The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-11-06
NATIONWIDE FIGHT
AGAlET DISEASE
American Red ross Win Have
Health Center in All Parts
of Unitef States.

The American Ra Cross has iauNcN
ed upon a nasionside campaign OF
fighting disease aIi physical defesa
among the AMERICA people. A new
xn,i uniaue healtl. Es1irurion has come
into being as ths result OF seVefss
months study by iii Red Cross Health
Service Departmental Naflonai teau-
quarters
Officials in charMof the department
predict that beforebng this new health
activity will be in s,tual operation All
over the country. bd that the Sigh
american Red Chss Health CenseT
will become as taniliar to the peo-
pie everywhere as te now The Signs OK
the telegraph comltuies.
Busy Long Eefore War.
The interest OF ttse American Red
Cross In the fghtEtgainst disease III
not, however, OF rhent origin. Long
before the war the organization began
this health service Trough its medical
units i'll disaster fdief work ana It's
department of ToWn and county Nufs-
Ing During the Rar and following
the arfnisrice thoustnds Of American
Red Cross offieialsliave been fightlng
disease in the wals.tricken countries.
AT the same time tbs of thousands Of
local Red Grass 0fsaals have been en-
gagged st home fighiiny disease, nota-
bly, during the intttFpza epidemics.
The American Fed Cross has de-
termned that all this valuable expert
ence in health seiyfce abroad and at
home shall not goIW waste. So long
as there are half million people
dyin. yearly in this country from pre-
ventahle causes, and so long as more
than one-thirti Of Ahe American chff-
tlren and Young pspple are victims Of
physical defects, tile Red Cross recog-s
nizes the urgent heed for continued
Red Cross health service at home.
How Organization Works.
The Red Cross Health Center 1s
governed by business principles, APP
plies business methods, and. in ita
more simple form, Idan be established
and conducted by LAZY people.
1t proceeds upon the demonstrated
fact that health isEa commodity that
can be bought andI sold like brooms
and soap. Thefefoft, it establishes it
self in storerooui In the principal
business section of the community It
displays its goods I'll the form of at
tractiye health exhibits in Its show
windows. It aavertises constantly and,
extensively. And nises every bust
ness and social devie to attract Gus
toners.
The Red Cross Health Center is Of
service to the sick id that it gives out
reliaS ana complete infox Gn
|l ting clinics, hospitaA
: ssssss;lls her institutions foia
sdd the defective about availab.s
nurses, beth trained and practical:
about when to consult physician and
whHaeAs shun the qnark and his nos
Ming Dissa Prsventi4 =
Ta Redf Cross salth esnfe
~ even sersi ta the
we'll sIt teaches opla how .a1szae-
- ssess and disease. This b /
ID interestiE and atffHd -
wAA lrsf Of all. hi the distribution
sf popular health literature ana
through health lectuIes illustrated with
lantern slides or with health motion
i1l1a13.s,akms. Then ssecial exh;h.sSsaufl|
after the other, Of -
asal R,jects. Practical ldeN
lions 4ke made; also health playfS by
children to interest and instruct them
selves and their elders. Classes are
erganl1ed In personal hygiene, home
care OF the sick, Hrst aid and In food
and preparation. Health
Subs. both for younger and older peo-
pie are formed; also Little Mothers
Leagues Nutrition and growth clinics
are conducted for children
Already more than hundred OF
these Red Cross Health ;Centers are In
actual operation Throughout the coun-
try. Many Of them also conduct med /
lcal clinics, but tile one chief. out
stantlin:. feature OF the American Red
Cross Health Center is its health edu-
cation service which teaches we'll peo-
B1a how to keep well.
Let the Chief do your job print
1g. We do the kind that attracts