Project Gutenberg 2010-05-04 Public domain in the USA. 122 American National Red Cross Cross, American National Red Cross, The American National Red Delano, Jane A. 1862 1919 McIsaac, Isabel Strong, Anne Hervey 1876 1925 18018873 American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick Heiko Evermann, Fox in the Stars, S.D., and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick" by Jane A. Delano is a practical guide on health and nursing care written in the early 20th century. Aimed particularly at women and family caretakers, the text offers essential knowledge for preventing disease and effectively caring for the sick at home, while addressing the need for health education in communities during times of medical personnel shortages. The opening of the book presents a preface that emphasizes the importance of home hygiene and caring for the sick, especially during critical periods such as wartime when trained healthcare providers may be limited. It underscores that many illnesses, particularly communicable diseases, can be prevented through knowledge of basic hygiene practices and proper care methods. The author advocates for accessible education on these subjects, aiming to enable every household to manage health concerns more effectively while supporting public health initiatives within their communities. This lays a foundation for the structured content that follows, which includes detailed chapters on causes of sickness, hygiene practices, and caregiving methods essential for maintaining health within families. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32250/32250-h/images/cover.jpg en Hygiene Nursing Nurses Home nursing RA Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Teaching & Education 571266 571154 2024-09-13T13:36:21.050434 2023-09-14T07:38:52.773279 text/html text/html 563915 2021-04-20T04:47:42 text/html 1569196 2024-09-13T13:36:33.693383 application/epub+zip 1571583 2024-09-13T13:36:23.911419 application/epub+zip 279739 2024-09-13T13:36:22.217512 application/epub+zip 1741197 2024-09-13T13:36:41.078864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1683356 2024-09-13T13:36:31.770410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406924 2022-09-15T03:43:21.966119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487627 487560 2024-09-13T13:36:19.320486 2023-09-14T07:38:51.243282 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 487521 2021-04-20T04:50:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19677 2024-09-13T13:36:41.260840 application/rdf+xml 18528 2024-09-13T13:36:22.354432 image/jpeg 2502 2024-09-13T13:36:22.284431 image/jpeg 172413 2021-04-20T04:50:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 1635510 2021-10-24T15:32:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 1647914 2024-09-13T13:36:21.174482 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia