Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1921-04-21
NATIONWIDE FIGHT
AGAINST DISEASE
American Red Cross viii Have
Health Centers in All Parts
of United States.

Inc american lAeu NT"sS Hhs i"uhNH
Ell upon q nation wide campaign of
fighting disease and physical defect
aiGon4 HE American people. new
and unique hcallh institution has come
Into being rs the result of several
months study ny the Red Cross Health
service Department ~ National Head
quarters
uar'Ms IA charge OF the department
,"d,c, thai hefore long this new health
ua.,ijy will he in actual operation all
OYER the country, aud that the sigh
"Aurr,can Red Cross Health Center
viii become as fniiIar TO the PEG
ple c,cryuhrrc as are now the signs OF
tie telegraph companies.
Busy long Before War,
Tlic Interest Ut lie American Red
Cross Il, he ti-ht against disease Ia
mol. however 81 recent origin Long
before the var the organization began
this l!clIh selaic through lis medlcal
units in DISASTER relief work and It's
department of Town aud County Nurs
Ing During the war and following
the armiStice. thousands OF American
Red Cross officials have been fighting
disease in glle War-strickcn countries.
At HE SAME time tens Of thousands OF
local Rcd Cross officials have been en-
gagged at home fighting disease nota-
bly, during the influenza epidemics.
The American Fed Cross has de-
termined that all this valuable expert
ence In health service abroad and e
home shall not go 10 waste. SO long
as there are half million people
dying yearly in this country from pre-
ventabe causes, and so long as more
than one-third of the American chill
dren and young people are victims Of
physical defects, the Red Cross recog-
nizes the urgent need for continues
Red Cross health service at home.
How Organization Works.
The Red Cross Health Center h
governed by business principles, sp
plies business methods and, In its
more simple form, can be established
and conducted b. lay people.
II proceeds upon the demonstrates
fact that health Is commodity that
can be bought and sold like brooEs
and soap. Therefore, It establishes 10
self IN o storercor IN the principal
business section Of the community. Il
displays its goods IL the form Of a.
tractive health exhibits In its show
windows. It sdvertises constantly sa6
extensively. And II uses every huE-
ness and social device to attract Gus
temers
The Red Cross Health Center ID @
service to the sick 10 that It gives swt
reliable aud complete informstisa
about existing clinics, hospitals, ssns-
toria and othe Institutions for the siek
and thu defective; about availssAs
surssa, both trained and practical;
about when 10 consult physician sna
why to shun the Quack and his Hse
txums
Teaching Disease Prevention.
The Red Cross Health Center is,
however, Of even greater service 10 the
well. 1t teaches people how to pre-
vent sickness and disease. This il done
h many Interesting and attractive
ways-tirst Of all, by the distributor
Of popular health literature and
through health lectures illustrated with
lantern slides or with health motion
picture films. Then special exhibits are
given. one after the other, on various
health subjects Practical demOnstra.
lions are made also health playlets by
children to interest and instruct them
selves and their elders. Glasses are
organized in personal hygiene, home
care OF the sick, hrst aid and In food
selection and preparation Health
clubs, both for Younger and Older PEG
pie, are formed also Little Mothers
Leagues. Nutrition and growth clinics
are conducted for children
Already more than hundred OF
these Red Cross Health Centers are In
actual operation throughout the coun
try. Many of them also conduct med
ical clinics, but the one chief. out
standing feature Of the American Red
Cross Health Center is Its health edu-
cation service which teaches we'll peo
ple how 10 keep well