Show Sanitarian aide is Earned for Ft job A now Sanitarian Aide has been qualified for employment on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation according to Edward D. Medical Officer in charge of U.S. Public Health Services Indian Health PL Robert a member oC the Ute is among the 19 Indians representing 13 tribes in 11 states who completed six-weeks sanitation course conducted by the U. S. Public Health Service in Upon reporting for the new Sanitarian Aides will work among their people demonstrating sanitation and hygiene They will ibe given technical by Public Health The sanitation program for the entire Area is under the direction of Edwin L. Area Sanitary Engineer stationed at On Back SANITARIAN AID from Page Alt the training the sanitarian aides were instructed in the relationship between germs and development and of safe water sanitary disposal of safe and storage of control and eradication of insects and and methods for improving living conditions among Indians of Their course consisted elf practical work in the and use of audio-visual L. J. Medical officer in of the Phoenix Indian Health Area said that expansion of services to the Indians by sanitarian aides is part of the Service's efforts to reduce the excessive incidence of preventable diseases which take a heavy toll dl the Indian As he said that dysentery and tuberculosis are times more among Indians than amongst the general population and the incidence of infectious hepatitis is three times as Lull pointed out causes of this poor health They include lack of water by many Indians and the necessity for hauling water as far as a mile or more to their improper disposal practices in handling food because of inadequate and overcrowded which is conductive to To six sanitarian aide courses have been conducted in Phoenix in connection with the Indian health and a of 96 Indians have received this |