The Holt County sentinel., 1920-11-12
NATIONWIDE FIGHT
AGAINST DISEASE
American Red Cross Will Have
Health Centers in All Parts
OF United States.

The American Red Cross has launch.
Cd upon a nation wide campaign OF
fighting disease and physical defect
among the American people. new
and unique health Institution has come
into being as the result OF several
months study by the lied Cross Health
Service Department ut National Head
quarters.
Oficlals in charge Of the department
predict that before long this new health
activity Will be- IN actual operation all
over the country. md that the sign
american Red Cross Health Center
will become Ms fgmiIir to the PEG.
pie everywhere ~ ar" now the si-ns ~
the telegraph compan,'..
Busy long before War
Tic Interest 81 .'r American Rod
Cross ~ the Hghi against disease l.
not, loNr,vr. of r-a,uf origin Long
before ~" war the "rs tuisdi OH began
thi, health service through iis medical
units IN ,li~us'cr l,ipt work aud IT.
department NJ Tow HuI County Nurs
Ing During thr Vts and following
the armisiirc ihuu,.ud- nj American
Red Cross ofiDlnls have been lighting
disease In the waI.sirios"n countries
Al the same time irus NJ thousands ~
locnl Red cross officials have been en-
ragged Of home hghtlug disease, nota
bly, during the influenza rpld"mcs
The American rod Cross has de-
ternincd that alt his yaluahl" expert
epcc IN health service abroad and NJ
homo shall not 60 To- waste. So long
~ there ARE u half u million people
dylig yearly IN this country from pre-
ventahl" causes. aud ~ long rs NOR.
than onr.ihird Of tho American chill.
drcn Rul Young T." ~" nr" Victims of
physical defects. ihn Rcl cross rrcnf.
nizcs Tic urgent u"rd Tor continued
Red Gross health s"ryI,r nt home.
How Organization Works.
The Red Crpss Ilrr'th C"uier Is
governed by busi'',. principles. ~
pl'cs hry'nrs, ~ hp'., AMI. H. H.,
morn siwp'" iuriu viu h" rsilll. he'd
and conducted H.. 10. ufpulr
II proceed, upon 'iy demonstrated
fact that health o.. 70 .n"umGl'! that
cnu b, bought nul sold I ko h..if.
and soap Therefore. II ,.lab.l.l". 4.
self In n >tor"ruum In III" principal
business section ut the community II
displays a., goods .u the form ~ ni
traciiv. health rNHll,Hs IN i's show
windows. II advert ,sus rui uuutly aud
extensively Mud % Use, every busi
ness and social d"Nirc to attract Gus.
toners.
The Red Cross Health Center IN Of
service 10 III. sick In that II gives out
reliable mud opi.plrtc information
about existing cliuirs. hospitals. snna.
toria and other institutions for the sick
and the defective. about available
nurses, both trained and practical /,
about when Ia consult n physician and /,
why 10 shun the Iua"k and his nos
srums.
Teaching pIseas, Prevention.
Tie iicd Cross Health Center n |
however NJ even greater ser, lee TO the |
well II teaches r"Urlr how Ia pre-
vent sickness md disease. This Is done
ways -i'i W ull icy tho Al irlbutlon |
of popular h"ulih literature aud /
through honlil, lectures illustrated with |
lantern slides or with health motion ]
picture fllms Then IHriai exhibits ARE |
given. one after Tire other, un various |
health subjects Practical hrmonstrn. |
lions are made ulsn health plnylrts by |
children to Interest uud instruct them.
selves ard their elders, Glasses are
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