The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-05-03
Better Health Now Object of
 The Red Cross
Chairman John Barton Payne An nounces a Definite Constructive Program That Is Expected to Raise
 the Health Standard of the Nation

The American Red Cross organiza- tion, with it's 5000 chapters. has launched a nationwide campaign for better health for the American people. Believing that it can best serve the public by constructive health program, as efficiency along all lines of endeavor is based upon the physical and mental condition of the people, the Red Cross is send ing out representatives to every state and territory in the union to introduce this part of their peace time work.
 Miss Ebba Djupe, the representa- tive of the Pacific Division, has been in Alaska for several months working tirelessly and with gratify- ing results in several of the towns in Southeastern Alaska.
 The American Red Cross, with headquarters in Washington, DC, has issued the following information in regard to their health program: Unanimously endorsing the existing health program of the American Red Cross, and laying down a compre- hensive plan for the future, the re- port of the Red Cross Health Ad- visory committee, composed of na- tionally known medical authorities, was made public recently by Chair man John Barton Payne.
 Chairman Payne announced that the definite constructive health pro- gram recommended by the distin- guished committee will be followed. A medical authority of national rep utation will be chosen to put into ef- feet the committees suggestions. The national organization of the Red Cross. with it's 5000 chapters cover ing the entire country, will be util- ized in launching new campaign that is expected to raise the health standard of the nation.
 The report of the advisory com mittee. composed of the most promi- nent physicians, surgeons, sanita- rians and public health officials of the country, was approved only af- ter months of exhaustive study. It urgently recommends that the Red Cross should not only continue it's present health services, but should, through education, serve as the pioneer in demonstrating to the country the need for a constant public health program.
 "The American Red Cross will find its supreme opportunity for leadership in great education cam paign for public health" the report states. "We believe that such a pro- gram would not only constitute a public service of the first magnitude, but would greatly strengthen the Red Cross for all other tasks which may be before it, and we urge that it be undertaken at the earliest possi- ble moment"
 Chairman Payne, in making the report public, issued the following statement
 Some differences of opinion ex- isted among the members of the American Red Cross as to the char acter and extent of it's peace-time health program. This was shared by members of the medical profession, and at the annual convention of the American Medical association, held in St. Louis in May, 1922, a resolu- tion was adopted questioning such activities. It therefore seemed wise that the subject should be fully con- sidered by the ablest men in the medical and public health field.
 Accordingly, Health Advisory Committee was appointed in October 1922. After giving the subject the most earnest and exhaustive consid- eration, the committee unanimously adopted the report. This provides for the Red Cross a definite con- etructive program which every mem her and every chapter may follow with confidence.
 "A director of Health Service will be chosen as soon as a suitable per son can be found. and recommenda- tions of the committee put into ef- feet"
 The report of this committee points out that the Congressional Charter of the American Red Cross clearly lays upon it the responsibil- fty of preventing as we'll as allevia- ting the suffering created by pre- ventable disease.
 From the standpoint of the -pub-