Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-25
s YEAR
BEGINS APRIL 6
THROUGH NATION
(By Associated Press)

San Francisco, May 24.---It is the
hope that the general use of Commun-
ity Public Health nurses will be one
of the permanent results of the Chill
dren's Year which began April 6 when
a concerted efefort was begun to save
100000 children in the United States.
This is the number, it has been esti-
mated that die annually from diseases
easily preventable According to those
in charge of this national movement,
the community nurse as guide and
mentor to mothers is a necessity.
She should be qualified nurse, hav-
ing had a course of training in hy-
giene and other allied studies fitting
her to give instruction and advice.
The community nurse has been tried
! out. There is one of her now in San
Francisco, and so successfully has she
worked that it has became apparent
that great deal of god can come if
more of her become a regular institu-
ton. This is the opinion expressed by
DR.. Adelaide Brown, chairman of the
California Children's year committee.
Her business would be to 90 to the
schools and homes and tell mothers
and children how to keep well.
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other requisite whose furctions would
run on parallel lines. TIE value of pre-
natal instruction to the mother can
not be minimiled, acco, ding to DR..
Brown. This already is being covered
in a measure by a series of nine pre-
natal letters, now in use in several of
the states. On receiving the names
and addresses and month of pregnan-
cy of any woman, these letters are
forwarded to them month by month.
They cover the hygiene of pregnan-
cy, birth registration, and prepara-
ton for careful infant care.
The study of recent draft stats-
tics has brought a realization that
there is much to be done in a system
attic and organized way to better the
people of this nation physically, and
this, in large measure, has brought
about the Children's Year movement.
According to those in charge, the
movement is no sense charitable
one. 1t is based fundamentally on
the broad ground of cooperation for
the production Of physically i'm
proved race in which the nation can
take pride.
"There are certain fundamentals
Of hygiene which must be made
known to the mothers at large" said
DR.. Brown. 1--WE have the knowl-
edge and it should be impaired to the
mothers for the good of their chill
dren. But unless the mothers are
willing to cooperate with US and
avail Of this knowledge, the test re-
suits are not going to be obtained.
1t is obvious that we cannot person
ally reach all mothers or eXpectant
mothers, but it is simple matter
for them to communicate with us.
We are volunteering our services and
we want them to volunteer their CO.
operation
Arrangements nave been practical
ly completed for the weighing and
measuring" drive, whic begins June
|. All parents will be asked to bring
teir children to certain designated
centers to be weighed and measured.
In the event that it is impossible for
the parent to bring the child cards
will be mailed which can be filled in
at home. In October and then again
the following March similar weight
and measurements will be taken and
the progress of the child noted. A
table of heights aud weights for chi.
dren, one for boys and another for