The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-11-06
NATIONWIDE FIGHT
!, AGAINST DISEASE
American Red Cross win kave
Health centers IN Al Parts
Of United States ...

TIE American Red Cross has launcn
Cd upon Q nation wide campaign o
lighting disease and physical dsfee
among tshe American people. 4 nev
and unique health institution has com
into being - the result OF severa
month"; study By the Red Gross Health
Service Department at National Head
0uarterA
Omeiais In charge Of the department
predict that before long this new health
aetiSity viii b N actual operation al
over ths country. and that the sign
American Red Cross Health Center
--wit become a. familiar 10 the PEG
PIE everywhere as are nov the signs Of
the telegraph companies
Buoy Long csfoss war.
Tbs interest Of the American Rec
Cross In the eght against disease ID
not however, Of recent origin LONE
before the war tAs organization began
his health sesy1cs through tt medical
pnits In disaster relief work and ii
department Of Town and County furs'
Ing During the war and following
the aruasties thousands Of American
neo Gross ofhcials have been fighting
disease In The wpr-stricken countrieA
Al the some dine tens OF Thousands Of
local Red Cross officials have been en-
gueed At homo fighting disease. nota-
big during the ingusnsa epidemicA
Tho American Ped Cross has Do
teFmlned that an this valuable expert
spcs In health Sesvics abroad and at
home shall not 20 70 waste. 80 long
% there are q half q million people
dying yearly IN this country from pro
seutabis causea.. and - long as more
thaa one-third Of the American chil
drsa and young people 1re victims OF
physical defeetA The Red Cross recCs-
nises the urgent neeu for eoutlnusd
Ra1 Cseas health service ss homA
Ness osvanlsatiea WsrieA
Tns Red Coos Health Center b
goverpsd By buslness principles. ap
plies huaipess methodA and Up Id
nass simple form, en- b established
and conducted b. lay people
q procseds upoo ths Demonstrated
fnrs that health - q commodity that
enn b bought and soid IKE brooms
and sean Therefore. II establishes "
self In q storer6om IN the principal
business section Of the community. Il
Displays it9 seeds 10 he form Of a.
tractjt6 health exhibits IN it, show
wtndowA Il advertises constantly and
extensively. And Il uses every busi-
pess and social device 70 sttraet Gus
tpmefA
T1s Rcd Cron Health Center b Of
service to the s3ck In Chat Y gives out
reliable and complete Information
about existing clinics. hospitals. sana-
teria and othsr Institutiooe for the sick
AID the defectivej abods available
nurses, both trained and practical I;
absut when to consult o physician and
why to shua the oHack and his nos
trumA
yssehlno psssess Prevention.
The Red Gross Health Center b.
howsvef, Of even greater service to the
veil II teacKe3 people how to pre-
vent Sickness and disease This b done
h many Interesting and attsnctive
ways-6nt Of on. b. The distribution
q popular health literature and
through health lectures illustrated with
lantern slides o. with health motion
picture dlmR Then special exhibits arc
given, one after the other, on various
health subjects Practical demonstra-
lions are made; afro health piayiets BY
children to interest and instruct them
ssives and their elders. Glasses are
oryapised In personal hygiene. home
care q the SICK, nrEt aid and In food
selection and preparation. Health
clubs. both for younger and older PEG
psA are formed; sise Little Mothers
LeagueA Nutrition and growth clinics
are conducted for children.
Already moro than Q hundred Of
tAess Red Cross Health centers nre 10
sctuai operation throughout the coun-
~. Many Of them also conduct mod
ical eiinic2 but the one chief, out.
standing feature Of he American Red
CsOss Health Ceu4sF. = its health edu-
cation service which teaches vell peo-
pc how 70 keep veil