PEDIATRICS Vol. 4 No. 2 August 1949, pp. 254-256
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TRENDS IN HEALTH LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATION

Editors: JOHN P. HUBBARD, M.D..

AMONG the significant trends observable throughout the United States today are the many positive steps being taken to promote child health. At regional, state and local levels, recommendations are being made and carried through which naturally and appropriately vary from area to area. Much of this action is directly attributable to the reports of the Academy's study appearing in increasing number for the individual states. As of present date, 11 states have published their reports, and all but a few of the others are in varying stages of preparation. Henceforth, it will be a function of this column to review important trends in pediatrics at state and local, as well as national, levels.

Readers of this column are invited to offer contributions describing trends with which they may be particularly familiar in their own areas. Such contributions should be limited to factual reporting of events or plans. This is not the place for controversial material.

It is highly appropriate that North Carolina, the pilot state for the Academy's study, should be among the first to take active steps to remedy some of the gaps revealed by the study. The following are excerpts from a mimeographed release dated March 1, 1949, under the title, "Premature Infant Care Program," North Carolina State Board of Health, Division of Maternal and Child Health, Raleigh, N.C.