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Show Utah Public Health Association Work Tho Utah Public Health Association flnancod ontiroly by tho salo ot Christmas Seals, has a splendid record re-cord to its credit for tho past year. This organization, co-operating with othor agencies, has mot a groat need In this stato in tho matter ot honlth education, nearly ovory section ot Utah having boon thoroughly cqvorod during tho last twelve months. The said Association has put thousands of dollars Into the campaign for a hlghor standard of health among tho people. Tho results of tho work along that lino havo boon highly gratifying and It is hoped by the Association's As-sociation's frlonds ovorywhero that tho Campaign so successfully carried on up to dato will bo continued and onlargcd and mado even moro Intensive Inten-sive than over before Following aro somo of tho accomplishments accom-plishments ot the Association slnco the Traveling Health Clinic was Inunchod In this atatc, through tho co-oporatlvo efforts of the Stato Board ot Health, U. S. Health Sorvlco Sor-vlco and tho Utah Public Health Association: As-sociation: 1. Thoro have been 2,259 adults and 9,060 children given froo physical oxamlnatlons and advico at the clinic. 2. Carried in Us clinic truck and displayed In connection with tho clinic a largo number ot exceptionally exception-ally ftno health charts and posters, which constituted an unusually valuable valu-able health exhibit. a. Assisted in, holding 233 public hoalth mootlngs, attended by approximately approxi-mately 67,000 pooplo. 4. Ran moving health pictures and slides boforo about 65,000 peoplo In public meetings. 5. Distributed vast quantities ot health literature among tho public schools, at public mootlngs and at tho clinic. 6. Helpod. to flnanco public hoalth nursing In co-operation with local Bchool authorities. 7. Carried on Modern Hoalth Crusado work among about 15,000 school chlldron, winning seven National honors. 8. Assisted In conducting a "Clean School" contest in sovoral ot tho school districts. 9. Carried on goneral campaign against disease with tuberculosis as tho principal objective. Only through tho salo of Christmas Seals during tho coming holiday season sea-son will tho Utah Public Health Association As-sociation bo nblo to socuro funds with which to continuo this great sorvlco. |