Show RED CAD CROSS WINNING W I IN FIGHT FOR HEALTH Better Stronger Citizenry Now flow j Emerging Out of Work in 0 1 rr ft United States JU L. L. L t i. i f- f I IThe IThe The American Red ned Cross as ns nn rm evangelist e of at better has looked Its problem square In the face tace How HowIt It accepted the task revealed to q It In Inthe Inthe inthe the nations nation's physical condition as ns brought out during luring the World War and conscientiously appU applied Its ties to correction forms forma a n vivid chapter chapter chap chap- ter tel In the forthcoming annual report Historically and practically nursing Is Isa Isa Isa a basic work for the Red ned Cross In Its Us p public bUc health nursing ser service In Instruction Instruction In In- In home hygiene and care of the sick nutrition classes first aid and life savIng sa courses and health centers cen cen- teis tel's the American n Red ned Cross Is ap- ap applying ap ap- plying g eff effectually the lessons learn learned d during the war and making for Cor a healthier stronger and better nourished nourIshed nourished nour nour- citizenry The task of the Red Iced Cross Public Health nurse In the 1210 nursing services services ices now operating throughout the country Instructing their communities In health essentials and disease prevention prevention pre pre- Is demonstrating the possibilities ties of human betterment and the great benefits of enlightenment During the last hest 3 year ear new public health Horsing services were established establish establish- ed by Red Cross Chapters and several se h indred hundred services so convincingly proved proved proved ed their effectiveness that they were taken over b by public authorities In order to promote this work was allotted to provide women to prepare themselves es for public nursing nu The home visits made by the time 1210 10 nurses aggregated nearly visits to schools numbered l' l OOOO l OOOO and In six months school children were Inspected by these nurses nurses and where defects were found advised examination examination examina examina- tion b by physicians In rural communitIes communities this service has made a acry cr very cry marked advance and has Imas hason won on thousands thousands thou thou- sands sang of converts to approved methods of disease prevention pre In home hygiene and care of the sick Instruction which fits the student In methods of proper care where illness 1 Is not so serious as to require professional professional service the Red Cross conducted conduct conduct- ed classes crosses during the last 3 year ear I enrolled 2356 Instructors 18 students students students stu stu- dents and Issued certificates On June 30 1022 nutrition service embraced 1199 1109 classes with witha a total of children and 2589 enrolled Seventy eIght food selection classes graduated who received Red Cross certificates In general health activities Red fled Cross Chapt Chapters rs maintained health centers serving us as many communities Ci provided health lectures for large audiences everywhere everywhere ev ev- while clinics numbered o oven |