Show PUBLIC HEALTH WORK 1 anticipating the opening of school parents are continuing the their ir efforts to correct the remediable defects in their children of the two thousand children childr en who enter the tooele thoele county schools this fall more than eighty five percent will have their teeth in perfect condition and many will have had bad their nose and throat troubles attended to only ten days more remains for thi this s work before the opening of school and parents who have not already done so are urged to consult their family dentist and doctor concerning the needs of their children children of six years entering school this fall lor for the first time have as yet had no advice through the schools and should pay their dentist and doc lor a visit so as to be ready to do their best work this work ig ia a state wide movement and similar advice is being given given throughout the state and later on in the year a week of special campaign is planned the school districts in the state report pleasing results from the first year of work and tooele thoele county is 1 sted listed I among the leaders in this work and will receive its full share of state funds which are proportioned among the districts doing satisfactory work along this line with the opening of school tile the teacher will begin a system of complete checking and will g give lve monthly grades on the report cards indicating the interest of the child in his personal health ghis years work will conti continue I 1 nue along the lines of health habit Formation and will follow closely the outlines sentous sen sent tout out by dr E G gowans of salt lake city state director of health education attention given to the matter of posture and to correct seating conditions and to the training the child to carry himself properly the various schools willada will add to their play grounds such equipment as can be built by the children themselves and efficient use of this equipment will be encouraged cou raged MRS E 0 THOMPSON health supervisor |