| Show NATIONAL HEALTH AIM i OF RED REB GROSS CROSS PROGRAM nurses guard C community 0 m m u n i t y health home hygiene and nutrition featured the increasing appreciation by the american people of the value ot of a na lional health structure Is reflected in the comprehensive machinery built up by the american red cross and kept in constant operation in the past year in the interest ot of national health instruction in home hygiene and care ol of the sick tn in nutrition inspection of school children the maintenance ot of an effective nursing service ell all formed a part of 0 the red cross organization assisting la in keeping amer lea ica well altogether students were in strutted ted in home hygiene and care 0 f the sick including school stu dents of whom 20 received this work reached the girl scouts camp fire girls and girl reserves also telephone companies public and private schools comme tatty and industrial groups an un on usual fact ot of this service was its to the needs ot of the blind through transcription ot of the text book ta in braille print the years work also demonstrated a growing understanding and appreciation on the part ot of red cross field representatives chapters operating cooperating co agencies and others ot of the place ot of nutrition in community programs looking to community health there were asoo 2 dietitians enrolled during the year regular nutrition in tt st ruction reached children 20 adults attended nutrition meet ings while 1885 schools were aided in furnishing lunches operative cooperative co relationships relationship 3 were es e with various government and educational agencies in making this branch of 0 the red cross health work more effective another ot of the health promoting activities tivi tivit ties les ot of the red cross lies in its public health nursing service there are nearly 1000 such nurses serving in every part ot of the country As an invaluable reservoir in time ot of a great national emergency there thera Is enrolled under the red cross ban ner a reserve ot of nurses in a num number her ot of disasters during the past ear in which the red cross has aided and v where here the services of the nurses were required they have been among the first to mobilize at lorain 0 last ear 31 34 enrolled red cross nurses were engaged in relief work while nere employed in the mid west tornado disaster relief operation of this year the work of mrs dorothy dai bals Is a red cross public health nurse stationed at fairbanks alaska in checking a flu erld emle at fort yukon in the has won praise from all who kne knew of it it Is to assida in maintaining such valuable lalu able services to the community that the american red cross invite members during its ninth annual roll call november 11 to 26 the only such eppcih aich which the red cross makes in the ear car |
