The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-11-08
RED CROSS SEAL
FUNDS MANY USES
State and Local tuberculosis
Societies Carry on Much
Constructive and Oefi-
mite Work.

Proceeds from the sale of Red Cross
Seals finance the fight on Tuberculo-
sis. This work in Pennsylvania is
carried on under the direction of the
Pennsylvania Society for the Proven
tion Of tuberculosis. This associa-
ton has local organizations in many
localities which conducted the com
munity work.
The largest proportion of the money
coming from The sale of seals stays
in the community in which the seals
are sold \ small portion goes to the
State Society.
The State Society and its associat-
ed branches carry on definite and
constructive work for eradicating the
white plague and the improving of the
public health.
Following are the uses to which
Red Cross Seal funds are applied:
Aiding in the work of the Penn
sylvania Society, which has a con
structfve program for the preven-
ton Of tuberculosis, and organizes,
co-ordinates and unifes measures
for the fuIfllment of the program.
Cooperating with the state de-
partment Of health, particularly i'm
fhe bureau of tuberculosis Sana-
tOria, the local tuberculosis dispen-
saries, and the state health exhibit;
and with local departments of
health. for the promotion Of all
forms of anti-tuberculosis work.
Carrying on direct educational
work as to the nature, treatment
and prevention of tuberculosis, such
educational work being addressed
to securing the adoption of defin-
mite community activities in the
antf-tuberculosis campaign.
Propaganda efforts for the estab
lishment\ and operation by public
authorities of survey, nursing, clin-
ic, hospital sanatorium, day or
night camp, open-air school or class,
or other kindred agencies.
Educational and other work for
safeguarding infants, school chill
dren, Industrial employees, and 9th
ers from tuberculosis infection, and
for increasing their powers of re
sistance to such infection.
Looking after men rejected in
the draft because they had tuber-
cuIoss and also soldiers leaving
the army with impaired health.
Names have been secured from the
surgeon generals Offiee and tuber-
cUlOsis workers are hunting out
these men.
Employment of nurses for tuber-
culosis surveys or for assisting and
nursing the sick, securing admission
to hospitals and sanatoria, giving
instruction in the home for safe
guarding other members of the fam
lily and the public.
Aiding in the work and develop
ment of the state dispensaries for
the diagnosis and treatment of tu
berculosiS, demonstrating the need
of, and. if necessary. temporarily
operating open-air schools or fresh
air classes for children.
Establishment and, if need be,
temporary operation of preventOria
for pre-tuberculOus cases, or chill
dren's divisions of sanatorfa or hos
pitfalls.
In an emergency, payment in
whole or in part for maintenance
of patients in hospitals or sana-
tOria.
After-care, that is, advice. en-
ployment, and relief of patients
leaving sanatOria as arrested and
Cured
Relief. Of whatever medical or
material form may be needed for
families in which there IS a case of
tuberculosis which cannot be plac-
ed in a hospital.
Relief which may be needed to
enable a paricr who is a bread
winner or careraker of a family to
accept hospital care.