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Show Health by H. ri. atlkHOH. One of tn fcrrtttf-st factor tn maktnt. 1921 tht halthlat year in the hiatory uf our count jy waa "tha unset clad In blue." th puMic hailh nur. That attained at-tained a death rat of H.64 pr loon live, 13.7 p.-r cent lower than 120, givea an Idea of her work. A public health nurse la a trained nurie who hia had upt-cial Instruct tun in public health work and who apenda all her time, ot In tha tr of the auk, aa doea the tralnt-d nurwc, but In th prevention of i kneaa. You employ a trained nurae when aomeone la vt t v 1)1. Tha public- health nurae la emp'oyd by the atiile. county, city, town or villAite or aometline by private orjranliaUoiia, auch aa tha Red Croaa, the local tubar culonla aoclety,. and by laie a lore a anil factorlea. The public healih nurae teaches moth-era moth-era how to kep bablea well. Hha vlaiu home where there la contajrtoua diaeaeo and inairuci tha family how to ireynt it frum epreadme;. bh aaalsta the achool medical inaiructor and afterward vlalt the homee and uiuee parenta to follow th Instructions of ihu doctor. Tha work of the public healtk nure haa proved to ba one of tha mot effective meaauraa of protectltift tha health of a community and la an important im-portant factor tn the prevention an control of communicable disease, hecauee ahe visits anU inauuvle tha iudlvLUual in Uia noma. |