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Show Mnrch of Dimes Orientation field in Snit Lake Nov. 9 "TAKill'T: rrewutloii of IV.rth IVi'.vts" was tho theme of the annual March of P'.mes Troi;i'aii Orients-t.'on Orients-t.'on Meeting held at Primary I'lul. hen's Hospital throughout through-out No ember :. One Imn-9 Imn-9 ,i filly ilo!i:itos from ivarly every county in I'tah alloiUl this mootim;. Primary Pri-mary Hospital was chosen for the mooting, since it is tlu site of the March of iTivatnu-nt Ct'nl(r. The Maivh of Dimes with Its r.rant this year of flii.li!!:! has e.ivou $:,:'.;),lf,2 for tho troat-mont troat-mont of children with birth defects from all over I ho in-tonnoimtain in-tonnoimtain region. Patient Success Told Pr. Garlh C. Myers, iliroc-tor iliroc-tor of tho Birth Defects Con-tor, Con-tor, toUl tho audionoe of somo of tho many siuvoss stories mado posihlo by tlia center program. Ho cited cases of pationts with hydrocephalus hydro-cephalus that a fov yoars njio would have boon placed in what was called the "vegetable "veg-etable patch" since the children's child-ren's brains wore mostly destroyed by the pressure of the fluid buildup around their branis. Now, he reported, report-ed, n pre.it deal can be done through surgery and dru therapy to save the children. child-ren. While primarily oriented orient-ed to pationts with defects of the central nervous system, the center has treated children child-ren with a multitude of the over l.(X) different defects. Staffed with neurosurgeons, ped: a t rie i a ns , u rol ogi s ts , physical therapists, psychologists, psychol-ogists, social workers, nurses and with consultants from all fields of medicine, theh center cen-ter is able to care for most conditions. It's a center for 1 of the new fields of medicine Genetic Counseling. Mrs. William S. GiitvilIin?, Regional Volunteer Advisor for the Mountain States Re-p.on Re-p.on of the March of Dimes, discussed the basic research re-search being done at tho Snlk Institute in La Jolla, California, as well ns nt medical med-ical centers nil over the country, to eliminate tho threat of birth defects. RH And German Measles She told of the recent work done at the National Institu-5V's Institu-5V's of health and tit other centers that have brought forth the newly developed .shot to protect mother and child from the problems of lilt blood Incampatlbility; she highlighted the forthcoming forth-coming immunization ngulnst (Ionium measles, slating that thousands will be saved by just those two developments. develop-ments. Teen At Work In a period when many young people are rioting and demanding their freedom, Miss Kerry Anderson, Utah State Teenage Chairman, contrasted this with young people who ar volunter workers for the March of Dimes, exercising their freedom free-dom in constructive ways. All over the U. S. and Utah, Toon Age Programs are developing de-veloping with youth conferences confer-ences to tench pre-parent-liood responsibility and the dangers of drug abuse. Also, the teens have helped with many projects that have ,lrought needed information to pregnant women. Mr. S. Bruce Hanks, Regional Re-gional Director for the March of Dimes, stated that Prevention Pre-vention was now a word that we are not afraid to use in relation to birth defects. March of Dimes volunteers in the next twelve months will try to reach every woman wo-man of child bearing age with instructions on how to have healthier babies. By working with every segment of the population, they will focus attention upon a very important person in our society, so-ciety, "the Unborn Child." Utah In Top Ten State Richard Cooper, Utah State Representative for the March of Dimes announced today for the first time publically, that in the 18 Campaign just ended, Utah ranked in the top ten nationally in the three most important categories. cate-gories. He reminded the delegates del-egates that they did this near the end of the disastrous copper strike. The categories were: tenth in the top ten slates by per capita, with a per capita of .1454 dollars, seventh of the top ten states in gross percentag of increase in-crease of 6,67 per cent; and fifth in the top ten states in net percentage of increase With a 13.29 per cent increase. in-crease. He listed the Top Ten counties in Utah In gross per capita as: Daggett (.38-25), (.38-25), Rich (.3797), Morgan (.3225), Sevier (.2541), Kane (.2802), Millard (.2699), Emery Em-ery (.2524), Juab (.2338), Grand (.2314, and Iron (.2272) Awards were given to Salt Lake South Davis Chapter for High Per Capita for a chapter of over 100,000 population, popu-lation, to Cache Chapter for High Per Capita for a chapter chap-ter of 25,000 to 100,000 popuj. lation, to Iron for a chapter of 10,000 to 25,000 population to Sevier 5,00 to 10,000 population, to Rich 1,000 to 5,000 population, and to Daggett under 1,000. Daggett, Dag-gett, Rich and Morgan Counties Coun-ties also received awards for placing first, second and third in the per capita standing stand-ing in the state. |
