Show red cross agencies safeguard health five outstanding services make up the tha health conservation program of the american red cross according to the annual report lust just issued la in washington these services are ara first aid and life saving which together have trained more than a million persons nursing with an active enrollment ol of registered nurses public health nursing conducted by nurses in 42 chapters last year and home hygiene which has taught more than men and women simple ways ot of caring for the sick at home the achievements of 0 the red cross in public health nursing place it among the leaders in this field said james L fieser vice chairman in charge ot of domestic operations this service was organized in 1919 to meet needs developed by the world war and the ravages of 0 the flu epidemic which in 1918 1919 took so great a toll ol of lite 11 w since that time red cross nursing services have been pioneers in me more re than one halt half of 0 the counties in ill the united state many services we established were taken over later by civic state and federal agencies and the red cross continues to establish services in other now new fields red cross nurses made more than a million visits to patients last year and children in schools were inspected red cross courses in home hygiene and care of the sick are especially important in times of depression because they teach families to maintain hygienic conditions in their own homes and to recognize symptoms of illness |