The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-01-16
HELPING TO SPREAD HEALTH.

10 you WISH 10 take part IN the
spreading of health" in your com.
munity?
This is a question which is plainly
asked of residents in counties
throughout Tennessee in these first
few weeks of 1920. There is an un-
expected twist to the question, too, for
while everybody knows that the
spreading Of disease is possible unless
precautions are tatken, very few out
side the ranks of the medical profess
sion and allied callings stop to think
that the spreading of health is equal
ly possible. And the spreading of
health is the big purpose back Of the
campaign being conducted in Hender-
son county by the Tennessee Anti Tu-
berculosis Association, which has been
fighting for better standard of COM
munity health in this state for the
past ten yaers.
Health propaganda, such as litera-
ture and published articles, is the first
means useed in the attempt to spread
health throughout the country. But
reading matter when not supplement
ed by the personal touch of a physi-
clan or nurse, loses its force and j.
P. Cranz, Executive Secretary of the
Tennessee Anti-Tuberculosis Asso-
citation, was one of the first public
health workers in this country to re-
alize this fact. Under his guidance
the State Association has aquired one
Of the best stats of public health
workers in the country. His program
to better the community health is so
broad and so similar TO that Of the
State Department of health that DIR.
0hlin West, Secretary of the State
Board of Health, is cooperating in
every way possible with the Tonnes
see Anti tuberculosis Association.
Public health nurses on the staff
of the Anti tuberculosis Association
travel all year throughout the state
with health exhibits and stereopticon
slides arousing the public to the nee
essity of more attention being paid
to health betterment. Persons af-
flicted with tuberculosis, the disease
which kills more people in Tennessee
than accidents of all forms, cancer,
typhoid and pellagra combined, are
visited and instructed on how to get
well.
Because of the excessively high
death rate from preventable diseases
in Tennessee Governor Roberts has
endorsed the work of the Anti-Tuber-
culosis Association and volunteered to
head the state committee formed to
assist in the collection of funds to be
expended in spreading health" Gov
ernor Roberts said that the State De-
partments of Education, Charities
and Health have been, and will contin-
ne to cooperate with the Tennessee
Anti tuberculosis Association in ev-
cry way possible.
The money raised in this county is
to be expended by hiring an especially
trained public health worker who will
carry out definite program Of
health work with the assistance of the
County Health Board, the Tennessee
Anti tuberculosis Association and the
State Departments Of Health, Educa-
ton and Charities. The education Of
children in matters of health will be
intensified, persons suffering with tu-
berculosis and other preventable dis
eases will be visited and cured.
Diseases are contagious, so one of
the most important things this health
worker will do will be to convince
everybody in this county that they are
responsible to their relatives, friends
and neighbors and to the rest of the
community for the health of the COM
munity.
Did you ever stop to think that ev-
cry case of illness means a financial
loss to some family? A healthier
community means weather. COM
munity so contribution to the cam
paign fund which the Tennessee An
tuberculosis Association is raising
here is an investment not only to bet
ter the health but to increace the
wealth of the community.
Honor TO WHOM