Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-19

phases in detail. The "NIodern Health
Crusade" making Il game out ri the
daily "hcalth Chores has been IN
dorsed by the State Dcpartml ut CT
Education. which is cordially CO.
operating, and the secr.t2ry calls az
tention that Maine was again tho
only state in New England to win
national recognition for this crusade
work.
During 1922 total of I'll aGdi-
tonal school rooms and 5,2i1 new
pupils were enrolled.
Upwards of 10000 Maine toys and
girls have been enrolled III this
health army.
With regard TO The Health Plan
for Maine which ihe secretary
terms simply Il practical program Of
health educational work covering the
entire State worked cut in confer
cnce with leading Maine .ncn and
women, Secretary Thurbcr says:
1t has become one of the Well &C
cepted policies of The Plan" and
of our association, to recognize tic
Official leadership OF our state and
local health departments and to sup
port the work of these ncalth officers
in the performance of tie dutl IS With
which they are charged ;nder State
laws and city ordinances. With a
tremendous amount OF rcalth work to
be done. the Maine Public .!Gdith
Association and its local societies
and committees are attempting none
of the work which the state and local
health officers arc in position 20 do
with their limited appropriations.
another important policy 80 ".rhc
plaH IS our recognition OF tao
scientific and professional l--dcrshlp
of the medical profession. cur
medical policies are PASSED Ipnn 10y
Il committee from the -Iainc Medical
Association X NN
General Field Service
Nursing Scrvicc-.i noteworthy
development and extension OF local
public health nursing service in ter
ritory developed by the Maine Public
Health Association and its local So
cieties and committees was recorded
during 1922.
At Sanford SprinGvale local
branch of the York County Public
Health Association was formed and
two nurses for distinctly local work
have been employed.
PcnobscOt COunty-outSide of Ban
gor Brewer, OronO and Old Town
has long been without public health
nursing service but during 1922 this
need was met by the Maine Public
Health Association and q nurse was
employed for this territory.
The field nurse of the Maine Pub
lie Health ASSN gave q two months
demonstration in Cumberland Coun-
ty during 1922 and this led to the
employment of full time nurse by
the Cumberland County Public
Health Association.
The need for public health nursing
service in Augusta and Watcrville
was pointed out by the Maine Public
Health Association during 1922 with
the result that local societies were
formed for the purpose Of instituting
nursing service at once.
Miss Edith Soule. the State super
wishing nurse has given the utmost CO.
operation to all our nurses, has held
many meetings with them and has
helped and advised them in many
ways.
The report is quite long, going into
detail respecting the various phases
of the work ana speaks of the splen-
did support and cooperation which
has been accorded the Associations
work throughout the State. and in
Guiding the State Dept. Of Health,
the Name Mculctl NSSH., MdiHc
State Dental Society and National
health agencies.
In closing he says:
This report would be far from COM
plete without deeply felt expression
of appreciation for the loyalty and
devotion to the work of the Maine
Public Health Association which was
markedly manifest during 1922 on
the part of all those connected with
the work.
The great army of volunteer work
ers who have devoted hours, days
and even weeks to the great cause
of better health in Maine. have rem
dered a service impossible to esti-
mate.
The members of our various divi-
sion and especially the division
chairmen have made a contribution
to Maine for which they will never |
be compensated except through a |
public recognition of their service !
and their own consciousness of a !
work we'll done.
The members of our small staff
Miss Taylog our loyal and energetic