Show Christmas i t seals new available LaVon Wall announced the opening of the Christmas Seal Campaign in Uintah Basin Mrs Wall Is s the Utah Lung Association director for Vernal SHE SIZE SAID SAm that over 2000 homes and businesses in the Vernal area will be receiving their Christmas Seal letters Inthe inthe in inthe the mail mall The Christmas Seals have been created by children from every state and territory in the country Utah has a Christmas Seal painted by Christine of Centerville Cen Cen- terville Utah Mrs Wall stressed that Christmas Seal contributions contributions' support vital programs of the Utah Lung Association that fight air pollution emphysema emphysema- ast asthma tuna smoking and tuberculosis The Utah Lung Association is the oldest voluntary he health agency in Utah serving us all for 59 years she said It was once called the Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association but in recent years has changed its name The Lung Asso Association should be familiar to everyone because of the many people who have benefited from its services It i TIlE THE LUNG Association on established Respiratory Disease Self-Care Self Classes at the Duchesne County Hospital to help lung disease patients Increase increase increase in In- crease their physical activity and breathe better The classes classes' include 10 hours hours' of instruction from specially trained workers Patients PatientS' are arel also visited at the home by com community health nurses as as a to the program In addition to the classes classes- Mrs Wall has helped the Christmas Seal people conduct education programs to inform the public about the scope and seriousness of lung disease According to the Lung Association a a recent study showed that 30 perc percent nt of the adult males in Utah have the beginnings of respiratory disease Mrs Wall told of another program that is in the planning stages for the Uintah Basin Additional Christmas Seal funds would help the L Lung ng Association establish an Emphysema Emphysema Emphysema Em Em- Club in this com come The program is a social and educational monthly bi-monthly meeting for lung disease patients They can learn from physicians and other health workers more about their disease and how to live m more more re comfortably with it As a representative of the Utah Lung Association I hope to make more people aware of the organizations organization's important services and urge them to give their Christmas Seal letter personal attention and to contribute generously she stated |