Show RED C CROSS ROSS AGENCIES SAFEGUARD HEALTH first aid life saving nursing care promote health and safety five outstanding services make up the health conservation program ot of the american red cross according to the annual report just issued in wash ington these services service a are first aid and life saving which together have trained more than a million persons nursing ft ith an active enrollment ot of 36 registered nurses public health nursing conducted by nurses in chapters last year and home hygiene which has taught moie than men and women simple vi Ns ays of caring for the sick at home the achievements of the red cross in public health nursing place it among the leaders in this field said james L fleser fieser vice chairman in charge ol 01 domestic operations this service was organized in 1919 to meet needs developed by the world orld war and the ravages ot of the flu epidemic which in 1918 1919 took so great a toll of life since that time red cross nursing services have been pioneers in more than one halt of 0 the counties in the united state many services we ne dished were taken over later by civic state and federal agencies and the red cross continues to establish ices lees in other new fields red closs nurses made more than a million visits to patients last year and ozo chil dren in schools were inspected red cross courses in home hygiene and care of 0 the sick are especially im in times ot of depression because they teach families to maintain hy by gienia conditions in their own homes and to recognize symptoms of ot stillness illness early enough to prevent serious con sequences our courses in first aid have been instrumental in saving lives of the in aired j ired in safeguarding the accident victim until the arrives and in reducing time lost by workers in factories mines and other industries we aie also giving the course exten to police and fire departments throughout the country and to state highway patrols |