Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-08-11
NATIONWIDE FIGHT
AGAINST DISEASE
american Red Cross win Have
Health Centers in All Parts
OF United States.

"S oie'ltdn Reu cross has launch
cd upon a nation wide campaign of
lighting 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 Red Cross Health
Service Department at National Head
quarters.
ohieials 10 charge OF the department
predict that before long this new health
activity viii be In actual operation all
over the country, and that the sign
American Red Cross Health Center"
VIII become as familiar to the PEG
pie everywhere as are now the signs of
the telegraph companies.
Busy Long Before War.
The interest Of the American Red
Cross In the fight against disease is
not however, of recent origin. Long
before the war the organization began
this health service through It's medical
units 10 disaster relief work and Its
department OF Town and County Nurs.
ing During the war and following
the arnisticc thousands of American
Red Cross officials have been fighting
disease In the wnr-s;ricken countries
AT the same time tens OF thousands of
local Red Cross officials have been en-
gaged at home fighting disease. uota-
bly, during the Influenza epidemics.
The American ! ed Cross has de-
termined tina, NIL this valuable expert
ence In health service abroad and at
home shall not 20 TO waste So long
as there are half a million people
dying yearly 10 this country from pre-
ventabie causes, and so long as more
than oue-third OF the American chill.
dren and young people are victims OF
physical defects. the Red Cross recog.
nlzes the urgent need for continued
Red Cross health service at home.
40" Organization Works.
The Red Cross Health Center is
governed ~ business principles. ap-
plies husl methods, and. in Its
more simple form, can be established
md conducted b. lay people
Il proceeds upon the demonstrated
fact that health is a commodity that
t7u be bought and sold like brooms
au'l soap. Therefore. II establishes Il.
>''ii 10 storeroom In the principal
business section 81 tie community. II
tisnlays IL goods in the form OF at.
'rr'ive hrnl'h exhibits In It's show
windows. Il advertises constantly and
cy'vuslsely. And Il uses every bust.
ness and social device TO attract Gus
toners
The Red Cross Health Center is OF
ser,irr 20 the s!ch IN that It gives out
~r'wNI" - complete Information
about existing cl'r. =. hospitals, sann-
torla and o'h.-- institutions for the sick
and IT, detective about available
CURSES ho'h 'ru! ed and practical;
ahout Vh"a 20 consult a physician and
whv in stun the riack and his nos
'-tHas
Teaching oisca.. Prevention.
Tia. lael eros 49, ai'i, center Is.
however. ~ r,"0 a~,a.'r ~r~y!re 10 the
well. II 'Narl,s~ nnn-a,. how To pre-
vent S,rba,-a. rnd . '.ase THIS Is done
~ mrnv iwrr,s 20. and ajtrnrilve
.veys-t.r.t ~: rll Pos 'lr aIS'r'hu'iun
~ p,nulnr l.H"5 i.'err'r" and
throurh r"allh irr;3rr~ H,u-'rat"H with
lantern sfj,lrS " with hralih. motion
picture films Thcu 'p.s.al exhibits are
given. op" after ',lr ether. ou 10rious
health ui,llrr's P-ucr!ril d"uonstra.
lions are made; also hrHltH nlaylets by