..
this type
r, said h
struc­
co d hurt many urban
importance of being in good
health ... preventio . the be t
dicine, d it' che r," he
dd d.
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There' n enough money to
eep people h thy. e . d.
. 16.8 percent of BI c
report illn or injury re­
I d in bility to or only 6.5
percen of nonb do. 0,
1 percen of BI c report dif­
ficulties in getting he th care,
compaired to 0 p rcent of non­
bl c .
any people, e pecially in
urban are , earn too much to
qualify for edicaid but can't
afford to p y the high medi
insurance co , mith . d.
e are trying to reach these
m rginal people with various
programs, Smith aid.
Tho e programs includ th
provision of direc ervices
diagnosi ,treatment nd im­
munization by health profes-
ionals. 0, mo t importantly,
they includ iner ing war-
n of the cti on individu
must t e voluntarily to
promote healthier habits of
living according to report
called Healthy People.
"Public health is not exy,"
mith said. Our ervices have
to be upported, or else e can't
impro e them.
-An inere e in the ichigan
ales tax (from four to ix cents
on the dollar);
-The funds that are currently
in the chool . d Fund;
- Interest from state lottery
r ceipts.
The $2,750 per pupil AFE
grant is intended to provide the
bulk of e ch district's funds. Th
rest ould come from a local
property tax of up to 12 mills.
Th st t ould alIo e ch
di trict to levy eight mill of
prop rty t for I c J chool
oper tion. In ddition, 0 er in
ch district could prove up to
four more for local edu . oonal
enrichm nt or improvement.