Open AccessVIRGINIA PLAN OF COOPERATIVE COUNTY HEALTH WORK
Author(s) -
Warren F. Draper
Publication year - 1921
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2330-9687
pISSN - 0271-4353
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.11.9.801
Subject(s) - work (physics) , public health , plan (archaeology) , prime (order theory) , locality , health plan , environmental health , business , medicine , geography , economic growth , health care , engineering , economics , nursing , mathematics , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , combinatorics
In the development of public health activities the particular needs of the locality to be served should be of prime consideration. If at the start it is evident that only one line of work is possible, it should be that which will yield the greatest returns in lives saved and sickness prevented for the money available.