RT Journal
T1 ORganization section
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1939
FD December 16
VO 113
IS 25
SP 2243
OP 2245
DO 10.1001/jama.1939.02800500048015
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1939.02800500048015
AB PROPOSED PROCEDURES OF UNITED STATES CHILDREN'S BUREAU 
    A meeting of the Committee on Maternal and Child Health of the State and Territorial Health Officers, together with certain representatives of the Children's Bureau advisory committees on maternal and child health, was held at the Children's Bureau, September 9.The meeting was called to consider problems connected with the increased appropriations for 1940 for maternal and child health as authorized in the amendment to the Social Security Act approved August 10. The meeting had to do with methods rather than policies.Following are excerpts from a report on the meeting submitted under date of November 14 by the United States Children's Bureau at the request of The Journal:It is recommended that the additional federal maternal and child health funds should be used (1) to improve quality of services now under way, (2) to extend specific maternal and child health