Show Basin H. H Needs Needs Meeds to be Heard By BV State Officials Officio Is IsA A hearing on the health needs and problems pro pro- of the Uintah Basin n will vu I be held heal Saturday by the Tuberculosis and Respiratory Respiratory at atory ry Disease Association of Utah it was announced today by Lyman I F. F Smart president THE MEMBERS of the board of dir directors dirt will conduct the hearing at a am a.m. m. m in conjunction with its quarte quarterly board of directors meeting at the Bottle Hollow facility of the Ute Indian Tribe Our board members are going to the Uintah Basin for this meeting in order that we can hear directly from the people of that area ab about ut their health needs and problems Mr Smart said It is our belief that we ye can then assign our resources resources re re- sources and programs in a more effective and manner in the future THE CHRISTMAS Seal Association has hasa a phase five program 1 eradication of tuberculosis 2 control of chronic respiratory respiratory tory disease 3 elimination of cigarette smoking 4 prevention of air pollution and 5 on of community and school health services We are particularly ted in the tuberculosis problems among the Ute Indians In Mr Smart explained The bulk of Utah's new cases of tuberculosis come from its big cities and the two large Indian reservations COUNTY OFFICIALS medical and health workers patients and Christmas Seal Association volunteers have been invited invited in in- to discuss their views at the hear ing A similar hearing in San Juan County in 1971 was most beneficial to the board of directors according to Mr Smart |