Training Health Speakers
The obligation of the physician to aid in the medical and health education of the public is being more and more completely realized. Health talks and addresses constitute an effective means of disseminating useful information, provided they are properly prepared and effectively delivered. The demand from lay organizations for such health talks has grown tremendously. When a local organization,…
In Kansas City, the demand for health talks and addresses given by physicians has increased significantly. Local organizations, such as Kiwanis, Rotary, Lions’, Y. M. C. A., chambers of commerce, women’s clubs, lunch clubs, parent-teacher associations, fraternal societies, lodges, and school assemblies, frequently request talks on health topics during their weekly or monthly meetings.
The Health Conservation Association of Kansas City, consisting of eight volunteer medical organizations focused on cancer control, tuberculosis, infant welfare, dental hygiene, and other health movements, has addressed this growing need. The association's publicity committee, in collaboration with the county medical society, established the Kansas City Public Health Institute. This institute serves to instruct physicians who wish to enhance their skills for delivering health talks to laypeople.
Given the substantial number of group meetings held annually in Kansas City, including over 1,500 meetings and 122 weekly lunch clubs, the demand for health talks is immense. If each group were to receive just one health talk per year, it would require fifty physicians to deliver thirty talks each. To meet this demand, the physicians of Kansas City have taken proactive measures to prepare themselves for this service.
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