404 BIOLOGY AND HUMAN LIFE 



ORGANIZATION OF ACTIVITIES FOR PROTECTING HEALTH 



I. The needs of the patient 

 Examination and diagnosis 



By the individual physician 1 With the aid of a special pri- 

 By a consulting group y vate, hospital, or public lab- 



By a hospital staff J oratory 



Care and treatment 



By a member of the family By a hospital nurse and staff 



By a visiting nurse By a specialist 



By a private nurse 



Drugs etc. 



Prepared by a specialized laboratory 



Standardized by professional committees 



Supervised by official inspectors etc. 

 2 Keeping well (chieflv through sound personal habits) 



Eating and drinking Work and play ; mental 



Breathing hygiene 



Exercise ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^P 



Elimination and excretion Regard for special sense 



Cleanliness (including care of teeth) organs 



Periodic examination 



3. Research 



On current problems in health laboratories 



Public laboratories ; hospitals 

 On technical problems 



Hospital laboratories 



Medical-school laboratories 



University laboratories 



Biological; chemical; pharmacological; psychological etc. 



Research institutes 



Government laboratories (city ; state ; national) 



4. Education 



Informing the public of important discoveries 



Records and statistics 



Academies and professional societies 



Colleges and schools 



Lectures ; books ; magazines ; libraries 



Newspapers ; motion pictures ; broadcasting 



Insurance companies 



Volunteer societies 



