Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-09-16

American Red Cross win Nave
Health Centers in an Parts
oi United States.

Inc American tteu NfOSs uas au"Su'
Cd upon nation Wide campaign OF
nghting disease and phystcsi defect
among the American people. ne~
and unique health institution has GENE
into being "a the result OF several
months study by the Red Cross Health
Service Department NJ National Head
quarters
Otiiciais In charge of the department
predict that before long this new health
activity viii ne In qrtual operation all
over the country, and that the sigh
american Red Cross Health Center
will become rs familiar TO the peo-
pie everywhere AZ are now the sixns OF
the telegraph companies,
ossy Lsne ossers war.
The interest Of the American Red
Cross In the hight against diseaae h
not. however. Of recent origin. Long
before the war the organtsaticn eesnh
this health service through Its medical
units IN disaster relief work and Its
department, NJ Town and County Nnr~
inx. During the war and following
the armistice fhouxands Of American
| Red Cross ofIicials have been nghtlng
| disease In the war~xtrtcken countries.
| At the Same time tens of thousands Of
| local Red Cross officials have been en-.
gagged al home aghting disease. ncts
bly, during the influenza epidemics
The American Ped Crcss has de-
termln~d that MI tnis vslusble expert,
| eBre In health service abroad and 81
home shall not 20 To waste. So sone
| as there ARE half q million people
| dying yearly In this country from pre-
ventahie causes. and 50 long rs more
| than one-third of the American chill
| drcn aud y"ung people are victims o'
| physical defects. the Red Gross recos
| nix~s the urgent need for continued
Red Cross health service NJ home.
/ How Organization Wsr,ss.
The Red Cross Health Center h
governed by business principles. ap
plies business methods, aud. In its
more simple form. can he established
and conducted b. lay people.
1t proceeds upon the demonstrated
fact that health IL d "ummodity that
can be bought sbd soid like brOoms
and soap, Therefore, II establishes "
self In n storeroom In the principal
business section of the community. Il
displays its goods In th- form Of Mt
tractive health exhibits In It's SHOW
windows II advertises constantly aDs
extensively And II uses every bust
ness and social device to attract Gus
toners
The Red Cross Health Center In a
service to the sick In that II gives on
reliable and complete information
about existing clinics. hospitals, Sana
foria and either institutions for the sicl
| and the defective. about avHilabl
nurses. both trained and practical
about when TO consult u physician an
why 10 shun the quack and his nOs
truIns.
Teaching Disease Prevention.
The BED Cross Health Center Il
however. of even greater service 10 tn
well II teaches people how To pr'
vent sickness and disease. This * don
In many interesting and attracfiv
ways---frst OF all. by the Distribute
ot HbftuiaT ntHttH ftsTHAuFe MI
through health lectures illustrated VIII
lantern slides or with health motto
picture films Then special exhibits nj
given, one nffer the other. ON vario,
health subjects. Practica, demopstri
lions are made also health play,efs b
children 10 interest and instruct then
selves md their elders. Classes ~
organized In personal hygiene HON
care Of the SILK. first fid and In foo
selection and preparation. Heaif
clubs both for Younger and older Tse'
pie. are formed also Little Mother
Leagues. Nutrition and growth clinic
ere conducted for children
Already more than hundred z
: fhese Red Cross Health Ccptrrs are
actual operation throughout the cou'
try MANY of them also condnri me,
teal clinics bu' fhr one chief. MI
standing feature Of the American Re
Cross Health Center rs IT'S health edi
cntion service which teaches we'll PEE
, pie how 20 keep well