COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND HEALTH 361 



As we come to know more and more about the conditions 

 affecting health, and as changes in our ways of Hving raise new 

 problems, community activity will be extended farther and far- 

 ther. For example, for some time to come the question of the 

 school lunch will cause a great deal of discussion. We know 

 that in the larger cities thousands of children come to school 

 improperly or insufficiently nourished. The argum.ent is made 

 that the money spent in the effort to educate such children is all 

 wasted, and that in order to save this money, and to insure the 

 education of the children, it is necessary to put the children into 

 condition to profit from the efforts of the teachers. This may 

 mean that the school should supervise, or even provide means 

 for, the feeding of children, at least so far as» is necessary in 

 order that they may do their school work effectively. Similar 

 problems are arising in regard to the public provision of play- 

 grounds, play apparatus, and even play teaching and direction. 

 In some communities public dental clinics are supplied for all 

 the children who need dental attention. To make use of knowl- 

 edge may seem an expensive thing to undertake, but experience 

 shows that nothing is more expensive or dangerous than igno- 

 rance. At any rate, it is through making use of such knowledge 

 as we have that we can hope to control ourselves and our mate- 

 rial surroundings to our best advantage. 



COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES RELATED TO HEALTH 



I. We cannot help influencing one another's health 

 Disposal of waste 



Contamination of atmosphere Contamination of water 



Contamination of streets, soil, etc. 

 Throwing off disease germs 



Spitting 



Coughing 



Sneezing 



(From skin) 



From clothes 

 Trying to make the most of our resources 



Selling what may be injurious 



