The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-05
Proposed District Health De-
partment For Ashe, Allegheny
And Watauga Described.


The services and conditions UNI
der which a full-time health SER
vice may be established in Ashe,
Allegheny and Watauga counties,
in cooperation with the State
Board of Health and Federal agen-
cies are herewith outlined by DR..
r. E Cox, director of division Of
County Health of the State Board
of Health.
The District Health Department
will conduct public health pro-
gram in the three counties as OUT
lined and approved by the North
Carolina State Board of Health,
which would supply to the citizens
of the three counties the following
essential rervices:
l. School health supervision, in
GLIDING physical examination of
school children for defect;
2. Immunization service will be
offered by the District Health De-
partment, providing for the control
of smallpox, diphtheria, and typhoid
fever;
8. The perfection of an organiza-
ton for the correction of physical
defects, such physical defects to be
corrected by competent physicians
of the District;
4. The department will conduct
an organized program to reduce ma
ternal and infant deaths;
S. An adequate Venereal Disease
and tuberculosis program will be
carried out with the cooperation of
the local medical profession;
g. The health department will
conduct an educational and super
visory program which will 60 ar
toward correcting environmental
sanitation, with particular empha-
sis on safe excreta disposal, malaria
control, providing pure and whole
some water supply, a pure milk
supply, and pure food within each
county in the district;
z. The department will conduct
archaeological investigations and
institute adequate, intelligent, and
effective measures for the preven-
ton Of the spread of communicable
diseases;
g.. The Public Health Nurse on
the staff will visit homes OF school
children who are absent because OF
communicable diseases and in whom
physical detects may be found, take
such steps As may be necessary 10
prevent the spread or dLeaSe, ana
encourage TIE correction OF physl-
cal defects. Inc nurse Will also visit
homes in the interast OF expectant
mothers in prenatal care, encourag-
ing physical examinations, and Sc
curing the services or regular IL
censed physician tor the period OF
confinement;
9. The District Health Depart
ment will supervise m4dWives, in
structing them in elementary hy-
giene, and enjoin them from engag-
ing in such practices for which they
are not qualified, and which, In
turn, are dangerous procedures, Of
ten resulting in the death OF the
mother or infant;
10. The personnel of the District
Health partm ent, District
Health Officer, shall devote their
entire time to their official duties,
and they shall conform to the State
Board OF Health's Policies set forth
in the contract agreement with ref
erence to honesty, sobriety, and
moral conduct;
IL. It is further understood that
the financial support made avail
able to the District Health Depart
ment by the several participating
agencies shall be paid to the local
District Health Department in
Twelve equal monthly installments,
and that the State Board of Health
will hold the local Boards Of Health
and the District Health Officer re-
sponsible for the proper account
ing of funds made available for
health service in this area.
The proposed personnel for this
District Health Department con-
sists of a full-time district Health
officer, Public Health Nurse In
each OF the three counties, two san
itary officers to serve the district,
one clerk in each county and six
teen weeks of dental service in
Ashe county and eight weeks in
Allegheny County, this dental SER
vice to be provided through the Di-
vions of Oral Hygiene of the North
Carolina State board Of Hath.
The District Health Officer shall
be elected by the County Board Of
Health, as provided by law. Such
District Health Officer shall be a
man who will measure up to the re-
uuirements of the State Board OF
of Health and the Conference Of
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