Public health nursing in all its phases such as education of public health nurses, numbers and types of positions, number of public health nurses to fill these positions, has been steadily improving and increasing since it began many years ago. There are many factors re­sponsible for this; private foundations end charities have sponsored such work among the poor, school boards have seen the need for school nurses, state and counties have recognized the importance of the public health nurse in the various health programs, and nationally, the Children' s Bureau and the United States Public Health Service has long recognized its importance.