The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-25
SUNDAY BEGINS US. CAMPAIGN
.zz>. TOMAKE PEOPLE LIVE LONGER .
~ IL, Il BY ANN DOYLE.
Supervising Nurse Of the ". %. Divis-
t. ion Of the U. S. Public Health
Service.

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Supervising Nurse Of the w. o. Diyis-
. ion Of the U. S. Public Health :.
Service.
The savage of yesterday hung a
rabbits foot around his neck and ex-,
pected to escape all disease. His
only hygienic effort was thus TO pro-
pitate the god of chance. #'E,, f.
AS a nation we long placed our.
selves in that savage's. class. Chance
was our god of national health, and
our acts of Precipitation little shalt
measures of cure.
War forced on us quick thinking
and quick action The story of chow
Uncle Sam developed from civilian
population, an alarming per cent of
whose young men were physically. un-
fitAtO fight a vigorous army and the
cleanest armyfOf modern times Is one
Of quick thinking and quick. action on
the part of the health authOrities;sa and
devoted service ten the part of ply.
sieians and nurses. t'@t ~" i'l~l.t. n.
Medical measures, education and
provision for wholesome recreation all
aided in the fight for health. t5.S
/, Now that reconstruction Is upon
us, an, attempt is being made to- con.
Hnuef the active. campaign developed
during the war in its object OF doing
for the whole nation what has been
done for the meni In the army. <! p
The fact that much OF the work
was with men In the camps here, at
home and hins the extra.cant0nment
zones means that "a health policy
based on the Idea of community re-
sponsibility, both for prevention and
cure OF disease, has alreadyt.been
Owrked out. 4'1& "saLa .:cl iFG3, ( ! atf} :
y A draft examination showed the alb
solute necessity for greater care Of
the health Of our people. The work
with the men in the army during the
war proved that it Is possible to con.
troll communicable disease and worked
out methods of doing it. sd,
The problem now is to continue
our work throughout the nation as
whole and to continue it without In
terruption, in order that We may no.
lose the impetus gained during the
last two years. AS preliminary call
to all the people to begin an organ
lied national campaign. Surgeon Gen
GRAZ DUO VI. CHC OuASOO OlokOS tpNOAAS
health service, has sent out an appeal
to $4,000 ministers throughout the
country to devote one Sunday to dis
I'cusion of how the fight against dis.
ease. and particularly those venereal
diseases which SO terribly menace our
national vitality, shall be carried on.
I The surgeon generals appeal t0smin'
listers concludes: s.sza' ,f,iis.... :.
TT is' the social responsibility of the
communities, Of which the. churches
OF every denomination are q part. to
continue the work. carried soH in time
of war In order that the world maj
be made safe not only tor denocFacy
4 but for posterfty."
! Surgeon General Blue appeals es
pecially to the women Of the nation
to help in extending this fight fol
health by seeing that there are a.
work throughout the nation man!
more public health nurses. The nurse
is one of the most powerful agents TO
health, and women can''work directl!
for the safety of their children ant
the health Of the nation, etthe
through becoming public health nurs
es themselves or by helping to hav
I many more Of these nurses traine'
and employed.