The Delta independent., 1924-05-16
SPECIALIST COMING HERE
TO ASSIST WITH CLINIC

On Friday, May %, there will be
Community Health Conference in
Delta. The forenoon of that day
will be devoted to making free physi-
cal examination of all children in tha
community under school age, and 0f
as many of school age as request H.
and time will permit. This exau.ira-
tion includes not only weighing and
measuring, but also dental, ear, eya
nose, throat, heart, lungs and b,dg
examination.
In the afternoon there will be
meeting dealing with the care OF
mother and child Talks pertainir-
10 the prevention of the present high
rate Of infant and maternal mortality
will be given in addition to varioHs
phases of child care. The subject Of
maintaining a permanent local health
association Will be discussed.
In the evening of that same day
there will be a meeting devoted to
health. Miss Bake of the Colorado
tuberculosis association, will give
an illustrated talk on nutrition using
Dr. Emerson's famous slides Dr.
Emerson is a foremost authority on
nutrition, and established in connec-
ton with the Massachusetts General
Hospital the first nutrition class ever
organized.
DIR. R p. Forbes of Denver, child
specialist. will summarize the results
of the physical examination given in
the forenoon. and he will give an op-
portunity to parents to ask questions
In some places parents have been SO
interested that they have asked
questions for nearly an hour.
This physical examination and
health conference is under the auspi-
ces Of the University OF Colorado Ev.
tension Division. with which the Colo
rado Child Welfare Bureau Division
Of Maternity and Infancy, the State
Board OF Health, the Colorado Tuber-
culosis Association, are in co-opera-
ton. The undertaking locally is made
possible through the cooperation OF
these four state agencies with the
local doctors and local committees
The representatives of I he state
agencies who will be present are: a
G. Cross, Secretary Bureau of Com
munity Organization: Mrs. Estelle y
Mathews, Secretary of the Child We.
fare Bureau; Miss Ella Cyrene Bake.
Secretary OF the tuberculosis Associa-
ton. and Miss Ella NJ. Livsey. State
Supervisor OF Nursing
All OF the sessions viii he held in
the Community Club Rooms The
complete program follows:
Program
Delta. Colorado
Friday, May %. 1924
Community Health Conference
Conducted under the joint auspices
OF the University OF Colorado Eyten-
sion Division, the Colorado Child We'll
fare Bureau. Division OF Maternity
and Infancy. State Board OF Health.
the Colorado Tuberculosis associa-
tion with the cooperation OF local
physicians and committees
Friday, Forenoon, May %
O-12:O0-Free physical eNamina-
ito of children. Mrs. L. f, Wright in
charge.
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r. NJ Ryan; E G. Shaffer; and II A.
Smith. Ella NJ Livsey. State super
visor OF Nursing; Ella c. Bake Colo
RADIO tuberculosis Association; Mrs.
Estelle n. Mathews, Colorado child |
Welfare Bureau; Committee Of local
women.
Friday Afternoon, May %
1904: 30-Child Welfare Session,
Mrs. c. II. Stewart, presiding
2:3O-"Nursing Standards" Ella NJ.
Lvsey. State Supervisor OF Nursing.
3:OO-"Child Welfare in Colorado"
Mrs. Estelle N. Mathews, Executive |
Secretary. Colorado Child Welfare
Bureau.
S:O0-Public Health Session, Mrs L.
z Wright, presiding Nutrition for
children" Illustrated with Or Wm. f.
Emmerson's slides, Ella c. Bake,
Colorado tuberculosis Association.
S:3O-"Summary OF results Of Physi-
cal Examination Or, r. z Forbes.