The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-02-08
GARRETT COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH ASSOCIATION
Campaign Now On In Earnest In
All Parts Of The County

All dTLS vi he county
Gone dollar for prevention beats ten
for cure" is the slogan being used
by the Garrett County Public Health
Association in its campaign for rails
ing public health nurse funds. Pre-
vention of disease is the chief purpose
in employing public health nurses.
Is not keeping sickness out of the
home even a greater blessing to over
burdened mothers than is caring for
the sick?
Altho the health nurse will do all in
her power to care for these who are
sick, she will find it impossible to help
in every home of the county where,
under present conditions, there is sick
ness.
She will do her greatest work by
CHANGING CONDITIONS AND
KEEPING A GREATER NUMBER
OF GARRETT COUNTY PEOPLE
WELL.
'In other counties of Maryland, like
Kent and Dorchester, where the pub
lie health nurse has had fair trial,
SHE HAS CUT THE NUMBER OF
CASES OF DISEASE IN HALF"
says Dr.. C. C. McCulloh, Maryland
Deputy State Health Officer, who is
now in Garrett county.
How Health Nurses Prevent Disease
DR.. McCulloch says that the public
health nurse prevents disease by
l. Attending Immediately to cases
Of communicable disease, like influ.
enza, scarlet fever, diphtheria, tuber-
culosis and typhoid fever.
2. Instructing school teachers in
The detection and handling of disease.
3. Making possible the correction of
defects Ill children.
4. Interesting the school children in
matters of health, like
Proper and sufficient food;
Correct posture;
Care Of the teeth;
Home sanitary conditions;
Checking the spread of colds.
3. Instructing mothers in matters
Of health.
.. Giving some aid in homes where
help is especially needed and possible.
Give $40 for the Nurse If You Can.
The campaign for raising funds to
employ public health nurses in Gar
rett county is now in full swing.
Altho the Health Association de-
ponds to great extent upon its ac-
tive membership fees of one dollar, a
number of larger contributions will be
necessary to complete the fund. A
person becomes a contributing mem
Der Of the Association by giving IS; a
sustaining member by giving SO, or a
patron by 500.
The chairmen of the campaign COM
mittees in various sections of the
county are given below:
Mr.. Josiah Friend, Swanton; Mrs.
A. J. Mason, Friendsville; Mrs. J. j.
Bender, Grantsville; Mr. James D.
Harvey, Master Ryan's Glade Grange;
Mrs. James Wilson, Bloomington;
Prof. E. S. Burroughs, Accident; Rev.
Thober, Accident; Mr.. A. P. Enlow,
Master McHenry Grange; Mr.. J. Ar
thur Dewitt, Master Hoyes Grange;
Mr. R. j. Nicholson, Master Sunny
side Grange; Mr.. J. A. fowler. Mas
ter Shady Dell Grange; Mr.. Otis Ri
ley, Master Pleasant Valley Grange;
Mr.. David Lower, Mountain Lake
Park; Mr.. George Weitzel, Deer Park,
Master Hooppole, Valley Grange Mrs.
E. E. Sollars, Deer Park; Mrs. Geo.
Brown, Avilton; Mrs. ]. B. Emory,
Bittinger; Mrs. B. F. Schoch, Crellin;
Miss Anna Louise Connell, Hutton;
Miss Ethel Hesser, Bethlehem school
district, Deer Park.
A person may, according to his con-
venience, send his contribution for
the nurse fund to Mrs. Julius C. Rem
ringer, Oakland, treasurer of the Gar
rett County Public Health Associca-
ton, or to any one of the chairmen
named above. The treasurer or the
chairman who receives your money
will send you a receipt.
Give all you can, You will be re-
paid for any sacrifice you make by
the prevention of sickness in your
home and in the homes of others.