Arizona republican., 1920-03-17
HEALTH CENTERS.
 IN ARIZONA ARE. URGED BYEXPERT.
Charles Cuvellier, State Sec retary of Anti -Tubercu- losis Society, Announces State Health Survey

Establishment of health centers in Arizona was advocated by Charles Cuvellier, state secretary of the Anti Tuberculosis society, in talk made at the Woman's club yesterday after noon.
 MT. Cuvellier said that a survey of the state would be made shortly and the evidence adduced would be pre- scented to the boards of supervisors and city officials, from whom appro priations would be sought. He added that in his opinion a direct tax should be levied for the support of the public health centers and this fund should be supplemented by different organi- cations.
 Mir. Cuvel1ier. as the secretary of the society behind the movement, made sincere plea to the Woman's club for iaS assistance and cooperation. The clubs of the state, he said, would be asked to get behind the plan which has been worked out successfully in other states.
 The state secretary, who arrived in Arizona early this month, has had nine. years experience in anti-tubercu- losis work in California, in the San Francisco bay region and under that state organization was a district man. ager in southern California.
 Comments Open-Air School
 He was particularly pleased to find an open air school in Phoenix and said that an effort would be made to establish them elsewhere in the state. He reminded his audience that the first school of this kind was estab- lished in Providence, R. l., in 1908, and that there were now more than thousand in the United States.
 The open-air school is an important factor in child welfare" declared the paratively small cost in maintaining such schools. "'The summer camp goes hand in hand with the open-air school, and I hope to see several in Arizona during the hot weather months
 Mir. Cuvellier touched upon the proper management of such a camp, which he asserted could work won ders if correctly conducted. Empha- sizing the tuberculosis sufferers need of rest, he recommended in addition to regulated rest hours, equally self proper food. Preventoriums are not only for adults, but children as well. said the speaker adding that he hoped to see them incorporated in the plans of the society for this state
 Believes Home the Best
 The welfare worker is a great be- liever in the modern theory that the home climate is best for the tubercu- lar patient, barring heavy fogs and continuous rains. He bases his belief on the fact that home care and peace of mind are tremendous factors in the cure.
 Mr. Cuvellier was introduced to the clubwomen by Mrs. J. A. Higgins, chairman of the civics education de- partment, which had the program in charge. Another feature of the meet ing was the instructive talk given by Mir Phillips, the consulting engineer of the new city water plant. MT. Phil lips went into detail relative to the Verde project and took occasion to compliment Avery Thompson, city manager, whom he declares is the one man responsible for carrying the Verde idea through and giving to the people of Phoenix water of pure quality.
 Adding immeasurably to the enjoy ment of the program were piano numbers by Miss Elsie Jewel Elliott. clever Glendale musician.