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Show Sahuaro School, Tucson, Set Up Exclusively for Young Asthmatics Tucson, Ariz. Sahuaro schoo! here is singular in that it is set uj to care exclusively for asthmatic children on a non-profit, non-sec tarian basis. It is maintained 05 the National Foundation for Asth matic Children which is supported by contributions. "Children in residence at Sahuaro Sahu-aro school are accepted, regardless of race or creed, between the ages of six and 12," A. B. Sieh, foundation foun-dation executive director, said "This age limit has been set because be-cause of the desire to deal witl; reversible asthmatic changes anc because experience of the school substantiates the conclusion thai I this age bracket is one of great ) response and recovery. : "Sahuaro school operates the year around. Only children are ' accepted whose medical histories show that they have not responded I to accepted medical treatment in their home areas and it is indi- cated that they would benefit by i a climatic and environmental 1 change. "More than 87 per cent of chil-. chil-. dren can return home to stay after - a sojourn at Sahuaro school. Chil-1 Chil-1 dren discharged from Sahuaro I school have come from 19 states, I Canada, and several other coun-t coun-t tries." |