The Nevada County picayune., 1921-12-01
CHRISTMAS SEAL
 MONEY TO AID
Used for Relief, Organization and Education in Fight on the
 Dreaded Disease.

Field workers of the Arkansas Tuberculosis Association are carry ing on an intensive campaign in a number of towns in the State to dem- onstrate the value of the Modern Health Crusade and it's related acti- yities. Through this work the Tuber- culosis Association is endeavorlng to arouse the State to the great need of preventive work in fighting tubercu- losis, and the importance of organlz- ing county tuberculosis associations to care for active cases. The Arkan- sas Tuberculosis Assocatlon has thls year maintained field secretary, field nurse and a part time publicity director in addition to the services of an executive secretary at Little Rock, who spends some time in State field work and directs an intensive educa- tional campaign.
 To date only nine counties Tn Ark ansas have organizations providing their own paid workers. The Arkan- sas Tuberculosis Association carries on the initial campaign in the differ ent counties for the purpose of arous- ing the citizens to the seriousness of health conditions in the community, and to aid the county to form its own local organization for teaching pre- vention, improving sanitary condl- tions, directing the tuberculosis cases and caring for them.
 Among the counties doing note worthy work in the fight against tu- berculosis is Pulaski, where the County Association employs an exe- cutive secretary, an educational secre- tary and two nurses, while four phy- sicians volunteer one-half day weekly to the clinic. The Pulaski County Tu- berculosis Association is caring for 935 patients, with an average attend ance at the weekly clinic of TO. Dur ing the year more than a hundred peo- ple were found in desperate need of hospital care, and at the instance of the Tuberculosis Assocation the Coun- ty court last month made an appro- priation of S5,000 for a small tuber- culosis hospital, for which the Asso- citation will furnish equipment and attendants.
 The Jefferson County Association employs secretary who began work with a tuberculosis survey, which placed 300 active or suspected cases and 500 contacts on her records. Be- cause there is a high percentage of tuberculosis among negroes, spec ial feature in Jefferson County is the work with the tuberculosis negro. Children in city and rural schools have been inspected by the nurse and many have been referred to physicians and specialists for treatment. In many rural schools hot lunches have been served to the children.
 Other counties have employed edu- cational workers who have created spirit of cooperation on the part of parents, schools and civic organiza- tions for better conditions, through contests among the schools in health and sanitation work A large num- Der of health clubs have been organiz- ed. Many houses have been screened, hundreds of screens have been patch ed, all of the children in some schools have had their pint of milk daily and some a quart, play ground apparatus has been made, schools and yards cleaned up, and few sanitary toilets have been installed.
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