Arizona republican., 1921-12-04

of the family is but contributing to the incidence of tuberculosis instead Of lessening it. Tuberculosis Christ mas seal funds are used in the pro- viding necessities for such families as these in order that all may have a fair chance, in the battle for health and helpfulness. Visiting nurses are employed to watch over the patients in their homes and to assist them at the clinic in cooperation with the wonderful work which the physicians of Maricopa county are doing, gratis, as their contribution to the campaign.
 But" said Miss Freeland, aside from those activities which include
 an element of actual relief, the most
 important phase of the work and one
 which will have a most telling effect
 in the future is the education of the
 child in health and hygiene For this
 purpose the National Tuberculosis
 association has established the Mod
 ern Health Crusade which is designed
 to teach the child of school age proper
 health habits by daily observing dozen simple health chores. Many schools in Arizona have adopted the Modern Health Crusade with excel lent results, but in order to secure high degree of results this movement should be taken up by all of the gram mar schools in Arizona.
 "The women's clubs of Arizona can do no more effective work for the health of Arizona's children than to | interest the school boards, principals and teachers in inaugurating the Modern Health Crusade in the schools ! of their communities. The health chore cards and the pins representing | various degrees of knighthood for the i children who faithfully keep their 1 health chores are all distributed from ! the office of the Arizona Anti-Tuber- 1 culosis association of Phoenix, free Of | charge, this being a part of the work
 which is also supported by the sale | of the Christmas seals.
 "The notable reduction in the tu- | berculosis death rate over the nation | during the past 14 years has re 1 suited in a saving of 6O,000 lives each
 year, and this is one of the most en- l couraging facts about our campaign on tuberculosis. Further reductions
 in the loss of life from tuberculosis l can only be accomplished by con- | tinuation of the good work through | another score of years. There are so many good methods of combating tu- berculosis and we are so enthusiastic in our desires to promote them all i that we are often indignant at the 1 comparatively small sums of money | that are available for the work.
 we need a travelling motor clinic for Arizona's rural territory, nutrl - ton classes in eur public schools for
 underweight children, hot lunches at noon time and milk in the mornings II and afternoons for the child whose
 parents cannot afford to provide it
 We need scales for city and rural
 schools and summer camps for chil-
 dren whose condition shows that they
 can be bettered by a short stay of month or two. We need more nurses
 for our clinics and for responding to the numerous home calls which we receive. We need rural nurses to visit cur rural communities and rural schools and we need a full-time mod ern health crusade director to preach 1o0 per cent health to our children Can you wonder that we enthuse oVel the possibilities of preventing tuber- Culosis and can you blame us fol calling upon the clubwomen and tho men of the state as well 10 give u' their whole-hearted support in pro noting the sale of our tuberculosis Christmas seals when you realize al the worthy objects of the Anti-Tu- berculosis association. and when W. must depend upon the sale of Ath' Christmas seals for their support. "COmmeucing on December seal will be sold at tables presided oVel ! by cIubwomen at korricks, Gold waters. Central pharmacy and Adam! { pharmacy. Later in the month O 4 December an opportunity will be af forded the school children to contrib ute their pennies, nickels and dime E to the cause. Last December tn } Christmas seal sale from Maricop, county averaged six seals for ever
 person. This year we are trying [
 reach an average of 10 seals per per
 son."