Annual report of the Department of Public Health, Province of Alberta.

  • Alberta. Department of Public Health.
Date:
[1953]
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Credit: Annual report of the Department of Public Health, Province of Alberta. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    provided them with some preparation for unexpected emergencies they might have to meet without benefit of medical or nursing aid. To meet the needs of this growing program 28 new sound films, one silent film and 41 filmstrips were added to the library during the year. Additional copies of a number already in the catalogue were secured to provide for heavier demands or replace worn out films. Titles now in the library number 224 sound films, 35 silent films and 118 filmstrips. Radio The cooperation of eleven Alberta radio stations was secured by the Division in dissemination of facts about the various divisions of the Department and general health information. A series of brief, factual “spot” announcements regarding the work of the Alberta Department of Public Health have been prepared by the division and are broadcast by the eleven stations. The announcements are aired at different times on the stations when convenient in their programs. A weekly health program sponsored by the Department of Public Health through an arrangement made by the Division is presented every week over CKUA. Discs for the programs are obtained in sets by the Division and supplied to CKUA. Publications The booklet ALBERTA’S HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM, to inform residents of the Province of the hospital services available to them and explaining in detail how they are obtained, was pre¬ pared and 10,000 copies were printed. More than 6,000 copies have been distributed to municipal officials, Health unit boards and officials and hospital boards, newspaper editors, doctors, executives of community organizations such as Home and School Associations and Women’s Institutes and the general public. Considerable appreciation has been received from those receiving the booklet for the clarity and brevity of its information. Minor revisions were made in the booklet YOUR HEALTH SERVICES and 3,000 copies were printed and distributed. A further revision covering the changes in services available for poliomyelitis patients was made in December and an additional 3,000 copies are being printed which will largely be used up by unfilled orders. A new catalogue for this division entitled HEALTH EDUCA¬ TION SERVICES and describing and listing the films, filmstrips, literature, displays and services available from the division, was completed early in the year and 3,000 copies were printed. The catalogue binding was designed to allow new pages listing additional material, to be inserted as they are released to those using the catalogue. The two booklets MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, outlining the work of the Mental Health Division, and YOUR HEALTH UNIT, describing Alberta’s Health Units, were revised and new editions printed during the year. A revised edition of the mimeographed publication ORGANIZATION AND SERVICES, ALBERTA DE¬ PARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, was also prepared and published by the Division. It has been distributed to health