Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-02-13
A PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE FOR
NOXUBEE COUNTY.

civilized nations. 1t so far trans
cends other social and economic ques
tons that neither time nor none
ought to be considered serious facto
IN the proper and prompt safe guard
ing of life and health of the people.
The war has emphasized this response
hility; it has disclosed our mistake
and failures of the past, and has pu
INTO our hands knowledge and oppor
tunity for the future. This knowl
edge was brought at a terrible price
but because of the price we have -pait
we have come to appreciate health.
Two years ago we did not know, a
nation, that 80 per cent of our young
men were physically unfit for militar!
service, and that two-thirds Of thi
number were rendered unfit from
causes that could have been prevent
ed. We did not know Of the wide
spread prevalence of tuberculosis W.
did not know of the many adult cases
of feeble-mindedness. Ignorance il
the fundamental cause of preventablC
illness and premature death. If igno
rance is the cause, then education is
the obvious remedy. Never before il
he history of our country has such in.
terest been centered in the subject OF
helth as now. Never was time wher
NOR effort was being made or wher
the confidence of the public was great
er in the possibility for improvement
in hygiene and sanitation.
Read he Postwar Program Of the
various governmental and private
agencies in this country, and you will
find but few exceptions that some part
of the budget has been planned for
health, and the Public Health Nurse is
named as the agent who is to do the
important part of the work.
The types of nursing which are usu-
ally engaged in by public health nurs-
ing services are:
First: Bedside nursing consists of
actual nursing, care given to sick pa
tients in their on homes on visit
basis. The nurse ealing at the home
to give necessary care daily or as Of
the home except in emergency.
ten as needed, but not remaining in
Second: Prenatal nursing, includ-
. ing supervision of the physical condi-
tion of the pregnant women and in
struction the hygiene of pregnant wo-
men. Arrangements for care during
confinement and the development of
prenatal clinics.
/. Third. Infant welfare, includes adj
vice to mothers in infant hygiene, con-
tant oversight Of the health of the
aahies, Development of infant welfare
scli.1ies- ~ Il aethers classse. --s.
curtin, Chylu Welfare Work ss the
Sdxtension Of infant welfare program
nd include children of pre-school age.
Fifth. School nursing consists of
Assisting the medical inspector in the
physical examination of school chill
dren, visiting the children's parents
to secure their cooperation in reme7
dying defects, investigating the sani-
tary conditions of school buildings and
developing classes in hygiene among
boys and girls.
Sixth. tuberculosis work should be
in constant seeking of undiscovered or
hidden cases, giving nursing care
when needed, securing medical and
hospital cases, giving nursing care
hospital care, taching thefamily pre-
when needed, securing medical and
ventative measures, securing medical
examination for family and others ex-
posed to infection.
While all the various activities can
not usually be conducted by one nurse,
the nursing committee shall select
those which it would be, best to start
with, and sthe service developes,eX
tend this scope Of work.
Do you want another epidemic to
catch us unprepared and lose your
loved ones without at least making an
effort to prevent it, A public health
nurse will organize your community
and lay plans to meet the first appear
ance of any disease with the most eff
fcient attack that medical science and
business sense can devise.
Any community that had one death
last year suffered an economic loss of
$4,000. A tithe of that sum will pre-
pare a community of 5000 or less in
keeping any or all diseases from
Don't you want your child to be
again becoming epidemic.
reared under the best health condi-
tions that it is possible for you to pro-.
vide? If anything in human life is
worth while the conservation of child
life is worth while, and | am sure that
you want your child to reach the high
est physical development of which he
is capable,
A campaign to secure funds for
Public Health Nurse vii CONNIE later,
and we want YOU to give us your en-
tire cooperation in this undertaking.
Attention, Confederate Veterans.