Loudoun County, Virginia, social initiatives, economic initiatives, Loudoun Federated Society, rural school nurse program, health examinations, sanitation improvement, vaccinations, overall health, well-being.
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Virginia
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2024-01-07
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Loudoun County Public Schools
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118
COUNTY
LOU DO UN
:
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
home of Mrs. Henry Hoge, Hamilton, Virginia.
at that time called itself the Loudoun Federated
munity Betterment.
The health nurse began actual
The organization
Society for Com
work in the fall of 1914. Loudoun
States to institute a rural
Demonstrations were made
These consisted in simple tests of hearing,
compared to height) besides examinations
for
All of this was done to determine whether
physically able to use the time in school pro
county in the United
was the second
school nurse—and
the first in Virginia.
through the teachers.
sight, and weight, (as
serious
dental
the child
vided
defects.
was actually
for him by the State.
Two
very
practical
results were realized.
In the first place, the
would know if there was any physical reason why a child
did not utilize his time in school to the best of his ability.
Further
more, the parents were warned of any defects in their children.
It
might be interesting to note that the work was efficiently carried out
by Loudoun teachers with a very few exceptions.
From March 1923 to March 1924, Loudoun had a full time Health
Unit which consisted of a health officer, nurse, sanitary officer, and
teachers
nutrition worker. The
and towns as possible,
against diphtheria and
The following table
carried
out by the
object
was to make sanitary as many schools
as many children as possible
and to inoculate
smallpox.
will afford some idea of the amount of work
Health Unit in Loudoun County.