The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-19
MAKE WORLD SAFE
FOR POSTERITY
Federal Public Health Service to
Continue Its War Against
Disease.
WANTPUBLIcH HEALTH NURSES
Women of the Country Urged to Get
Behind Movement and Aid Public
Health Nurses-Increase Mum
Der If Possible.

Washington. - The United States
public health service was the rear-guard
Of our armies in the war against Ger
the enemy's most useful ally, disease.
1t Won its share of the war, and sent
an army to France fit to fight.
Surgeon General Rupert Blue and
the officers under him have signed no
armistice, admit no peace. They are
keeping up the fight to make men fit.
Public proclamation that the war
against disease is still on recently was
given in an appeal to the 115,000 min
listers of the country to devote their
sermons to the necessity for keeping
our communities as healthful as our
camps were.
The appeal of the surgeon general
was read from pulpits all over the
country, and concludes:
'Tt is the social responsibility Of the
communities, of which the churches of
every denomination are a part, to con-
tinue the work carried on in time of
war in order that the world may be
safe not only for democracy but for
posterity."
Created as War Measure.
Particular emphasis is given by the
United States public health service In
opening this campaign to the work of
the newly organized department of
public health nursing, which, created
as a war measure, has proved so valu-
able that, according to announcements,
it will be continued and increased.
The women of the nation are appeal
ed to, In a special communication from
the surgeon general sent through the
churches, to aid the work of the pub
lie health nurses, and to do everything
possible to increase their number.
A noteworthy tribute was paid to
the nurses by the surgeon general in
the following statement:
"For the first time in its history the
United States public health service
during the recent wal organized a de-
partment of public health nursing.
The work which these nurses perform
ed was of inestimable value. 1t is not
too much to say that without their aid
our success in keeping down sickness
in the extra-cantonment zones and in
making the venereal disease rate in
our army lower than that of any other
army In modern times could not have
been achieved.
'In continuing our general campaign
for health, and this special fight
against venereal disease, we depend
upon the continued assistance of pub
lie health nurses.
Ask Support of Women.
'Behind these public health nurses
hope to have the sympathetic I'M
1erstanding and support of all the
women of the country. We believe
hat we will have this when what the
Nurse accomplishes for her community
s known. !
"We depend upon the women Of the ]
lation not only for understanding and
Import but we depend upon them to {
ncourage young women to take up '
profession of the public health g
lurse, we depend upon them also to I
insist that hospitals provide training |
or nurses in public health service, in c
luding work in venereal diseases.
'In backing the public health nurse, e
he women of the nation will be back q
lg one of the most vital forces in Il
he struggle against the forces Of dis p
ase which threaten the health, the &
afety, the very life of our children, g
-hich is the life Of u nation" 81
The national organization for pub
c health nursing is putting forth
yery effort to provide the increased
lmbers of public health nurses called M
II in this extended program Of the al
1blic health service. The %organiza- IN
on, of which Miss Ella Phillips Gran VI
III is executive secretary, with Offices IT.
1856 Fifth avenue, New York, will
wise and cooperate in every way 3:
it'll communities which wish to fol- I:
out the suggestions of the health ::
rvice for extended public health !:
rising work. Z.