Show Cancer education reaches adults youth The Unit of ot the American Cancer eancer Society reached percent of ot their goal this past year for public education The specific activities ac were as follows ADULT 1 1 Cervical Cancer Screening Program Over participants were taught about cancer in general and breast self- self examination 2 2 program Medical personnel were instructed in the values and techniques of leaching self exams to 10 women patients Through this program about women have been reached so far 3 i. tests More than people have received free home at-home tests for cancer of the colon and and rectum GENERAL 1 Mother daughter Mother program Over women attended a Girls' Girls Program at al Uintah High where breast and uterine cancer were discussed All received instructional materials 2 2 Reference center At the Uintah County Library there is isa a folder of information on cancer and a listing of materials available in the library YOUTH 1 Principals' Principals meeting In Feb principals were offer offered d special programs for their schools dealing with health and J cancer education 2 2 School programs At New Life LICe Training Center and In the and grade of oC Maeser School students participated in programs sponsored by ACS materials 3 Special summer 8 hour program at Fort Duchesne dealt deal with more than four different aspects of cancer TOT TOTALS AIS Totals reached for the year were adults and youth Goals were and 1082 respectively In addition there were two 15 minute radio programs and 12 length full news articles in the Vernal Express I TillS THIS YEARS YEAR'S PLANS Although activities for this year started some time lime ago the first formal meeting of volunteers will be Sept 30 pm p.m. at al the Kingsbury Community Com House louse People attending will determine the educational programs to come Starting Starling this year people who give programs will be specially trained for their jobs in addition addition ad ad- to receiving all available ACS educational material We should have 17 volunteers to handle education for Uintah County Last year we had one with several people who Vho assisted on specific projects Anyone wishing to help should call Without education well we'll never lick cancer |