The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-14
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM

Al meeting of the Womens Civ ic Club last Saturday, Miss Armene Stinger, Public Health Nurse, gave a very informative speech, using an organization chart to show the set up Of the Department of Health h Juneau. She explained the duties of each of the officials in the depart ment and the nursing services avail able to the people in this commun- ity.
 Following is a resume of her speech:
 Through provisions Of the So- cial Security Act appropriations are made each year 10 be equally matched by each state and Territory in order to carry on a nation wide health program for the welfare of the public. Through the Childrens Bureau emphasis Is being placed on maternal and child welfare.
 The Territorial Health Depart ment has as it's head Dr. WV. Coun- ell, commissioner of health and medical director. In the division Of maternal and child hygiene, Dr. Sonia Chiefetz is the medical direc- tor of maternal and child health. She assists with the organization or maternal and child health confer enees, provides information tor ex- pectant mothers and parent educa- tion.
 Mrs. NJ. k Cauthorne Is the ad- visory nurse for maternal and child health. Her duties include nursing. consultant service in local health organizations, approval of public health nurses qualifications and ad- vislng local health units regarding organization and budget.
 Tn the sanitation division, MT. Ben Grimes is the chief engineer. Here plans are approved and super vision given Of public water sup plies, sewerage, sewage disposal, sanitary control of salmon, crab and shrimp cannerles, sanitary handling of food Physical examinations are required of all public food handlers, CDsmellG4duS anu
 The division of epidemiology. chief directo- being pr. J. carswell, carries on the control Of communi- cable disease, investigates and dis covers source Of infection when out breaks of a disease occur or threat en to become a public menace. Most of the citizens h this community are familiar with his work in the field of tuberculosis.
 We have a very efficiently .un and well equipped laboratory which renders services available to the doctors throughout the Territory. Every boat coming in to Juneau carries go to loo bacteriological and blood speciment for diagnostie purposes.
 My work in this community is carried on in cooperation with the local physician and the citizens. The general objectiyes of all public health nursing are:
 (1) To assist the individual and family to protect their own health.
 @ To assist in the adjustment of family and social conditions that affect health.
 (3) To assist in correlating all health and social programs for the welfare of the family and commun- ity.
 (4) To assist in educating the community to develop adequate health facilities.
 .Wrangeil may well feel proud of it's development of the Health Gen. ter, where services dealing with the protection of health are available to all age groups.
 Following are the nursing actiy- ities carried on in the public health field:
 Communicable Disease Control
 CD Assist in getting early diag- nosis and medical care.
 (2) Teaching the value of i'm munization and vaccination as a pro- tection to health.
 (3) Instructions given to enable