First published in 1919, Health Work in the Public Schools is a guide to health education for teachers and administrators. The book covers a wide range of topics, including physical education, hygiene, home and community health, and the prevention of disease. Leonard Porter Ayres was a pioneer in the field of public health and his book was influential in shaping health education programs in schools. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.