Show CHILD HEALTH WORK OUTLINED H Homes omes for crippled children children- Convalescent homes boarding i homes private homes with kindly hv sand a intelligent parents where children children chil- chil dren already aided in public InstItutions institutions ions may regain in happiness the 1 use of limbs once twisted twisted- childrens children's childrens childrens chil- chil That's what the crippled drens dren's service of the federal social lec security rIty program needs eeds most Dr Edith P P. Sappington regional consultant consultant consultant con con- of the tho maternal and child health division of the United States childrens children's bureau at San Francisco told the afternoon session of the Utah Public Health association at atthe atthe atthe the University of ot Utah Tuesday For Jor other health news see Page rage 1 r We f e have havo made great progress In the treatment of crippling deformities de- de already existing she said raid but wo we need many many more public and private places for forthe forthe the continuance of the Improvement Improvement Improve Improve- Y ment wrought by original treatment treatment treat treat- ment and surgery she said So far as M prevention of crippling ailments Js concerned we have hardly started We cannot expect fast pr progress iress in that direction direction we we must wait for accumulated experience experience experience ence greater scientific learning Dr Sappington said that the crippled children program of the social security plan is being supported supported supported sup sup- ported to an extent not enjoyed by other branches because of the universal universal universal uni uni- versal human appeal the heartbreaking heartbreaking heartbreaking heart heart- breaking helplessness of a child chUd so cruelly afflicted So many child victims of deforming deforming deforming de de- de- de forming ailments have been bee n brought under care recently she said that while emergency treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment is never lacking there is sharp shortage of places in which the victims victims' may have e the tho care eare necessary necessary to to eventual complete recovery ery That need she said aid she was c confident confident con con- n- n will be met Of all the states stales L have visited she finished I 1 find better balance in Utah in general social work and public health nursing |