▁where ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁demand . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Thomas ▁Par ran , ▁from ▁Maryland , ▁for ▁example , ▁was ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁Sur geon ▁General ▁in ▁the ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service ▁who ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁state ▁Health ▁Commission er ▁under ▁Governor ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁Dra per ' s ▁biggest ▁challeng es ▁as ▁the ▁state ▁health ▁commission er ▁was ▁to ▁get ▁appropri ations ▁from ▁state ▁legisl atures ▁for ▁public ▁health . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁the ▁worst ▁time ▁trying ▁to ▁get ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁ven ere al ▁dise ases ▁because , ▁as ▁he ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁interview : ▁ ▁the ▁fine ▁men ▁who ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁rural ▁areas ▁and ▁made ▁up ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ... did n ' t ▁like ▁to ▁hear ▁about ▁things ▁like ▁sy ph ilis ▁and ▁g on orr he a . ▁ ▁They ▁just ▁wer en ' t ▁mentioned . ▁ ▁Deep ▁in ▁their ▁cons cient ious ness ▁was ▁the ▁conv iction ▁that ▁any ▁person ▁who ▁had ▁over ste pped ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁mor ality ▁and ▁spiritual ▁r igh te ous ness ▁des erved ▁what ▁was ▁coming ▁to ▁them , ▁and ▁to ▁help ▁mis cre ants ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁troubles ▁visited ▁upon ▁them ▁by ▁God ▁was ▁just ▁something ▁you ▁didn ' t ▁do . ▁ ▁Dra per ▁had ▁to ▁work ▁very ▁carefully ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁ven ere al ▁disease ▁control , ▁but ▁other ▁aspects ▁of ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁Virginia '