Narrative
In 1915 Booker T. Washington, the founder of the Tuskegee Institute, began National Negro Health Week, with which he aimed to develop and extend helpful health activities in black communities. The campaign organized cleanup and sanitation committees, sermons on health from pastors, and speeches from physicians. Washington placed the most emphasis on good sanitation and hygiene practices to prevent the spread of disease. The National Negro Health week campaign eventually gained support from the U.S. Public Health Service and now is a nationwide black health program.
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