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Abstract

THE Committee on Child Health of the American Public Health Association has undertaken the preparation of guides on various types of child health programs. Written primarily for the public health worker, these guides should also prove of interest to the pediatrician in private practice. The statements are being prepared by different organizations and individuals and are at the present time in varying stages of development. There follows a list of the materials now in preparation and some of the persons helping to draft and design the statements: Health Supervision of the Well Young Child With Special Reference to the Child Health Conference—Committee on Child Health. Heart Disease and Rheumatic Fever—American Heart Association. Visual Defects—National Society for the Prevention of Blindness. Emotional Disturbances—a committee headed by Jules V. Coleman, M.D. Orthopedic and Chronic Neurologic Defects (except Cerebral Palsy)—a committee headed by Louis Spekter, M.D. Diabetes—a committee headed by Hugh L. C. Wilkerson, M.D. Orthodontic Handicaps—Henry C. Sandler, D.M.D., and the American Association of Orthodontists. Epilepsy—Harriot Hunter, M.D. Impaired Hearing—Committee on Child Health. Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip—Committee on Child Health and the American Association for Cleft Palate Rehabilitation. Cerebral Palsy—Committee on Child Health and the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy. General Statement of Principles on the Care of Handicapped Children, Regardless of Diagnosis—Committee on Child Health.