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Show RED GROSS WINNING IN FIGHT FOR HEALTH Better, Stronger Citizenry Now Emerging Out of Work in United States. The American Red Cros. as an evangelist of better health lias looked Its problem square in the face. How It accepted the task revealed to it In the nation's physical condition as brought nut during the World War, and conscientiously applied its activities activi-ties to Correction forms a vivid chapter chap-ter In the forthcoming annual report. Historically and practically, nursing Is a basic work for the Red Cross. In its public health nursing service, In Instruction In-struction In home hygiene and care of the sick, nutrition classes, first aid and life saving courses and health centers, cen-ters, the American Red Cross is applying ap-plying effectually the lessons learned during the war and making for a healtliier, stronger and better nourished nour-ished citizenry. The task of the Red Cross Public Health nurse In the 1,240 nursing services serv-ices now operating throughout the country Instructing their communities in health essentials and disease prevention pre-vention is demonstrating the possibilities possibili-ties of human betterment and the great benefits of enlightenment. During the last year 313 new public health nursing services were established establish-ed by Red Cross Chapters, and several hundred services so convincingly proved prov-ed their effectiveness that they were taken over by public authorities. In order to promote this work .$30,000 was allotted to provide women to prepare themselves for public nursing. The home visits made by the 1,240 nurses aggregated nearly 1,000.000, visits to schools numbered 140,000, and in six months 1,250,000 school children were Inspected by these nurses and where defects were found advised examination examina-tion by physicians. In rural communities commu-nities this service has made a very marked advance and has won thousands thou-sands of converts to approved methods of disease prevention. In home hygiene and care of the sick instruction, which fits the student In methods of proper care where illness Is not so serious as to require professional profes-sional service, the Red Cross conducted conduct-ed 3,884 classes during the last year, -enrolled 2,356 instructors, 93,448 students stu-dents and issued 42,6j6 certificates. On June 30, 1922, nutrition service embraced 1,199 classes, with a total of 27,523 children and 2,589 enrolled dietitians. dieti-tians. Seventy-eight food selection classes graduated 733 who received Red "Cross certificates. In general health activities Red Cross Chapters maintained 877 health centers, serving as many communities, provided 88,751 health lectures for large audiences everywhere, ev-erywhere, while clinics numbered over 10,000. |