Show nationwide FIGHT AGAINST DISEASE american red cross will have health centers in all parts puts of united states the american red cross has ba launch ed d up upon a a nation wide campaign of fighting disease and phy physical alcia defect among the american people A new dew and unique health institution has come into being as a the result of emeral months study by the bed cross health service department at national headquarters official in charge oi the department predict that before long this new now health activity will be la in actual operation all go over the country and that the sign american hd red cross health center will become aa as familiar to the people everywhere na as are now the signs of the telegraph raph compan companies teiL busy long before war the interest of the american red cross in the fight against disease Is dot not however of recent origin lone lang before the war the organization ban began this health service through its it medical units in diss disaster ster relief work and its department of f town and county nursing during the war and following the armistice thousands of american lied cross officials daIx have been fighting inting fl disease in the war wax stricken countries at the same time tens tons of f thousands of local lied cross officials have teen been en gaad at home fighting disease notably during the influenza epidemics the american ped cross has determined ter mined that all this valuable experience in health service abroad and sad at home bome shall not go to t waste bo go long as viere liere are a half a million people dying yearly in this country from preventable ven table causes and so lone long as more than thin one third of the american ahll dren and young people are vic tilds of physical defects the lied red cross cron re recognizes cor the urgent need for continued bed red cross health service at home how organization works the red cross health center ts is governed by business principles ap piles business methods and in its more simple form can be esta established bUshed and conducted by lay people it proceeds upon the demonstrated tact that health Is a commodity that can be bought and old sold like brooms and soap therefore it establishes itself in a storeroom in to the principal business ba elness section of the community it displays its goods in the form ot of at al health exhibits in its show windows it advertises constantly and extensively and it ases every business bomers and social device to attract cus the lied ned cross health center Is cd service to the sick in that it gives out rel reliable lable and complete information about existing clinics hospitals sanatoria and other institutions for the sick a and nd the defective about available n nurses both trained and practical about when to consult a physician and why to shun the quack and hie his no nostrum teaching disease prevention the red cross health center Is however of eyen greater creater service to the wea ir ff rei neachea I 1 axe I 1 i s po people p 1 re I 1 1 vo how w l j to pre m vent sickness and disease tuia is done gone in to many interesting and attractive way ways first of all by the distribution of popular health literature and through health lecture lectures illustrated with lantern slides or with health motion motton picture alma films then pedal special exhibits an are given one after the other on various health subjects practical demon stra tlona are made alao also health blay lets by children to interest and instruct theny them selves 1 and their elder elders claxie classes are organized in personal hygiene hyc iene home care of the alck sick first aid and in food election selection and preparation health clubs beth both for younger and ider older people are formed atao also little mothers Mo thera leagues Loa fuex nutrition and add growth clinic clinics are conducted for children already more than a hundred of 0 these red oro cross health centen centers are in operation throughout the coun try many of t them also conduct med leal teal clinics but the one chief out standing tand IoK feature of the american red cross health center la Is ita its health edu cation berrice service which teaches veil well peo plo how te to keep well |