Show Medical Modica Self Help in Davis County r. r 1 a The eyes of the nation are I 1 on Davis County because this is the county that has really done something with the Medical Medi Med Medical cal Self Help program Clarence Clarence Clarence Clar Clar- ence G. G Johnson Denver of Region 8 Public Health Service Service Service ice Department of Health Education Education Ed Ed- and Welfare Service told a group of people who met metat metat metat at the Dav Davis s County Civil Defense Defense De De- headquarters to plan the next phase of teaching this vital vital vital vi vi- I tal program AIR MR JOHNSON was just one of the speakers who talked at atthe atthe atthe the meeting conducted by Mrs Mauvia Bradford state stale PTA health chairman Mrs Bradford Bradford Bradford Brad- Brad ford is also the tIle state health departments department's departments department's departments department's de de- I representative for forthe forthe the Medical Self-Help Self program The meeting was held after some questionnaires were evaluated concerning the Medical Medical Med Med- Medical ical Self Help program The questionnaires had been distributed distributed distributed dis dis- to employees at Hill air force base Because these j people live in all parts of Davis County it was decided that the program would be presented presented presented pre pre- to them at the six junior junior junior jun jun- high schools in n the county Therefore those attending the planning meeting were PTA health chairmen and principals of the six junior high schools IT IS THE aim of the committee committee committee com com- consisting of representatives representatives representatives from the medical proCession profession profession pro pro- Cession the schools the civil defense program and the county county county coun coun- ty health department to train some Davis County residents residents residents resi resi- dents in this program The program pro pro- gram started last year in the county and from that one years year's effort some are now trained and can be of assistance assistance assistance assist assist- ance in presenting the program this year The Medical Self Help program program pro pro- gram is a plan whereby people could treat themselves or help treat others who might be hurt or need emergency care in incase incase incase case of a disaster The entire course is completed in nine two hour sessions According to preliminary plans made at the meeting last week the course will be presented in the evening evening evening eve eve- ning at the schools beginning either in January or February I LAST YEAR the course was taught first to a few representative representatives representatives from various parts of the county They in turn taught it to teachers from each school And they taught it to many residents of the area It is also now a part of the secondary school curriculum bf |