| Show I II Ii I i i r r rt I t 1 I t I kZ P r. r fJ j r f rr I L 7 t 0 I II I it ita a d r r ir 1 r J I fj JA I i J t tI d dI r ri Baby Cope gets a health checkup by Dr E. E I B. B Holley resident physician Salt Lake GeneralI General hospital while her mother r Mrs Robert Cope cente center center cen cen- I te ter watches watches- intently and Mrs 1 Beth Edvalson II I I Even as you read this story 21 i I Q public h health nurses throughout through through- i I out out the United Unite d Sta States es and 42 in iri i I Salt L Lake J e. e City are at work battling tUng i public health nurse assists during one of several child chUd health clinics held weekly at Neighborhood house Air Base village and Salt Lake City board of health lib S. S State and various city schools Special Week Will MarkI Mark I i Work of Public Nurses Nurs s I for the health of our nation naton and I city By proclamation of the president of the United States and nd governors of the 48 states public health nurse week will be observed April 26 20 Miss Lena Besendorfer local public health heal h nurse supervisor announced Friday Mayor Earl J. J Glade Friday issued a proclamation asking asking asking ask ask- ing citizens to observe the week The week will mark the anniversary of public health nursing nursing nurs nurs- lu ing g in the U. U S. S The public health nurse of 1947 works just as hard bard to help prevent sickness as she does to cure it Miss Besendorfer declared The six public health nurse agencies in Salt Lake City during 1946 in more than visits vIsits' contacted patients and conducted conducted con- con ducted health talks at which approxImately persons at- at tended ended Primary purpose of the week is iso isto isto to o acquaint the public with the nursing activities offered the community community community com com- regardless of economic sta status tatus us Miss rL Besendorfer r. r said id Among local services is the T B B. B mobile mobil unit now at the University of Utah which has conducted free examinations including X-rays X of chest hest among thousands of students from rom the Salt Lake county high schools Westminster college St. St Mar the of Judge Memorial Memorial Memorial Me Me- morial school personnel from four local ocal hospitals and others seeking advice as to their health status Although there will b be no ape ape- ial celebrations the public health nurse will go quietly about her work vork through the week doing good for or rich and poor young and old continually striving to better the health of the community Typical of the services' services many helps are the child health clinics held weekly at Neighborhood House W. W 1st South Airbase Village and the Salt Lake City board of health S S. S State where Immunization and complete physical physical cal checkups are given under wider the supervision of Dr E. E B. B Holley resident physician Salt Lake general general gen gen general eral hospital and members of the public nursing service |
