Health Department Alcoholism Program in Prince Georges County, Md.
- 1 January 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Public Health Reports®
- Vol. 77 (6) , 480-484
- https://doi.org/10.2307/4591527
Abstract
A 4-year cooperative alcoholic rehabilitation program, functioning as an integral part of the mental health bureau of the Prince Georges County (Md.) Health Department, was instituted in 1959 Designated as a "public health approach to the problem of alcoholism," the program, established by the health department and the Mental Health Study Center of the National Institute of Mental Health, Public Health Service, combines clinical treatment of patients and their families with various community activities in the field of alcoholic rehabilitation. The operation and activities of the program are described.Keywords
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