Show Tells Of New Fields For The National Foundation Work The Sanpete County Chapter 01 of 01 the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis now known as ns the National Foundation looks forward with keen anticipation to participation in its broad new health program Don V. V Tibbs chapter chairman said today Returning from Salt Lake City where volunteer leaders of the National Foundation in this area attended a closed circuit telecast telecast tele tele- cast at which Basil OConnor O'Connor I president outlined the new ob objectives objectives ob- ob of the organization supported supported supported sup sup- ported by the March 1 of Dimes Mr Tibbs and Wm Vm McFarlane county drive chairman called the widened purposes of the Na National National Na- Na Honal Foundation an exciting new concept in the health field To Tackle New Diseases The National F Foundation 0 u n d a t ion while continuing its winning fight against polio plans to expand its activities to include a wide range of health problems Initial new goals will be arthritis and birth defects congenital malformations malformations malformations mal mal- formations Virus and investigations of disorders of the central nervous system will be expanded Will Vill Care for Polio Victims Our chapter will continue to meet its obligations to p pol polio o l i o 0 patients in Sanpete County for foras foras foras as long as they need assistance o Mr Tibbs said Mr OConnor O'Connor made it very clear that this is our primary responsibility But the the idea of a n voluntary association association asso asso- dedicated to improvement improvement improve improve- ment of mans man's health ready and able to move in whatever direction direction direction tion scientific discoveries lead it not confined to a single di disease disease disease di- di sease is a tremendous challenge The flexible force the Na National National National Na- Na Foundation now will be become become become be- be 0 come is the result of 20 years of pioneering and achievement by scientists and laymen through throughout out the nation It will be a privilege privilege privilege to help launch this new program 1 March arch of Dimes To Furnish Funds Financial support for the new program will be sought through the traditional March of Dimes in January Mr Tibbs emphasized emphasized emphasized sized adding that additional re responsibilities responsibilities responsibilities re- re undoubtedly will mean additional need for funds in Sanpete County as else else- where We Ve must prepare this January January January Jan Jan- uary to meet new financial commitments commitments commitments com com- he declared We Ve shall not attempt to move into the new areas of patient aid overnight A great deal of hard study and work is ahead for those of us in the Chapter preparing preparing preparing pre pre- paring to deal with the new problems of arthritis and birth defects Mr OConnor O'Connor indicated ed that precise information about about about a- a bout these two areas is not yet available One of the f fir i r s I t things our Chapter must do is learn how many such patients there are what facilities we have for giving them care and the availability of qualified professional professional pro pro- workers to do the job Plans are being made at na national national national na- na headquarters to help us gather this information Our patients aid program for children through 18 who have arthritis and certain birth defects de defects defects de- de will be developed as we learn these things and is subject subject subject sub sub- of course to the willingness willing willing- ness of people in Sanpete County Coun Coun- ty to give sufficient financial support for the program Our research program as was explained at the telecast al already already already al- al ready is beginning to pursue new leads and our professional education program is expand expand- ing Medical l care in arthritis and birth defects is much like that for post-polio post Mr 1 Tibbs pointed point point- ed out There are no epidemics he said but the patients are with us all the time and new ones occur at a more more or less predictable predictable predictable predict predict- able rate In polio the threat of epidemics hung over ovex a community community community com com- every summer and no noone noone noone one could predict the number of cases New cases of arthritis and birth defects occur all year round year in and year out We Ve must do something for these patients continuously just as we now do for post This is a real challenge to volun volun- I feel certain the people of this county will respond to it enthusiastically o 0 |