The Ordway new era., 1919-10-17
PUBLIC HEALTH
CAMPAIGN STARTS
COLORADO PUBLIC HEALTH As
socIATIoN PREPARES TO
LAUNCH STATEWIDE WORK.
BENEFIT TO EVERY COUNTY
PHILIP p. JACOBS OUTLINES
PLANS FOR NATIONAL DRIVE
AGAINST DISEASE AT MEET
ING IN DENVER.

Denver, Colo.-If the Industries of
Colorado are to be built up, Colorado
must have men, according to Philip P.
Jacobs, secretary of the National Tu-
berculosis Association, who recently
addressed a meeting of the Colorado
Public Health Association in Denver.
People of the nation and of the state
are awake as never before he de-
clared. to public health problems be-
cause they realize that the world has
reached crucial period. With the
shortage In man power which has re-
suited from the European war has
come the necessity of conserving pres
ent and futur. generations through or
ganized health work
The national campaign which has
been undertaken for the prevention of
tuberculosis and for general health
work is being received with enthusi-
asm In every section of the state and
country" he said. Business men ap-
preciate that If they can aid in saving
the 10000 lives which are sacrificed
annually to this disease that they will
add millions of dollars to the wealth
of Colorado and of the Nation.
Editors Pledge Support.
Recently / spoke In New York City
to gathering of magazine and news
paper editors who represented COM
bined circulation of 2O,0OO,OOO readers
They listened eagerly to the outline of
the work which we hope to accomplish
In 1920 and pledged their heartiest
support to the program.
1.-THE problem of preventing tubercu-
losis is primarily problem of teach
ing right living. That is the message
which we are trying to send out over
the state and the country. Our great
est results will he obtained through our
work for the children in the Modern
Health Crusade which already has B.
100000 young followers in this coun-
try"
To Sell Christmas Seals.
Funds for the national and state
public health work will be raised in
December by the sale of Red Cross
Christmas seals. Dollar for dollar
raised by the various counties of Colo
RADIO to this end will be returned by
the Colorado Public Health Association
In work done for the state and for the
community. Besides strongly organ
lied work which will be carried on in
Boulder, FL PasO. Weld, Pueblo and
Denver counties, provision has been
made to reach even the most remote
corners of the state through public
health nurses and travelling dispensa-
ries.
Every section of Colorado now is be-
Ing organized for the December cam
paign. Business men, social workers,
physicians, club women and house
wives will he asked to cooperate in
raising funds for public health work
which will bring direct benefit to
themselves and to their communities.
"The Next to Co."
Leprosy, the bubonlc plague, yellow
fever and many other dread diseases
have been conquered through the de
termined application of the principles
Of modern medical science. Tubercu-
lOsis will be the ''next to CO." accord
ing to plans of the national and state
public health associations which have
organized for this purpose. Through
out the nation there are active organ
izations which have taken up the fight
for public health Through every edu-
cationnl and health-teaching means
known. the people of the country and
of each state will he taught that tuber-
culosis is n disease which is both pre-
ventable and curable.