Personal and Community Health

In this book, planned for the various college-level groups, the author presents in a comprehensive manner a vast amount of information concerning personal and community health. Anatomy, physiology, and other underlying sciences are discussed sufficiently to clarify and support the health teaching. The book is well illustrated and is written in a manner to arouse and hold the interest of the reader. Emphasis is placed on the normal condition of the body and how to maintain this condition. "Your health depends, not upon what you know, but upon what you do." The concept of health-complete physical fitness-is considered in terms extending beyond the proper functioning of the organs of the body to include a sound and efficient mind and wholesome emotions. "The desire for a feeling of personal worth is, perhaps, the most important driving force in our lives. Health helps us to attain this end through making possible a higher quality of service." But as Sedgwick once said, quoted by the author, the sound mind and the sound body are unavailing for the conduct of normal living unless the environment is healthful. Half of the book deals with the science of disease prevention and community health services. For the convenience of the instructor and the student, the appendix contains a detailed report of a committee of the American Public Health Association dealing with important public health facts regarding the more common communicable diseases. IRA V. HISCOCK.