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HEALTH EDUCATION
It was with a mixture of regret and pleasure that we learnt that
the Health Education Officer, Mr. G.S. Self, was resigning at the
beginning of December 1969; regret at his leaving the Section, and
pleasure in the knowledge that he had been appointed as Manager, Health
Education and Hygiene, by the Forte Food Group. I would like to take
this opportunity of thanking him for all his hard work in the past.
Miss D.J. Milbank was appointed as Health Education Officer in
April, and we welcomed to the team, Mrs. P. Kasim, a former Physical
Education Lecturer, as Assistant Health Education Officer, in September
1970.
In spite of all staff changes, it was pleasing to note that the
demand for health education increased in the Borough during the year,
this demand was offset to some extent by the majority of school staffs
taking over most of the health education programmes in schools, with
specialised talks only, given by the Health Education staff. The demand
for visual aids therefore, increased considerably and I am pleased to
report that this demand has been met. I would like to thank all Head
Teachers and other staff concerned with these programmes.
Unfortunately, again this year, financial restrictions have prevented
the post of the second Assistant Health Education Officer being filled.
Health Education in Schools.
The most noticeable change in health education in schools has occurred
since the introduction of comprehensive education, since when, the demand
for specialised health topics has increased considerably, and at the present
moment six of the nine comprehensive schools have received short series of
talks by staff of the Health Education Section.
The General Studies Department of Rush Green College again asked for
help with their health education programme to both day and block release
students, and a series of talks and film shows were given to six different
groups of engineering, electrical and printing students.
The Child Care Course for the basic certificate of the National
Association for Maternal and Child Welfare again proved popular, no less
than eight separate oral examinations being held in the Borough; the
results of these examinations were most satisfactory and several of the
girls gained the highest level award.
Food Hygiene Education.
The routine Certificate and Diploma Courses run in conjunction with
Rush Green College have again this year proved worthwhile, the lectures
being given by a Public Health Inspector and other members of the Health
Department. The examination results were most pleasing, 100 per cent pass
in the Certificate Course and eighteen out of twenty two candidates were
successful in the Diploma Course.
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