The Nevada County picayune., 1921-05-12
CHILD WELL
 FARE SPECIAL
WILL VISIT PRESCOTT NEXT MONDAY AND WILL BE IN THE
 COUNTY ABOUT TWO WEEKS


 feel distinctly honored in having with us beginning next Monday the United l States Government ChildWelfare Spe cial, which will remain in the county 1 for at least a week, visiting rural com munities, after which it will return to Prescott for a weeks stay.
 The special is in the form of four l ton truck especially equipped with all the requirements for giving advice and rendering aid to the sick and crippled children in the county. The special will teach child hygiene and endeavor to enlghten the mothers on the pro per care of the children so that they may grow up into robust, healthy boys and girls The truck is jumping from Hot Springs county to Nevada and we have been picked out among the Q counties of the state for this signal honor and reports from Hot Springs county are to the effect that much good was accomplished among the rural po2- ulation where they heartily co-operated with the workers with the special.
 It should be clearly understood that the special is an educational and not clinical demonstration and that no treatmen or prescriptions are given that no sick children are to be brought to the conference; and those showing the least symptoms of communi cable diseases are barred. Examinations are made of children of pre- school age only. 1 The examination of each child requires about twenty minutes. Private rooms are furnished for the examination of children and it is the efforts of the at- tendants on the special to point out ln conclusive manner where the parents are succeeding and where they are fall ing down in their efforts to secure the best possible physical development of their children. A general and thorough examina Con is made by the doctors in charge so that the symptoms of any part of the system may escape their no- tice. After this is done advice which can be easily followed are given out to the parents individually.
 A report from the doctor in charge of the special follows
 ''The special has the distinct advan- tage of at once gripping the public in. terest. IF is believed that the ground can be covered better by the special than in any other way; that it's bet ter equipment will make for better re suits than any method tried to date because of its ability to visit the rural sections and carry the advice to the peo- ple instead of waiting for them to come after it. One feature is that every where the special goes it immediately gets the wholehearted co operation of sicians who offer their cars and their the medical societies and all the phy- fit to use; Dentists are equally useful services as the attendants in charge see in helping the special in its valuable work of child welfare"
 The schools all over the county and the churches as well should anounce the coming of this special and secure information to impart to the people through these sources. Remember that the future generations depend on the health of our children now. Lets give midst and show by our willingness to help that we appreciate the valuable this special a rousing welcome to our work they are doing and will do for our little ones. Watch the papers for fur ther announcements about the special. For further information write or call Mrs. Sam O. Logan, chairman of the Publicity Committee.