Americus times-recorder., 1923-03-17
GEORG|ANS ACTIVE
FOR CHILD HEALTH
Man New Members Are Aligned
In The Cause-Extend Field
Service

ATLANTA, March 17.-Georgia is
responding promptly to the new and
enlarged child health movement now
being fostered throughout the ma
ton by the American Child Health
Association, under the presidency of
Herbert Hoover. For additional
charter members from this state
were announced this week by the as
sOciation. The are: W. A. Sutton,
Superintendent of Atlanta's schools
Mrs. Kathleen Wilkinson Wooten,
Director of the Health Department
Of of the Georgia State College for
Women at Milledgeville; Miss Nina
A. Pape, Principal of the Pape
school, 900 Drayton Avenue, Sa-
vannah; Miss C. A. Laudershire,
Montgomery Rural School Teacher;
Mrs. A. 2. Cumbee, a teacher and
local health officer in rural COM
munity near West point; and Mrs.
F. A. White, of the Georgia W. C. T.
u, whose home is in Demorest.
The eagerness with which profess
sional health workers as well as ay
men and women are availing them
selves of the associations service au-
gurs we'll for the future citizens of
America. For this association, which
Herbert Hoover heads, means to
maintain for their use the most COM
prehensive house of sound up-to-date
information on child health subjects
that the world has ever seen.
Capitalization of the country's re-
search in child health in this new as
sociation will not involve central
control, or the imposition Of a rigid
health formula. Service, and not
pressure, will lbe its motif. 1t hopes
to stimulate local leadership and
build up a national health service,
providing the form Of aid or infor-
nation that is most needed, and best
adpated to each community. Help
full suggestions and technical knowl-
edge can be supplied when requested.
The need for nationwide health
service of this character is shown by
the fact that America, the richest ma
ton on earth, and possessing the
highest average of education, takes
it's place as fifteenth in the list OF
important nations advanced enough
to have statistics on material NOR
tality and sixth in the infant mortal
ity list. In the Birth Registration
Area of 1921, eight American moth
ers were sacrificed for every thou
sand babies born, and in the same
year, 100000 infants died in the
United States, at least half Of whom
could have been saved by proper
care.
To,conquer Americas menace of
lowered child vitalitys to help give
each child the sound, agrowing body
which should be his birthright, and
to make motherhood safer fol
American mothers, the American
Child, Health Association is now es'
tablishing most comprehensive edu-
cational information service. This
serReb Wina be adapted to three
groups; professional people, includ
ing doctors, nurses, teachers, socla
service workers, and public health
officials; mothers of families; thu
children, themselves. It will Include
the provision of the latest and mos
complete literature available, as vel
as consultation service for tielC
workers and mothers who write fol
information regarding their individu
al health problems. The latter D
course, will be generalized and viii
not attempt to tell a mother how t.
cure her child-which should be re
ferred personally to physician
but will aim to put her in touch witt
the local health resources in he1
community. 1t will provide charts
and guides for the recording OF
weight and height in reia,.,, n to age
and give advice as to proper diet t.
attain normal growth.
One of the most helpful and popu
lar source of valuable information
will be the associations monthly
magazine, Mother and hild." This i.
the official mouthpiece Of the organi
zation, and will be available to al
members. Besides, they can Obtain
instructive pamphlets and leaflets
circulated at Intervals. Yearly re-
ports on infant mortality will be
prepared and cooperation of libraries
will be enlisted in obtaining exten.
sive ejaculation of the material