Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
ACTIVITIES OF THE
 HEALTH CRUSADE
Ths People of Artesasas Respoadins ocResoussy to ti1e Needs of Thoss
 SubjsOt to White Pfaaus,

The active campaign against taber. cui0s4s which has been iu progress in tAiS state for several years. under the aiveotfoa of tho Arkansas Public Health Association, Is beginning to assszas shape, with promise of a steady growth. That funds may be provided with which to promote tais campaign and make it most effective. the Arkansas Public Health Aseocia- tion M making plans for it's annual sale of Christmas Seals during the moRta of December. It Is hoped that a total of at least s150,0oe may be raised through the sale of seals and other contributions. With such a fund the budget which has been ap- proved by the National Association and apportioned among the several counties, will enable the association to do an extensive educational work and put on health programs that will in- sure splendid results.
 The campaign against tuberculosis by this Association was commenced in 1913 by the employment of a tuber- culosis nurse in Little Rock with the proceeds of the sale of Red Cross seals. Struggling local associations. with very limited funds, derived from the same source existed also in Fort Smith, Texarkana, Pine Bluff Hot Springs and Helena, and worked chiefly in connection with the local charities. Through the vision of the State President, Dr. A c. Shipp, enough Red Cross seals were sold in 1916 to employ a full-time State Field Secretary. The year 1917 was spent in studying territory, establishing contacts, creating general interest and securing strong local committees to assist in the Christmas seal sale that funds for extension of the program during the next year might be had.
 During this period especial assist ance was lent by the State Depart ment of Health and Education, the University Extension forces and the State Federation of Women's Clubs Thirteen hundred and seventy-one peo- pie, 11,84S whites and 1928 negroes, were reached that year by addresses, and 1,343 pieces of literature distrib- uted. The seal sale of 1917 netted S7,467.S1 to the State Association and $4,770.S2 to local associations.
 The year 1918 saw the beginning of real State program. The con- scription of workers by the war made it difficult to procure complete per sonnel, and especially was this true of the nurses, until late in the year, but despite that fact much was ac- complished. In midsummer, Mrs. c. L. Shafer became a full-time Ex- ecutiVe Secretary, agreeing to serve only during the acute shortage of workers, while two field secretaries, two nurses and an office secretary completed the force The field secre- ta-ies met numerous small informal groups, teachers institutes, women s clubs, school children, and addressed a total of 13,460 people during the war. Work was seriously interrupted by the flu" and most of November and December was devoted to assist ing the Red Cross in the Christmas Roll Call, all our interest over the State being placed at the disposal of the Red Cross at the request of the National Tuberculosis Association.
 The first field nurse began work in March, 1918, the second in May. A demonstration of public health nursing has been given in the counties of Lee, Lonoke, Bradley, Sharp, Crittenden, Craighead, Crawford, Sevier, Monroe, Mississippi, Clay, St. Francis, Saline, Ashley, Cleveland, Union, Hampstead and Independence. One hundred and forty-seyen different communities were visited, $40 tuberculosis cases were located, and total of 2,051 visits made by the nurses. Five thousand five hundred and eighteen school chil- dren in those counties were examined, and it is believed that funds could easily be procured in every one of them for public health nurse as a result of this demonstration. The number of cases of tuberculosis wis tied by the IT. $ Ehogid not be taken as in any sense an indication of the amount of tuberculosis existing.
 In the fall of 1918 the National Tuberculosis Association and the American Red Cross agreed to a tenn porary discontinuance of the Christ mas seal sale at the request of Presi- dent Wilson, and the Red Cross made an appropriation of $2,500.000 to the former association for it's 1919 work, from which the state associations were financed. A special fund for missionary work was allowed to the newer states, and Arkansas received $3,600 for special sanitary campaigns in five counties.
 The biggest health message given to the people of Arkansas is the Mod ern Health Crusade. It has progressed very slowly because of lack of funds In January last the National Tuber culosis Association arranged with the Junior Red Cross to make it their health program for national tourna ment, in consequence of which 300o(