Phoenix tribune., 1920-03-27
ARIZONA HEALTH BOARD
Will wage RELENTLESS
WAR ON TUBERCULOSIS

Estate Board of Health Getting In
formation that Will Assist in Better
ing Conditions in Arizona).
The State Board of Health has or
ganized bureau to perfect a state
health survey of Arizona with parti-
cular reference to the problems Of
tuberculosis. There will be a careful
investigation of existing conditions in
all the larger centers of population
for the purpose of establishing the
needs of the state, so that such ac-
tivities as are essential may be ad-
vised and recommended. Mr.. Charles
Cuvellier has Eaen chosen as director
of the survey. Mr.. Cuvellier is execu-
tive secretary of the Arizona Anti
tuberculosis Society, and has had
wide experience in this kind of work.
He will secure his facts with trained
workers on the ground, cooperating
with the local physicians, welfare
workers and various local organiza-
tions. In this way, information will
be secured upon which will be based
the plans for future activities. He
will also have the full cooperation of
the Bureau of Child Welfare
In some places special clinics will
be held to determine the physical
condition of children and establish
the peeds of such as may require
special attention. Data will also be
secured regarding the incidence of
those diseases of children that spec
tally predispcse the unfortunate to
tuberculosis and other serious infec-
tions. The conditions of school
houses and school grounds, and what
the different communities are doing
TO insure the best possible health
condition among the pupils, Will be
investigated. The existing water
supply of the different communities,
their needs and their possibilities will
be looked into as well as the condi-
tiOns as to the sewage system, garb-
age disposal, and protection from flies.
1t will be part of the work of the
survey to learn how far the differ
ont communities have so far met their
individual problems, and the organi-
cations that are now handling the
work. An attempt will be made to
secure cooperation among the differ
ent organizations. where there is
more than one, and in the larger cit
les the formation OF public health
centers. such as are now operating
throughout the United States will be
encouraged. The public health CEN
ters will be directed by the repre-
sentatives from the various existing
civic and charitable organizations of
the community This insures CO.
ordination Of effort and prevents the
overlapping of activities. 1t will also
lessen the calls on the public purse
and make it much harder for the pro-
fessional mendicant to victimize the
community.
Public health centers make possible
a concentration of effort and of funds
through which many things can be
accomplished that most communities
need but cannot afford They also
supply recognized public institution
through which can be distributed,
without question as to sectarianism
or favoritism, such funds as may be
available for health work in the pub
lie schools, the funds ordinarily given
for health work by the city or county
or state to various individual organi-
cations, and also the donations of in
dividuals and sustaining members of
the different organizations. Among
the activities directed by the public
health centers are:
Securing the appointment of pub
lie health nurses to look after the
INDECENT sick, teach the well how to
live better, and, where there is no
school nurse. help in the schools
Where several towns are close to-
gether to enable the communities to
work as a Init, and accomplish re-
suits that cannot be afforded by the
individual towns. In other places pub
lie health centers for the county can
be organized, and the employment of
school nurses wherever funds permit
Provide hot lunches for all the
pupils. Investigation has shown that
the children of the well to do suffer
as much as those of the poorer famil-
les from failure on the part of the
parents to provide proper food
Establish dental clinics for the
public schools Establish in larger
cities a free clinic and a clinic staff
devoted to all branches of public
health as well as tuberculosis
Institute omen air schools where