American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-04-02
HEALTH CLINIC
TO TOUR STATE
TUBERCULOSIS sPEc,ALisTs 70
VISIT RURAL DISTRICTS AND
MAKE FREE DIAGNOSIS. !
Educational Exhibit and lecturss
VIII Also BE Features o. the
Undertaking, But No.
Treatments Planned.

Inc Utah pubic deaItn NssOciutfoh,
In cooperation with the state board
Of health. will send out next month q
travelling clinic which will visit every
county in the state and take the
message of better health direct to the
people.
The clinic In planned especially to
reach the smaller rural sections that
have only limited medical and nurs-
ing service and where the doctrine OF
prevention Is practically unknown.
The primary object OF this undertak-
ing Is to bring within the reach OF n
large number OF persons the opportu'
nifty to become Informed of their true
physical condition through an ex-
animation by a physician skilled In
diagnosing chest conditions and TO
learn the facts about tuberculosis, the
preventive side of which will be fea-
turcd In the exhibit which Will form
part OF the health caravan.
Expert to BE In Charge.
A large automobile truck will be
equipped with commodious bodyi
where fun clinical appliances may be-
set up. which will he In charge OF an
expert dlagnostician and tuberculosis
expert. james IL. Wallis, executives
secretary OF the association, Is In
correspondence with some OF the best
known tuberculosis doctors of IN"
large eastern cities and sanitariums,
recommended by the National Tuber-'
culosis association, relative 90 sccur-
ing the hest qualified person to take
charge of the health caravan. A
trained graduate nurse will also be a.
member OF the staff, and this staff In
planning to cooperate with the local
physicians and nurses In each commu-
nifty. Lectures and demonstrations
will be given In some central locality
In each county and consultation and
advice given free.
Examinations of school children
viii be made In each community where
there IL no public health nurse. The
importance OF child hygiene rs a pre-
ventive feature Of the tuberculosis
campaign makes u imperative that oil
physical defects and handlcaps be
remedled In children.
Aside from the clinic an educational
exhibit, including motion pictures
dealing with health topics. stereopti.
con views Ia Illustrate lectures, vari
Gus charts and posters emphasizing
child welfare work and pamphlets and
literature on the prevention and care
of tuberculosis will be givcn A com
plete lighting system will be Installed
In the car so that no phase OF the
work will be hindered by communities
having no electric lighting plant.
Local preparation Will he secured
through the cooperation OF the county
newspapers and any organization
committee or individual engaged n
health or social work. II Is not In
tended to descend on any community
until the field has been prepared ant
as large n number Of people MS possible
encouraged To benefit by the oppor
tunlty. Practically n week will b,
given 10 each county, the clinic anchor
Ing in some central locality and work
Ing throughout the section. All cases
suspects and contacts OF tuberculosis
will be examined and records kept 4
assist In the general state survey o
the disease.
No Treatments Planned.
TO the country nurse the coming o
the travelling cline aud exhibit WI
almost mean u new era In her rura
work, for Il VIII mean prompt after
ton 10 the many suspected cases tha
she has been calling on and trying {
impress with the importance of a
!. early diagnosis. Few persons hay
either The means or the opportunit
} 10 go TO specialists In some far dii
tant city. and IL Is for this reaso
, that the Utah Public Health assOcii
ton and state board of health
? sending the specialist 10 the people
, The clinic will he for dlagnos
, only. No drugs or treatment will
, prescribed, but instruction will
} given the patient on caring for hin
y self and preventing spread of the q
, fection to others. The child welfal
\ features Of the clinic will be carrie
4 on by the nurse. She will give pra
4 teal demonstrations on the care OF 1
fants
4 The entire undertaking Is made po
alble by the money raised through u
4 sale OF Christmas seals, and Is plann'
4 to bring back TO each community
actual service the value of their 60
y tributlon to tho Christmas seal sale.
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