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Acknowledgements
A number of staff In the Health and Welfare Department
have contributed to teaching projects throughout the year,
notably health visitors and sometimes doctors. The social
workers, dental staff and public health inspectors have also
been part of the team. Help in other ways, for example, the
co-operation of Mr. Thompson and transport staff has enabled
us to provide the health visitors with prepared teaching chart*
and teaching aids whenever they have been required.
Not least is the valuable contribution made by the health
education technician in the preparation and construction of
many audio/visual aids — ranging from tape recordings to
teaching charts. Our thanks are extended to Mr. G. J. Bohannon
for his help, as well as to the Departmental secretaries,
especially to Mrs. Valerie Aiken for her valuable assistance
and co-operation throughout the year.
Sometimes there does not appear to be any appreciable
change in our knowledge and beliefs so that it may be timely
to remind the health educator — "never make abrupt changes
in peoples' attitudes and habits" — "revolution breeds
counter-revolution — evolution is painless"!
Home Safety Home Safety
Mr. David Ennals (Secretary of State at the Home Office) at
the National Home Safety Conference in 1967, said that 200,000
people were seriously injured and five million people attend
hospital each year due to Home Accidents. What emerged, was
the question of human factor as opposed to the environment in
Home accidents. And it is, of course, our task as members of
the Redbridge Home Safety Committee and as health educators
to convey this information. How do we do it?
In Schools the subject is dealt with in relation to Accident
Prevention as part of Health Education programmes. Duke of
Edinburgh Award Scheme programmes are carried out by senior
school girls and at Youth Organisations. Many staff in the Department
are asked to participate in these courses and to test
candidates for Home Safety Examination.
Talks and discussions to voluntary and professional
organisations. Participation in RoSPA National Campaigns by
distribution of publicity material depicting specific subjects at
three-monthly Intervals. Several Building Societies in Ilford and
Woodford have kindly offered us space for window displays and
on one occasion the subject of Accidents to the Elderly was
dealt with, and on the other Holiday Safety. We are grateful for
the opportunity to publicise this important subject.