The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-20

| The annual meeting Ot Tue eAcCutANe
committee Of the North Dakota Anti
Tuberculosis association was held al
Bismarck, Friday, Jan. 10. 1919. The
following report was submitted ana
approved, being resume of the actiV'
tiles Of the association for the year
1918.
The association has been in exist
ence Just a decade. and during that
| time it has been our pleasure to see
many of the reforms that we have
advocated take on concrete shape ana
become part and parcel OF our eco
nomic assets. During the past year
our work has developed in extent and
influence and the demands upon our
time and resources have become more
and more pressing. SO many new ave
nues of endeavor are opening up ana
so many new public health pro olemS
are demanding solution that IT has
been impossible for our ASSOCIATION
to answer all Of the calls that have
been made upon US. Our main effort
has been to conduct an educative cam
paign so effective that every man,
woman and child in the state might
be so we'll informed on the principles
of right living that disease might De
lesesned and lives prolonged. we
have kept in touch with the returned.
rejected and tuberculosis soldiers.
and they have received their share III
our educational propaganda.
During 1918. The Pennant, our
health bulletin. edited by the presi-
dent of the association has gone tortn
carving its message OF health, nope
and cheer to the homes and hearts OF
our people. Fifty thousand copies
were published in regular monthly
editions throughout the year. IN au
dition to this. fully as many COPIES OF
other pieces OF anti-tuberculosis, liter
ature have been distributed in the
same period. The labor OF preparing
and distributing this mass OF mater
ial has been our contribution to the
cause. 1" n g. p $, go
The association has persistently ad,
vocatcd the employment OF schooi
nurses and has had several in the
field giving demonstrations Of what
could be accomplished by them Inc
result of this work has been all that
could be desired. In many OF the
larger cities of our state. school ana
public health nurses are no" EN-
ploved and in rural districts they are
becoming quite general. In this con
uection it is with pardonable prlde
that we notice the recommendation OF
Governor Frazier in his message TO
the present legislature as being Ill
complete harmony with our concep-
lions as outlined in our literature.
Organization and cooperation are
our greatest economic assets. Wher-
ever applied to public health work
the results have been highly satlsfac-
tory. Their logical application to con-
ditions in North Dakota would IN
sure for US: ,3~ '' .tj -,
a. A state department. of health
co-oriinating existing public health
agencies, with full-time official as
Chief executive. >',- ~" g." =
80. The employment of school ana
community nurses and the physlcal
examination of school children.
SO. Adequate support for the con-
troll of tuberculosis and other com
municable diseases. 10 ~ %. 1877, .t.'|
"a. An appropriation Of at least five
cents per capita for the expenses OF
the department in conserving life
waste. ii ..t.' %'st-rl
1--WE cannot serve our country bet
ter than by conserving human life,
preventing human suffering and in
creasing human efficiency" g"
Our field worker has gone into ev-
cry county in the state and by lectur-
ing, demonstrating and exhibits has
taught the people the principles OF
the prevention of disease and conserv-
alton of human life with special EN-.
phasis on tuberculosis. An outline OF
her work is as follows:
One hundred twenty.four meetings
held; five places where meetings
were held for several days at time;
s. places visited and during these
meetings several thousand people
were reached.
Our own secretary developed
large share of the clerical and rou-