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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1921
Page
6
General Pershing proposed a yearly national health survey targeting the young and a study of their fitness for service. He outlined that about 60 percent of men called for service showed signs of insufficient health or fitness based on his wartime experience.
The draft reveals alarming public health gaps and spurs Congress to fund large scale physical education across states. Educators and doctors testify that undernourishment, disease, and sedentary work threaten national strength, urging federal aid paired with state matching and school reforms to raise physical standards and training.
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