The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-04-07
CLINIC
TO TOUR STATE
TUBERCULOSIS SPECIALISTS TO
VISIT RURAL DISTRICTS AND
MAKE FREE DIAGNOSIS.
Educational Exhibit and Lectures
viii Also Be Features OF the
Undertaking, But No.
Treatments Planned.

The Utah pubic Health hssoSiu'V"'
In cooperation with the state board
OF health, will send out month
travelling clinic which will visit every
county In the state and take the
messs,e Of better health direct to the
people.
The clinic Is 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 undertake
Ing is to bring within the reach Of a
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-
tured in the exhibit which will form
4 part Of the healtie caravan.
Expert 70 BE IN NnaTpos
A large automobile truck will be
equipped with commodious body,
where full clinical appliances may be
set up, which will be In charge Of an
expert dlagnOsticlan and tuberculosis
expert. James II. Wallis, executive
secretary Of the association, Is In
correspondence with some OF the best
known tuberculosis doctors Of the
large eastern cities and sanitariums.
recommended by the National ~uber-
,ulosls association, relative to secur-
ing the best qualified person to take
charge Of the health caravan. A
trained graduate nurse will also be a
member of the staff, and this staff Is
planning to cooperate with the local
physicians and nurses In each cOmmu-
nity. Lectures and demonstrations
will be given In some central locality
In each county and consultation and
advice given free.
Examinations OF school children
will be made In each community where
there is no public health nurse. The
Importance OF child hygiene as a pre-
ventive feature Of the tuberculosis
campaign makes It imperative that all
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 to Illustrate lectures, vari-
Gus charts and posters emphasizing
child welfare work and pamphlets and
literature on the prevention and care
Of tuberculosis will be given. A COM
tplete 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 be secured
through the cooperation OF the county
newspapers and any organization
committee or Individual engaged In
health or social work. II Is not In.
tended to descend on any community
until the field has been prepared and
as large number Of people as possible
encouraged to benefit by the oppor
tunity. Practically a week will be
given to 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 to
assist in the general state survey of
the disease.
No Treatments Planned.
To the country nurse the coming OF
the travelling clinic and exhibit will
almost mean a new era In her rural
work, for 1t will mean prompt atten-
ton TO the many suspected cases that
she has been calling on and : ylng to
Impress with the Importance Of an
early diagnosis. Few persons have
either the means or the opportunity
TO 20 to specialists In some far dis
tant city, and II Is for this reason
that the Utah Public Health assocla
ton and state board OF health Il
sending the specialist to the people.
The clinic will be for diagnosis
only. No drugs or treatment will be
prescribed, but instruction will be
given the patient on caring for him
self and preventing spread OF the In.
fection TO others. The child welfare
features OF the clinic will be carried
on by the nurse. She will give prac-
teal demonstrations on the care Of In
fants.
The entire undertaking is made pos
Sible By the money raised through the
sale Of Christmas seals, and is planned
to bring back to each community In
actual service the value of their con.
Gibutlon to the Christmas seal sale.