The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-13
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County Health Association.

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forming of a Mile Laos County Pub
lie Health association were taken last
Monday afternoon in the office of o.
Wasenius, our county superintendent
of schools, where a meeting had been
called for that purpose. Notices had
been sent throughout the county and
the time of the meeting was set to ac-
commodate the out of town people, so
it was hoped that there might be
meeting representative Of the various
districts, but the condition of the roads
prevented this. There was a fairly
good representation from our own vii
lage, although, could it have been an
evening meeting, the attendance would
have been much larger, as many have
expressed themselves as being much
interested. There will be another
meeting called in the near future for
the purpose of permanently organic
ing, at which it is hoped there will be
large gathering from all over the
county. Mayor Humphrey presided,
with Mr.. Wasenius acting as secre-
tary, and general discussion of the
subject was opened.
The Minnesota State Public Health
association sent a speaker-free of
cost-to help in the organizing, and
we were most fortunate in that it sent
DR.. H. w. Hill, who is their executive
secretary, and therefore thoroughly
conversant with all subjects pertain
ing to their work. DR.. Hill is a promi-
nent physician, having served at one
time as the head physician for the
state in the investigation and checking
Of epidenics.
He gave short talk explaining the
object of the health association and
made suggestions as to how to organ
ize. He explained that while the orig
inal object for the forming of the
Minnesota Public Health association
was to combat the great white plague
of tuberculosis, it soon branched out
along other lines of work until now it
is recognized as strong factor in the
combating of most of the ailments
to which human flesh is heir. This
fact is evidenced by the number
of physicians and surgeons special
lists along all lines who are now Of
ficers and directors of the association.
DR.. Hill emphasized the fact that
the associations chief work was along
the lines Of prevention. Realizing
that wide publicity Of the understand
ing of the causes of diseases and of
the means of prevention are neces-
sary in order to accomplish state wide
good, it set about forming county or
CARNATIONS. These organizations are
by no means to run counter to- the al
ready established local organizations
of a like nature, such as the village
board of health, but are meant to fur
ther and strengthen such bodies and
to work in conjunction with them
whenever it is possible.
Publicity of all methods that pro-
mote public health is at all times the
chief object of this organization and
it wishes for this reason as large a
membership as possible.
In the county organization it seeks
to have as members one or more per-
sons from every village and town.
The urgent need for organizing here
in Mile Laos county at this time is
that there is some money available
for the county's use in hiring public
health nurse, which will be forfeited to
other counties unless arrangements
are made for its utilization at once.
This money is the county appropria-
tionment for the sale OF the Red Cross
Christmas seals of 1917 and a like
apportionment for 1918.
Several of those ia attendance at
the meeting expressed their views re-
garding the need Of just such an or
ganization in our county and COM
mittee of five, with Mr.. Wasenius as
chairman, was appointed to proceed
with the plans for permanently or
ganizing.