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Show HEALTH RECORD , BOOKS AVAILABLE This is the week for New Year's resolutions, and Harold Bowman, executive secretary of the Utah State Medical Association, suggests you resolve to begin in 1962 keeping keep-ing a Family Health Record. How many times have you needed need-ed basic health facts about members mem-bers of your family for school records, for insurance forms, for a doctor's medical history? A family health record is your compilation of these facts. Like vital statistics in the family Bible, notations on family health kept accurately and up to date can ba of permanent value. The record should contain pertinent per-tinent facts on immunizations, illnesses, ill-nesses, injuries and physical examinations. exam-inations. The record will prove its worth only if kept carefully. Start immediately to jot down basic information in-formation you know already. Enter accurately all injuries and illnesses. . When you next see your physician, take the family health record along so notations can ; be made while they are fresh in your mind. A small schoolboy's notebook will do for a record book, or you can obtain a small account book or ledger. Limited copies may be obtained of "Your Family Health Record" by calling at the Bulletin office in West Jordan. |