicDisease and Tuberculosis, U. S. PublicHealth Service, Washington, D. C.
J. Marvin Salzman, M.D., City Hall, HealthDept., Springfield, Ill., Supt. of PublicHealth, Dept. of Public Health
D. D. Todorovic, M.D., Masonic TempleBuilding, Dunsmuir, Calif., City HealthOfficer, Dunsmuir, Calif.
Albert F. Ullman, M.D., P. 0. Box 1228,Panama City, Fla., Health Officer, BayCounty Health Dept.
Ernest Ward, M.D., Box 1268, Statesville,N. C., Health Officer, Iredell County
Laboratory SectionGeorge A. Adams, 1408 Windsor Park Lane,Havertown, Pa., Director, The AdamsLaboratory
Robert M. Baba, 5223 South Ellis Ave.,Chicago 15, Ill., Medical Bacteriologist andParasitologist, Cook County Hospital
Lucio P. de Carvalho-Lima, M.D., 615 N.Wolfe St., Baltimore 16, Md., Asst. Professorof Bacteriology, University of Sao Paulo,Brazil, S. A.
Dacio de Almeida Christovao, M.D., M.P.H.,Univ. of Sao Paulo, Caixa Postal 8099, SaoPaulo, S. P. Brazil, S. A., Asst. Professor ofMicrobiology and Immunology, School ofHygiene and Public Health
Clinton C. Cole, P. 0. Box 28, Flint, Mich.,Bacteriologist, City Health Dept., Flint
Salvatore Del Prete, M.D., via Monti 36,Milano, Italy, Internship, Specializando, inInternal Medicine, Pad. "Granelli," Uni-versity of Milano
Richard M. Garver, 5203 Kalmia, San Diego,Calif., Bacteriologist, U. S. Navy
Charles E. Geckler, M.D., 203 Western Re-serve Life Building, Muncie, Ind., Director,Muncie Clinical Laboratory
J. Marion Johnson, The Hospital for SickChildren, Dept. of Bacteriology, Toronto,Ont., Canada, Head Technician
M. Elizabeth McEntire, State Office Building,Room 122, Atlanta, Ga., Director, WaterLaboratory, Georgia Dept. of Public Health
Erwin A. McKinlay, 1234 S. 48th St., Apt. 1,Richmond, Calif., Graduate Student, Univ.of California, School of Public Health,Berkeley
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Jack W. Morgan, 542 Goepp Circle, Beth-lehem, Pa., Bacteriologist Grade II, Mary-land State Dept. of Health
Elizabeth Pulliam, 2815 Hawthorne Ave.,Richmond 22, Va., Senior Bacteriologist,Virginia State Health Dept.
Donald F. Spino, 2 Colchester Ave., Burling-ton, Vt., Bacteriologist, State Dept. of Pub-lic Health
Lt. Paris B. Swoopes, II, Hill Air Force Base,Ogden, Utah, Chief of Clinical Laboratory,2791 Medical Group
Betty A. Tuuk, 207 Crane Ave., Royal Oak,Mich., Senior Medical Technician, PontiacCity Health Dept.
Statistics SectionDonald E. Bergstrom, M.P.H., South Hero,
Vt., Director, Public Health Statistics Divi-sion, State Health Dept.
Clemens R. Busch, 130 7th Ave., West, Dick-inson, N. D., Exec. Officer, SouthwesternDistrict Health Unit
Imo Jean Crawford, 2201 Hannah Ave.,Hartsville, S. C., Medical AdministrativeAsst., Sonoco Products Company
Mary C. Macdonald, 1200 Lexington Ave.,New York, N. Y., Biometrician, MemorialHospital, Medical Center
Ikuko D. Yoshida, 1328 E. 59th Place, LosAngeles 1, Calif., Student, Univ. of Cali-fornia at Los Angeles, School of PublicHealth
Engineering SectionRoss C. Armstrong, Jr., M.P.H., 350 Green St.,San Francisco 11, Calif., Assoc. in PublicHealth, Univ. of California, School of Pub-lic Health, Berkeley
William T. Ballard, M.S., P. 0. Box 268,Tyler, Tex., District Engineer, Texas StateDept. of Health
Arthur N. Beck, M.S., 537 Dexter Ave., Mont-gomery, Ala., Chief Sanitary Engineer, Bu-reau of Sanitation, Alabama State HealthDept.
Vigen Gevorkian, Shah-Reza Ave., Fetoohi andShick, Tehran, Iran, Supervisor, SanitaryEngineering Section Point IV
Thomas W. Keffeler, 2810 61st Ave., Oakland5, Calif., Student, Univ. of California,School of Public Health
Juan R. Palmer-Cantres, P. 0. Box 840, SantaIsabel, Puerto Rico, Entomologist, Bureauof Malaria Control, Health Dept.
L. Raynor Talley, 51 Maryland Ave., Berkeley7, Calif., Student, Univ. of California, Divi-sion of Sanitation
Rufus L. Tindol, Jr., 713 W. Peachtree St.,
N.E., Atlanta, Ga., General Manager, OrkinExterminating Co., Inc.
Industrial Hygiene SectionM. M. Abdel Latif, M.B., D.P.H., Director,
Medical Division, Social Security Dept.,Cairo, Egypt
Ross A. McFarland, Ph.D., Sc.D., 695 Hunt-ington Ave., Boston, Mass., Assoc. Professorof Industrial Hygiene, Harvard School ofPublic Health
M. Rashad Serry, 25 Rifaa St. Orman, Giza,Cairo, Egypt, Deputy Director General ofPermits Dept., Ministry of Public Health
Food and Nutrition SectionPhyllis Berson, M.A., 37-09 75th St., Jackson
Heights, N. Y., Nutritionist, Judson HealthCenter
Mabel E. Evans, M.S., 309 W. Jackson Blvd.,Wheat Flour Institute, Chicago 6, Ill., Re-gional Nutritionist
Ruth M. Leverton, Ph.D., 1339 IdylwildDrive, Lincoln, Neb., Professor, NutritionResearch, Univ. of Nebraska
Daniel F. McCarthy, P. 0. Box 84, CanalZone, Margarita, Panama, Asst. GeneralSanitary Inspector, United Fruit Company,New York, N. Y.
Gertrude G. Mudge, M.A., 404 RiversideDrive, New York 25, N. Y., Lecturer inNutrition, Columbia School of Public Health
Grace R. O'Keefe, M.A., 130 E. 57th St., NewYork, N. Y., Nutrition Consultant, GreaterNew York Program, National Dairy Council
Robert J. Sumner, Ph.D., Anheuser-Busch,Inc., St. Louis, Mo., Director, Central Re-search Dept.
Joellene Vannov, M.A., 309 W. Jackson Blvd.,Chicago 6, Ill., Regional Home Economist,Wheat Flour Institute
Maternal and Child Health SectionW. Dean Belnap, M.D., 1395 S. 1st East,
Bountiful, Utah, Director, Maternal andChild Health, Salt Lake City Board ofHealth
Marian F. Cadwallader, 12 Capitol Square,S.W., Atlanta 3, Ga., Consultant Nurse,Division of Maternal and Child Health,Georgia Dept. of Health
Joseph C. Cesar, M.D., Port-au-Prince, Haiti,Student, School of Hygiene, Univ. ofToronto, Canada
Solomon P. deFonseka, D.T.M., 325 FergusonRoad, Colombo 15, Ceylon, Student, Univ.of California, School of Public Health,Berkeley, Calif.
Joanna F. Gorman, 16 C Westwood Apts.,
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Macon, Ga., Director, Child Guidance Cen-ter, Bibb County Health Dept.
Knut J. Kjellberg, M.D., 34 Chemin Krieg,Geneva, Switzerland, Regional Health Offi-cer, Maternal and Child Health, WorldHealth Organization
Donald Marks, M.A., 935 Schofield Building,Cleveland 15, Ohio, Owner, Donald MarksSteel Company
Dr. Lucien Pierre-Noel, Bois Verna, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Directeur General Adjoint,Sante Publique
Kenneth D. Rogers, M.D., M.P.H., KingEdward Apts., Craig and Bayard, Pittsburgh13, Pa., Asst. Professor, Maternal and ChildHealth, Univ. of Pittsburgh, GraduateSchool of Public Health
Steven Sawchuk, M.D., 6809 Castor Ave.,Philadelphia 24, Pa., Student, Johns Hop-kins Univ., School of Hygiene and PublicHealth
Helen L. Tepper, M.D., 1852 Tamer LaneDrive, Glendale 8, Calif., Asst. Director,Maternal and Child Health, Los AngelesCounty Health Dept.
Public Health Education SectionM. Linwood Beck, 1892 Greystone Road,N.W., Atlanta, Ga., Exec. Secy., GeorgiaHeart Assn.
Florence V. Belli, M.A., Chestnut Ridge Road,Saddle River, N. J., Program Consultant,New Jersey Heart Assn.
Evelyn M. Bergman, R.N., 2568 SouthDowning, Denver 10, Colo., Public HealthCoordinator, Dept. of Health Education,Porter Sanitarium and Hospital
Lt. Kenneth L. Briney, 503 Carrol Drive,Walker Village, Killeen, Tex., U. S. Army,Medical Service Corps
Philip 0. Charpentier, 103 Westminster St.,Hartford 12, Conn., Sanitarian, HealthDept., City of Hartford
Will-am E. Connell, 24 Mason St., Providence,R. I., Chief of Temporary Disability Insur-ance Division, Dept. of EmploymentSecurity
Margaret L. Cotten, 1912 8th Ave., South,Birmingham, Ala., Exec. Secy., AlabamaHeart Assn.
Nettie Day, M.P.H., 114 "A" St., Leaksville,N. C., Public Health Educator, Rockingham-Caswell Health Dept.
Fred D. deArmond, 2220 Moorpark Ave.,San Jose, Calif., Public Health Educator,Santa Clara County Health Dept.
John W. Faulkner, Jr., 434 Emerald Ave.,San Carlos, Calif., Case Finding Expediter,California Tuberculosis and Health Assn.
Kathleen S. Fox, M.P.H., 847 Freeman Ave.,
Long Beach 4, Calif., Public Health Educa-tor, Dept. of Public Health, City of LongBeach
Thomas S. Grogan, Jr., M.S.P.H., BaileyCourt, Unit 11, Apt. 3, Anderson, S. C.,Public Health Educator, Anderson CountyHealth Dept.
Audrey J. Harris, 50 Seventh St., N.E., At-lanta, Ga., General Illustrator, Communica-ble Disease Center, USPHS
John B. Hermann, 2124 Grand Ave., DesMoines 12, Iowa, Program Coordinator,Iowa Heart Assn.
Ann T. Johnson, M.A., 511 S. 31st Ave.,Omaha, Neb., Chief Social Worker, Out-Patient Medical Clinic, Veterans Adminis-tration
Edith V. Krabach, 2041 E. 23rd St., Oakland 6,Calif., Student, School of Public Health,Univ. of California
Nathan Lefkowitz, 911 Tiffany St., New York59, N. Y., Student, Health Education, Co-lumbia Univ., School of Public Health
Dorella K. Logan, 214 City National BankBuilding, Norman, Okla., Exec. Secy., Cleve-land County Tuberculosis Assn.
Margaret M. McLaughlin, 178 Wyndham Ave.,Providence 8, R. I., Medical Claims Exam-iner, Dept. of Employment Security
Esther L. Middlewood, M.A., 237 Louis, EastLansing, Mich., Director, Mental HealthEducation, Michigan Dept. of Mental Health
Howard R. Mirkin, 264 Carmita Ave., Ruther-ford, N. J., Asst. Professor of Biology,Fairleigh Dickinson College, Rutherford,N. J.
Louise Perritt, M.E., P. 0. Box 70, Bogalusa,La., Student, Univ. of North Carolina,School of Public Health
Ruth R. Raphael, M.S., 1357 Washington St.,West Newton 65, Mass., Exec. Director,Newton Tuberculosis and Health Assn., Inc.
Glenn M. Reno, 5612 Sheridan Ave., South,Minneapolis 10, Minn., Research Associate,Univ. of Minnesota
Heinz F. Reuter, M.D., 22b Ellerbeker Weg,Kiel, Schloswig-Holstein, Germany, Ober-regierungs und Obermedizinalrat, DeputyLand Officer of Public Health
Donald T. Rice, M.D., 2918 D Regent,Berkeley 5, Calif., Medical Missionary,United Christian Missionary Society
Anna J. Rolfe, M.P.H., Waddington Road,Ogdensburg, N. Y., Health Educator, Hen-nepin County Tuberculosis Assn.
Jo Anne Shimonek, M.R.L., 5601 MaxweltonRoad, Oakland 18, Calif., Asst. MedicalRecord Librarian, Herrick Memorial Hos-pital
Seymour Standish, Jr., 905 Second Ave.
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Building, Room 502, Seattle 4, Wash., Exec.Secy., Washington State Health Council
Public Health Nursing SectionPrayong Aranyakananda, Chulalongkorn Red
Cross Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, ChiefNurse, Health Service, The Thailand RedCross Society
Margaret H. Chappell, R.N., 124 Straub Ave.,St. Marys, Pa., General Consultant, Com-monwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Health
Audrey L. Davies, R. R. No. 3, Marlette,Mich., Student, Univ. of Michigan
Mildred L. Ervin, 825 Miller St., Easton, Pa.,Director, Visiting Nurse Assn. of Easton, Pa.
Elizabeth McE. Fulcher, State Health Dept.,Atlanta, Ga., Tuberculosis ConsultantNurse. Georgia Dept. of Public Health
Thomas S. Gay, Jr., 224 Joseph St., Norris-town, Pa., President, Visiting Nurse Assn. ofNorristown
Leone B. Johnson, 412 2nd Ave. E., Spencer,Iowa, Supervisory Nurse, Iowa State Dept.of Health
Vera Lund, 16391/2 Carmona Ave., LosAngeles, Calif., Director of Nursing Service,Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Kate M. McIlraith, 237 Queen St., Ottawa,Ontario, Canada, District Supt., OttawaBranch Victorian Order of Nurses
Sarah A. Rice, 1131 Brown Ave., Columbus,Ga., Public Health Nurse Supervisor, Crip-pled Children's Division, Georgia Dept. ofPublic Health
Evelyn R. Rosen, 20 Walden St., Revere 51,Mass., Supervisor, Out-Patient Dept., In-structor of Public Health Nursing, BethIsrael Hospital
Mary E. Rowley, Box 1608, Bethel, Alaska,Public Health Itinerant Nurse, Alaska Dept.of Health
Epidemiology SectionTobias Gedde-Dahl, M.D., Nasjonalforeningen,Mot Tuberkulosen, for Folkehelsen, Inkog-nitogt, 1, Oslo, Norway, Secretary General
Alfred B. Geyer, M.D., 1751 26th Ave., N.,Seattle, Wash., Medical Officer, USPHS,Quarantine Supervisor, Northwest
Major Roy E. Kyner, Jr., V.C., Univ. ofCalifornia, School of Public Health, Berke-ley, Calif., Administrative Division, Veteri-nary Services, U. S. Air Force
Malcolm M. Neel, M.D., M.P.H., 224 CentralAve., S.W., Atlanta, Ga., Epidemiologist,Fulton County Health Dept.
Emmanuel G. Papaemmanuel, M.D., 63 Spizou
Patsi St., Athens, Greece, Director of PublicHealth Service, Greek Ministry of Hygiene
Enrique Toro, Jr., D.V.M., Box 844, SanJuan, Puerto Rico, Asst. Veterinarian inCharge, Bureau of Animal Industry, SanJuan, Puerto Rico
Lt. Leonard W. Trager, Jr., 80th Epidemio-logical Flight, APO 30, New York, N. Y.,Acting Chief of Professional Division
Donald L. Williams, D.V.M., 2818 FrankfortSt., El Paso, Tex., Post Graduate Student inPublic Health, Tulane Univ.
School Health SectionAbraham Cutcher, Ed.M., M.P.H., TaylorRoad, Hamburg, N. Y., Teacher of HealthScience, Amherst Central High School
Roberta N. Davis, McClure School, WesternSprings, Ill., Public Health School Nurse
Dental Health SectionCharles W. Gish, D.D.S., 850 Warfield Ave.,Oakland, Calif., Senior Asst. Dental Surgeon,USPHS
James B. Somerall, Coca-Cola Bottling Com-pany of Rhode Island, Providence, R. I.,VTice-President and General Manager
Medical Care SectionCharles E. Braithwaite, 298 Main St., Buffalo
2, N. Y., Administrative Asst. to Exec. Vice-President Hospital Service Corporation ofWestern New York
William C. Glessner, 65 West State St., Akron8, Ohio, Office Manager and Comptroller,Akron Hospital Service
Georgianna Harmon, M.A., Stanford Univ.,Div. of Physical Therapy, Stanford, Calif.,Instructor in Physical Therapy
Guillermo Kaelin, M.D., 10008 Colesvi!le Rd.,Silver Spring, Md., General Director ofHospital and Social Assistance, Ministry ofPublic Health, Lima, Peru, S. A.
John S. Lambie, M.D., 280 Aspen, Birming-ham, Mich., Deputy Medical Director, SouthOakland County Dept. of Health
John T. Law, 160 Elmerston Road, Rochester,N. Y., Asst. Director, Strong Memorial Hos-pital
Wendell R. Lipscomb, M.D., 714 E. Univer-sity, Ann Arbor, Mich., Student, Univ. ofMichigan, School of Public Health
Eleanor Morris, M.S.W., 514 East Building,Hunting Towers, Alexandria, Va., MedicalSocial Consultant, Div. of Chronic Diseases,USPHS
Max Shain, M.P.H., 4949 Rockhill Rd., Kan-sas City 10, Mo., Medical Statistician, TheMenorah Medical Center
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Long W. Whong, M.D., M.P.H., PresbyterianHospital, Taegu, Korea, Acting Supt.
UnaffiliatedCharles T. Caraway, D.VM., 1430 Tulane
Ave., New Orleans, La., Student, TulaneUniv., School of Medicine
Edward F. Davis, R.N., RFD No. 1, Laconia,N. H., Student, Graduate School of PublicHealth, Univ. of Pittsburgh
Anita Dickinson, Division of Mental Hygiene,Health Dept., Christiansted, St. Croix, Vir-gin Islands, Psychologist
Sarah Lee Elliott, R.N., ANS Emergency Unit,Bethel, Alaska, Head Nurse, Alaska NativeService
George M. Lipsky, M.D., P. 0. Box 271,Petersburg, Va., Senior Physician, CentralState Hospital
Vicente P. Musa, M.D., Apartado Aereo 1162,Barranquilla, Colombia, S. A., MedicalOfficer, Specialist on Insect Control, WorldHealth Organization, Technical Assistance
Raymond W. O'Gorman, M.D., Central StateHospital, Petersburg, Va., Senior Physician
Fernando Padro, M.D., M.P.H., P. 0. Box5282, Puerta de Tierra, Puerto Rico, Asst.Chief, Bureau of Tuberculosis, Dept. ofHealth
Antonia Ramos, R.N., Jobos & Marina, P. 0.Box 1910, Ponce, Puerto Rico, Administra-tive Officer, Clinica Quirurgica Dr. Pila
Henry L. Taylor, Ph.D., Laboratory of Physi-ological Hygiene, Stadium, Gate 27, Univ.of Minnesota, Minneapolis 14, Minn.,Assoc. Professor
Irving Teitelbaum, M.D., 43-09 47th Ave.,Long Island City, N. Y., Psychiatrist, Chief,Division of Mental Health, Bureau of AdultHygiene, New York City Health Dept.
Ernestine B. Thurman, 2801 Quebec St., N.W.,Apt. 731, Washington 8, D. C., MedicalEntomologist, USPHS
Takeko Wakiji, 16 E. 16th St., New York 3,N. Y., Secy. to Medical Director, SidneyHillman Health Center
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SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH ACCREDITED FOR1953-1954
The Executive Board of the AmericanPublic Health Association, on May 22,1953, took favorable action on therecommendation of the Committee onProfessional Education concerning ac-creditation of schools of public health.Eleven schools are accredited for thedegree of Master of Public Health(M.P.H. in the United States, Diplomaof Public Health or D.P.H. at the Uni-
versity of Toronto). Nine of theschools are accredited also for the degreeof Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.).Five are accredited for master's degreesother than the M.P.H., with specializa-tion in public health education.The schools accredited for the aca-
demic year 1953-1954, with types ofdegrees for which they are accreditedand names of deans or directors, follow:
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Institutions Accredited by the American Public Health Associationfor the Academic Year 1953-1954
Degrees for which Accredited
Master's DegreeMaster of Doctor of in Public Health
Public Health Public Healh Education otherInstitution (M.P.H.) (Dr.PJH.) than the M.P.H.
CALIFORNA, UNIVERSITY OF X XSchool of Public HealthBerkeley 4, Calif.
C. E. Smith, M.D., DeanCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY X X XSchool of Public HealthNew York 32, N. Y.H. W. Brown, M.D., Director
HARvAiR UNIVERSITY X X XSchool of Public HealthBoston 15, Mass.
J. S. Simmons, M.D., DeanJoHNs HoPxns UNIVERSITY X XSchool of Hygiene and PublicHealthBaltimore 5, Md.
E. L. Stebbins, M.D., DirectorMICHIGAN, UNIVERSITY OF X XSchool of Public HealthAnn Arbor, Mich.H. F. Vaughan, Dr.P.H., Dean
MINNESOTA, UNIVERSITY OF X XSchool of Public HealthMinneapolis 14, Minn.
G. W. Anderson, M.D., DirectorNORTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF X X XSchool of Public HealthChapel Hill, N. C.
E. G. McGavran, M.D., DeanPITTSBURGH, UNIVERSITY OF X XGraduate School of Public HealthPittsburgh 13, Pa.Thomas Parran, M.D., Dean
TORONTO, UNIVERSITY OF X"t'School of HygieneToronto 5, Ontario, Canada
R. D. Defries, M.D., DirectorTULANE UNIVERSITY X XDepartment of Public HealthNew Orleans 13, La.M. E. Lapham, MD., Dean
YALE UNIVERSITY X X XDepartment of Public HealthNew Haven, Conn.
Ira V. Hiscock, Sc.D., Chairman(1) Diploma in Public Health, D.P.H.
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HOTEL RATES
81ST ANNUAL MEETINGNEW YORK, N. Y., NOVEMBER 9-13, 1953
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