Show Christmas Christinas Seal Campaign U Underway The annual Christmas Seal Campaign got underway this week with the mailing of y Christmas Seal letters letter to Utah homes and businesses it was announced today by Lyman F. F Smart President of the Utah Tuberculosis and Health Association THE TRADITIONAL colorful colorful colorful color color- ful Christmas Seals carry the theme Lets Stick Together Together- Use Christmas Seals and andare andare andare are symbolic of the fight against respiratory diseases Mr Smart said the 1969 Christmas Seal Campaign was the most successful in Utah's history Public contributions showed a 17 per cent increase for a total of WE HAVE set for ourselves the goal of another substantial increase in campaign contributions contributions contributions contri contri- for the present campaign campaign campaign cam cam- Mr Smart said He explained that not only inflation but the epidemic of chronic respiratory disease exert demands for both increased increased increased in in- creased financial and volunteer service effort EMPHYSEMA A AND D chronic bronchitis deaths are doubling every five years Already emphysema emphysema emphysema em em- is the second leading cause of disability for which workers are awarded Social Security benefits Almost Americans are known to have emphysema Mr Smart said The Christmas Seal Association Association Association has conducted many valuable service projects this year In cooperation with its medical section the Utah Thoracic Society and the Hospital the association has sponsored monthly Respiratory Disease Self Care Classes Pulmonary Pulmonary Pulmonary Pul Pul- cripples are taught to rehabilitate themselves and thus restore greater activity to their lives THE MAIN problem Mr Smart explained is that the lungs of these people have been so destroyed by emphysema emphysema emphysema emphy emphy- sema or another chronic lung disease that their breathing has been severely restricted Some are so critically short of breath that they literally have difficulty even moving about their own home let alone more vigorous activity The Christmas Seal Self Self- Care Classes have been successful successful successful suc suc- in improving the lung power of these patients and thus increasing their physical activity said Mr Smart THE CHRISTMAS Seal Association Association Association As As- also teamed with the Utah Thoracic Society and the Hospital to conduct two very valuable studies to determine determine determine de de- de- de termine the normal pulmonary function values of children and senior citizens The pulmonary function test measures lung power and is used in diagnosing diagnosing diagnosing nosing chronic lung diseases at an early carly stage Since there had been no reliable studies to tell what lung power should be for normal children and oldsters it was difficult to have reliability in recognizing in deviations from normal lung power This information was obtained obtained obtained ob ob- in a successful project involving hundreds of pants The normal value data is now used world THE CHRISTMAS CHRISTl Seal Association Association Association As As- in addition to its on-going on program in the eradication eradication eradication cation of tuberculosis and the elimination of cigarette smoking smoking smoking ing has been a leader in the fight against air pollution Mr Smart observed that the Utah Tuberculosis and Health Association oldest of the voluntary health agencies is directed by 27 Utah citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens zens who comprise the board of directors They set the direction and priority of program activity which is financed by 92 per cent of the Christmas Seal contributions contributions contributions made in the state Eight per cent of local campaign funds are sent to the national association for wide nation-wide educational educational educational ed ed- ed- ed and research pro pro- grams |