Show the american red cross s 77 1 t 1 I 1 ik 4 44 arn le f 19 j X V k 10 1 nationwide FIGHT AGAINST DISEASE asrican red cross will haw havi health centers in all parts of united states statis th the american lied red crow cron ban bag ed upon a R oat notion ton wide campaign Kd ot of figh alg lg and physical defect among the american people A dew new and health lu altti institution bag ba come into being as the result of awal months study by tin the lied red croes croos health bervice service department at lit national blead ingeri in Heri officials in charge ot of the department predict that before long ibis this new health aL tivit will be la in actual operator ope raton all the country count rj and that the sign american red lied cross crows health center will III become as a familiar to the people everyn everywhere here as are now the signs of the telegraph companies busy long before war tho the interest of the tile american lied IW cross tu in the tile wit mcallist disease Is not however ho sever 0 of origin long before 1 1 war tl tie organization began this health service through ita its medical units in dl disaster abter relief work and its department of towi town and county nur 4 ins ing during the nr and following the armistice thousands of american red cross officials have hate been fighting disease in the tic war stricken cLen countries at the anine tima time tens of thousands of local lied red cro cross officials chils have been en at ut home howe lighting fighting disuse nota bly during the tile influenza epidemics tin the kin ta rican I 1 ed cross has bas determined ter mined that all this valuable alu able expert ence in health urlce 1 abroad and at homo home shall not go to waste maste so lone long as there are a halt half a million people dri dyl i i nearly early in tills this country troia from preventable ven table catine q und so long as more than otie thirl of the american children and oung people aie ate victims of I 1 delecta def ecta the red crosa cross lecog the urgent need mod for continued lied a health 1 nt ut home how organization work abe vel el crow klenth center Is governed by bubines bu tines principles princ lpes ap P piles iles business methods and in its it more simple form can be established and conducted by lay people it proceeds upon the demonstrated fact that health Is a ommo dlly that can buelt and sold like brooms and nd ti therefore it it establishes fes t in a tore tort room in the principal business section ot the unItI it display displays cooj goods la in the foed ei of attractive rebith exhibits in its how show window it advertises constantly and extensively erten and it every bustness and social device devite to attract customers the bed red crow cron wealth center te ts of gerylee to the sick la to that it gives out vellabe rel tabe labe and complete cona information boot clinics hospi hospital sang toria torla ana 1 mothr institutions for the sick and tha th detective about available nurses bout bon trained and ana practical bout about when to consult a physician and why to ban ghan the quack and bli his nos trams teaching disease the hed red cross health center la 19 however of even greater service to the well it teaches tea clita people how bow to prevent and disease this Is done in n majy interesting and attractive way ways farst first of nil all by the distribution of popular health literature and through health lectures illustrated with lantern elides slides or with health motion picture films flints then special exhibit exhibits are gt given en one after ta tie e other on various health subjects practical demonstrations are mad also health play lets by chIl children dien to interest ani instruct them belv delvs m and their ciders elders classes are organized in personal c e homo imme care of the ick first at I 1 and in fod fori selection an annl preparation Iloa lill clubs both for younger Eer and anti older people are formed alo also little No mothers league and growth clinics are conducted for children A already I 1 road y more than a hundred 0 of f these lied cro crow II 11 aith centers are in letual nr operation the coun coull try at nr of thera also conduct medical clinics I 1 ut the one chief out U dIns feature of the american lied d crose cross health center te to ita its health edu cation w teaches wen people how hov to leep well |