The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-13

AS applied to the individual; sick
ness, poverty, unhappiness and death,
the disruption of homes.
Campaign Objects.
This campaign will have three
phases: Educational. medical and
legal, in order of Importance as listed.
The initial effort will be principally
educational. However, the campaign
also will have it's medical and legal
phases, each well developed and car
ried out along practical lines.
This program will go into every
nook and Granny of the state. Rural
communities and industrial centers
will receive much attention and plans
have been completed for sending from
the headquarters of the State Board of
Health a field car equipped with mo-
ton picture apparatus and accompa-
MED by a staff of lecturers who will
speak in hundreds of rural communi-
ties, taking direct to the people this
messages of public health.
In cities and towns the State Board
of Health and the affiliated organiza-
tons will work in conjunction. with
civic clubs. Already several such or
CARNATIONS have endorsed the cam
paigns and have asked to have part
in mixing it successful. Such organi-
cations as Rotary, Kiwanis and Civil
ian clubs, women's clubs and associa-
lions, chambers of commerce and 9TH
ers have pledged their aid in carrying
this message and in this work for the
stamping out of the menace.
Substantially Endorsed.
The campaign has received the en- |
dorsement, from a national standpoint |
of the following organizations: Florida |
branches and bodies of which are ex- !
pected to take up. the work; Interna- |
tional Rotary club (Sept. 1918) Inter
national Association of Chiefs of Po-i
lice Dune 10, 1920, American Medical |
Association -(June 7. 191D,' American |
Public Health Association, American
of Labor (39th Annual
Res. No. 144. 1870, Gen +
eral Federation of Women's Clubs
(June 16, 1920, League of Women
and others.
Plan of Education.
Education. as the chief aim of the
approaching effort, will be carried on
by means of a Well developed plan.
Of the State Board of
Health and the co-ordinated agencies
will go into every town and city in the
state spread at public meetings the
message which this campaign seeks to
Dear enlist the support OF local Or
EXAMINATIONS and awaken the public to
he horror of this prevalent and ever
present menace. In each city and
own some local organization will be
delegated with the work of carrying on
he fight and will be. provided with all
weapons at the command of these af-
Hated and cooperating boards; agen-
les and apartments. Subsequent eff
orts by the local organization will
lave the hearty support and backing
# the State Board of Health. l.
In every city, town and community
he work will be localized to as great
N extent as possible. In this way
he necessity of this great effort will
,e brought home to every citizen and
will be made a matter of personal
health protection. II
Medical and legal measures will be :
arried out by the State Board Of q
Health and the government bureaus {
which are enlisted in this work.
Thorough Medical Plans.
Already the State Board of Health
s operating fifteen free clinics for
he treatment of social diseases. Last
ear more than fifty thousand cases l
we're reported and treated in these '
linics. I
This is a small percentage of the ac-
uaI number of cases of social diseases
n the state, as many private physi-
iRns are treating such cases in their
ATTY practice.
As the campaign progresses addi-
ional clinics viii be established I'M | j