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13 Report of the Barnstable County Health Department for 1968 Barnstable County Commissioners Gentlemen: I am pleased to submit this report of the Barnstable County Health Department for the year 1968. Public Law 89-749, the Comprehensive Health Planning and Public Health Service Act of 1966, more commonly known as the "Partnership for Health Act of 1966" has stimulated action in Massachusetts. The United States Congress declared "that fulfillment of our national purpose depends on promoting and assuring the highest level of health attainable for every person, in an en- vironment which contributes positively to healthful individual and family living. Federal financial assistance must be di- rected to support the marshalling of all health resources— National, State, and Local—to assure comprehensive health services of high quality for every person." A State Comprehensive Health Planning Program for Massachusetts was established within the Executive Office for Administration and Finance on June 23, 1967 and began func- tioning with the appointment of a Director on April 28, 1968. The Director of this department had the privilege of being appointed to the Governor's Council on Comprehensive Health and looks forward to serving on this important council. For this planning Barnstable County is in Region 7 and in the "Barnstable" area which is composed of Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket Counties, and the Town of Wareham. This department's personnel have always devoted a great proportion of their time in helping to establish health needs, helping to initiate programs when needed, coordinating serv- ices, and serving as advisors and consultants in their special- ty. The staff continues to take an active part in many com- munity health activities and in their professional organi- zations.