Official Notes
APPOINT DIRECTOR OF COMMISSION ON CHRONIC ILLNESS
Dr. Morton L. Levin, Albany, N. Y., assistant commissioner for medical services of the New York State Department of Health, has been appointed director of the Commission on Chronic Illness. Dr. Levin has been granted leave of absence from his present post. Announcement of the appointment, effective Jan. 1, 1950, was made by Leonard W. Mayo of New York, chairman of the commission, the office of which will be located at the headquarters of the American Medical Association in Chicago. The commission originated under the sponsorship of the American Medical Association, the American Hospital Association, the American Public Health Association and the American Public Welfare Association. Its members include representatives of industry, labor, agriculture, education and other public interest groups, as well as those of the four sponsoring organizations.In announcing the appointment, Mr. Mayo pointed out that Dr. Levin's training