Show Iw AlLIS HAS PRAISE FOR WORK OF NURSES Claims Profession Soon to toB toBe B Be Beon on Par With Medical The public c h health alth nurse nurse is going to b be the most effective agency Inthe Inthe in inthe I the field of of and the one one whose I advice wil be most sought after inthe inthe Inthe in the constructive ive health program being put over aver over in the state of of Utah de declared declared de- de dared James H. H Wallis executive secretary of the Utah Public Health association In his talk before a large body of ot public health nurses at the Civic center cente Friday night The professIon profession profession pro pro- of nursing is on a par with that of the physician n stated Mr Wallis and nd the public health nurse must qualify herself to be eq equal al to the large field of us usefulness f th that t lies Iles before her II He declared that in view of the exacting and technical duties required Of at her and the long hours she j II at tt t h her ht work the public health nurse nurs was poorly paid but the public conscience was aroused to her wor worth h and would in time recognize her true value I FIELD FOR FIELD FOR FOR NURSE i Mr Wallis s referred d to the big ii field ld awaiting the public health nurse is following uP up the work being done Inthe Inthe in inthe the public schools i in Ia the weighing I and nd measuring ot of o. o c children ildren n stating that mothers mothers' of d deficient nt children would want the help of ot the school nurse in their anxiety a to bring their children up to st standard w weight ight At the close of his talk Mr Wallis was given a vote of ol thanks and abd the following resolutions unanimously adopted ed RES RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTIONS' Whereas Sound public health Is ital to the tho happiness and of the people of ot the state of Utah and Whereas Tho The strain of war and the Influenza epidemic have e been shown by careful surveys and the tho work worl of visiting ph physicians and nurses nurses- es to have left an aftermath of tuberculosis and other preventable diseases throughout the state and Whereas The Public Health AssocIation Association As As- As- As of Utah In n conjunction with other health agencies Is fostering a a. definite state program for state sanatoria sanatoria sanatoria sana sana- toria hospit hospitals ls ls visiting nurses public public pub pub- lic lie clinics school health activities and other measures for the control and prevention of disease throughout the state and has included in its or organization organization or- or and management representatives representatives' of the tho leading civic welfare welfare welfare wel wel- fare and other organizations in the state and i Whereas The associations association's sale of Christmas se seals ls affords the best opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- op- op of t the year to bring home homet t to the people of the state the sp spread ead of preventable diseases and the best methods of combating its ravages r therefore be he It Resolved That the Utah State Federation Fed Fed- of Women's Clubs officially call can the attention of its members to the importance of the public health movement In the state and urge their active participation in the educational campaign now being launched by the Utah Public Health association through the medium of the Christmas seal sea sale as as- as aswell s' s well as as' their earnest support of the health measures proposed proposed proposed pro pro- I posed for the state of Utah in the above alov program |