Show NATIONWIDE FIGHT AGAINST DISEASE i American Red Cross Cross' Will Have Health Centers in All All Parts Paris of United States The American Red Cross has launched launch launch- ed d upon a nation nalton wide campaign of ot fighting disease and physical defect among the time American people A Anew new and unique health Institution has come comeIn In into to being as the ilie result of several months months' study by the Red Cross Health Service Department at National Head quarters I Officials In charge of the department predict that before long this new health activity will be in actual operation allover all nil allover over the country and that the sign sign sign- American Red Cross Health Center will will become as familiar to the peo peo- people pie the of f everywhere as are now signs I Ithe the telegraph companies Busy Long Before War I The Interest of ot the American Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross in the tight fight against disease Is not however of recent origin I Long ong before the war the organization began I this health service through h Its Us medical units In to disaster relief work vork and Its Iti I department of Town and County Nursing Nurs Nura ing Durin During the war wat and following the armistice thousands of ot American IRed i iRed Red Cross officials have been lighting fighting I disease In the war-stricken war countries At the same time tens of ot thousands of j local Red Cross officials hare bare been enra en en- eni i ra ed 1 at hum home scheme vM disease ase nota nota- i hi bly durf during the A epidemics The American P Pd Cross has determined determined determined de de- that all nil this valuable expert experience ence In health service abroad and arid at al home borne shall not go 0 to waste So long longas as as there are a half halt a n million people dying j early yearly In this from preen preventable pre pre- preventable pre pre- en table causes and so long as more than one third of ot the American chil chii- children dren and young people are aie victims of phi ct the fht 0 r. r ly Wg XU J UTAH U s the tilt i r rt d for tor continued continue d dRed I Red Cross Cios health service sf r ke at home How Organization 1 Works Work The Red CI Cross SS Health Cent Center r is II governed J by business principles ap ap- piles lilies m Jio hoIs Is and aud In its more form fill ow rus be Ic established and Od t d b 11 lay lav p. p pie It cis upon noon tl th time demonstrated fact tAct thin that health s 's s u a that lint I can c can n IJ bo b. bought hl and sold old like ilkI and soap II It establishes s itself It It- self ICU in a a 8 storeroom In the principal business section of ot the community It displays Its goods In the form of ot attractive at health exhibits In Its show windows It advertises constantly and extensively And It It- It uses every busl- busl hess and social device to attract cus cis- homers I The Red ned Cross Health Center Is la of ot I service to the sick In that It gives out reliable and complete completo Information about existing clinics hospitals sanatoria sanatoria sana sana- I toria and oth othoe Institutions for tor the sick t j jand and the defective about available i nurses both trained and practical i about when to consult a physician and why to shun the quack an and his nos nos- nostrums I Teaching Disease Prevention The Red Cross Health Center is J however ho of even enn greater service to the well It teaches people how to pre pee prevent vent ent sickness and disease This Is done dono J JIn In many Inter Interesting and attractive ways first ways first of ot all alt by the distribution of popular health literature and through health lectures Illustrated with lantern slides or with health motion picture films Then special exhibits are given Ghen after the other on various health subjects Practical demonstrations tiona are mado made al also so o health by children to Interest and Instruct themselves themselves them them- selves es and their elders Classes are organized In personal hygiene home car care of the sick first aid and In food selection election and preparation Health clubs both for younger and older elder people people peo peo- are formed also alo Little Mothers Mothers' Leagues Nutrition and growth clinics are conducted for children Already more than a hundred of these Red ned Cross Health Centers are In actual operation through throughout ut the coun oun try Many rany of them also conduct medical med teal ical clinics but the one chief outstanding outstanding out out- standing feature of ot the American RedCross Red RedCross Cross Cros Health Center is Its health education edu edu- education cation st STr which teaches well people people peo pee pie how to keep well I |