Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1919 — RED CROSS ANNOUNCES PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM [ARTICLE]

RED CROSS ANNOUNCES PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM

AN outline of the peace time program of the American Red Cross has been given, follow- . Ing the announcement of the Third Red Cross Roll Call. November 8-11, for members and a fund of 115,000,000. Foremost will be the nation-wide activity for the promotion of public health, and hand' In hafid with this crusade will go a vigorous campaign for the extension of the country's resources. In its public health campaign the American Red Cross will make an effort to reduce the high mortality rate and to Improve general health conditions. Red Cross public health nurses will be assigned to as many small communities as possible, thus extending to the rural population the bedside nursing, school inspection, classes in hygiene and home nursing that have been so effective in cities. In this connection it is planned to offer to every woman in America instruction in home sanitation, hygiene, care of the sick and dietetics, thus providing first-hand knowledge of bow to keep the family well and what to do where illness or accident cannot be avoided. These courses are now being Introduced Into the public schools and colleges, and are offered to department store employees, factory operates, girl scouts, nurse maids and others, fitting them to help oombat infant and child mortality, malnutrition, unsanitary living conditions, preventable disease and epidemics in their own home. The 7,000 public health nurses tn the United States are far too few to meet the ever Increasing demands for their services, and funds are needed tor the establishment of scholarships fw the trainins ot nurses for this highly specialized work.