The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-13

cost half million dollars a year to
hire them And they are men and
women who could not be hired to do
the work, which out of the goodness
of their hearts, they are donating to
this cause. Half million dollars
of health work each year is given
Maine free.
This, immense army of thousands
of volunteers is organized and d.
lireeted4 by the parent organization.
the Maine Public Health Association
through Its vehicle, the Health Plan
for Maine.
The principal behind the whole
Organization plan is that group CO.
operation is the best method of. OBJ
| tanning individual cooperation.
When the Maine Public Health As
sociation, three years ago, was or
ganized out of the old Maine Anti
tuberculosis Association and the
Health Plan for Maine put on the
boards, this principal of Maine CO.
operation by Maine men and women,
! for Maine work was established in
the M. P. H. A. and this established
principal of cooperation by all, has
been the prime factor in the success
which health work under the Maine
Public Health Association enjoys to-
day.
The work is financed through the
sale of Christmas Seals. From 500
| to 1870 of all of the money obtained
from the sale of seals, is retained and
expended in health work here in our
own county. The other 400 goes to
the parent organization the Maine
Public Health Association. 1t really
does not go. 1t comes back. Comes
back increased many times over. This
Is possible because our 400 and all
the other 1919 from the Is other coun-
ties are pooled in one big fund, and
with that fund is accomplished a pro-
gram of health work, coming back
into each county, which no communi-
ty could undertake itself on the
amounts sent into the state associa-
ton. Each county gets tho benefit OF
the pool from all the other counties
and the benefits are many. The 500
work-or the work which Is accom-
plished under the direction of ouI
county and for our county only-has
been described in the beginning oil
this paper. This is the work of the
public health nurse and her guardian.
ship over the health of our county
The thousands of calls annually. min.
istering to the sick and needy-as-
sisting mothers before and after the
birth of the child-guiding undernour.
ished and neglected children, through
friendship with the parents, toward a
healthy sturdy boyhood and girlhood
keeping watchful eye on heI
many local communities for communi.
cable disease and preventing its
spread-serving day and night in
misunderstanding the assistance
and people of means toward having
defective children ministered to.
The work which is accomplished
with the 400 sent to the Maine Pub
lie Health Association and administ-
cred by the Maine Public Health AS
sociation in our county is as follows
The most important of all however
the Modern Health Crusade among
our children in the schools must be
mentioned. The Modern Health
Crusade is system of teaching
health habits to children through
their love of play and pageantry,
chivalric titles and buttons. Nearly
100000 children are enrolled in the
Modern Health Crusade Army in the
nation. The Maine Public Health
Association has organized over 10000
children crusaders in the State OF
Maine. and there are many children
in our own county learning the value
of clean minds and strong body thru
this Modern Health Crusade for
health. They practice eleven health
chores daily and receive at the con-
clusion of each years performance
chivalric> titles Of squire, knight
knight banneret, and knight comman-
dant, wearing buttons the insignia OF