The Winslow mail., 1920-03-26
WHAT WINSLOW DID
Record of Results Secured In Eight
Months by Public Health Nurse

sists Of railway employees who are
likely to move on short orders
Nevertheless, there are quite a num-
Der of public spirited citizens who
look on their community with decided
civic pride. Miss Carol F. Walton
executive secretary of the Arizona
tuberculosis Association, wrought
with these good folks in the winter of
1913. She convinced them Of the i'm
portance of public health nursing
with the result that they employed
Lula M. Erion. r. N. as their We'll
fare Nurse. Miss Erwin arrived at
Winslow Jan. 10, 1919. She is a very
earnest, enthusiastic and energetic
young lady and was in the thick of
her work the very next day. Miss
Erion's efforts proved of great value
to Winslow. At the request of the
State Board of Health she submitted
the following outline of the accompli-
shments of her first eight months:
Nurse Work At Winslow
BY Luella M. Erion, r. N.
Work began Jan. II, 1919. Leading
citizens, doctors, ministers, club wom-
en- and city councilmen were visited
and the. work explained. Parent
Teachers association, Womens Clubs.
night school (Mexican) and other
meetings were addressed on the sub
ject of Public Health.
The school work began at once
Health classes were taught almost
daily, sometimes several times a day
Routine inspections were made, and
teachers were assisted in keeping
track of absentees by visits from the
nurse to all children reported sick.
From Jan. II to August 21, LAS
home visits, have been made This
includes visits to sick school children
follow-up of school inspection
(nurse's inspection-no school doctor
in Winslow) nursing visits other than
those to school children, etc.
In every home the nurse has been
well received. The people generally
seem to be much interested in health
promotion and disease prevention.
OF the following government publi-
cations over 800 copies each have
been given to parents: Infants Care
Child Care" milk, the Indispens-
able Food for Children Sixty copies
of Prenatal Care" have been used
and concise instructions in Spanish
have been Dermatyped and given to
thirty Spanish-speaking Mothers.
Prevailing defects were those Of
teeth, eyes, and breathing apparatus
with tooth defects leading the list
Bad tonsils were much in evidence
Minor defects were much in evidence
Minor defects, such as simple hyper
trophy of tonsil, were not recorded
Several of the children showing de
fects have moved away, but of the
above number the nurse knows of
results as follows:
Eight children have been fitted
with glasses.
Eight others have had adenoids and
tonsils removed.
Practically twothirds of the chill
dren in school report having had
some dental work done during the
summer and the teeth look much bet
ter than at the close of school.
An epidemic of "sore eyes" in the
Mexican school was successfully
handled by the nurse in January and
February. Several cases of true ira
choma have been practically cured
All the simple conjunctivitis was
quickly controlled and all cases are
being watched. This question of "sore
eyes" is one of the most trying, as
the Mexicans and Indians seem to
think it is a norma and necessary
condition
A class of ten ladies in Home Hy-
giene and Care of the Sick was gradu-
ated in March
During the present school year, the
nurse teaches two health classes
every day-seventh and eighth grade;
visits all schools (four) daily; con-
ducts Red Cross class in Home Hy-
genie and Care of the Sick; does the
usual home visiting and treatment of
children at school, Modern Health
Crusaders Bands will soon be organiz-
ed in the Mexican school.
The Welfare Nurse also attends to
the Home Service department of the
National Red Cross, and even serves
as relief agent where necessary. 1t
will be seen that she earns her 81 500,