Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-03-20
.ANT|-I. B. ASSN.
DOING WONDERS

The Idaho AnU-Iu DerculOSlS AS
sociation has sent a letter of thanks
to Rev. Thos. Ashworth, chairman
of the Christmas Seal Sale in Pay
ette County, enclosing q table show
ing the per capita sales and relative
standing of each county. The lei
ter states that in spite of continued
financial stringeney in many sec
tions, the sale totalIed SIG, 6,011,7S IL
1928, as against S13,005.23 in 1922,
or an increase of S3,006-55. Twenty
nine counties have advanced theli
sale over the 1922 sale, four have
the same standing and eleven fell
below the last sale. The genera
standard has been raised as the high
est per capita sale in 1922 was rs,
and the highest in the sale JUS
closed is Sc, with a consistent il
crease all down the line.
The Association adds to their an
nouncement the following expiana
ton of what is done by them with
the sale funds:
May we call your attention again
of the fact that the anti-tuberculosis
work is supported entirely by the
sale of the Christmas seals, and
that $50 of the money raised is
used right in our own state TO carry
on our program for the prevention
of tuberculosis. We are concentrat-
+ ing on the health program in the
schools, our organization co-operat
I ing with superintendents and teach
trs1--- 'sIcr'
than 10000 Idaho school children il
the Health Crusade through whicl
they learn health habit1-snd person
al and community hygiene. OUi
nursing service has been extended
into thirty-nine of the forty-foul
counties of the state. IN the pas
four years over 27,000 children il
335 schools have been inspected b.
our nurses, who have incidentally
interviewed 1850 parents about the
health of their children AS a fol-
( low-up Of the nursing service, nUtrl-
/ tion classes have been successfulls
developed in twenty-one centers uL
der the direction Of our crusade
nutrition director. These classes
are for the benefit OF the many IN
derweight children found by the
nurses. The children drink milh
in school, and many soon come up &c
standard weight, showing surprising
improvement both in mental ana
physical development. Authorities
agree that undernourishment il
childhood, frequently leads TO a
breakdown with tuberculosis later II
life, so we feel that this is an i'm
portant feature of our preventative
work.
In addition to the school program
as outlined above, we make a con-
slant study Of the tuberculosis pro
blem in Idaho, with q survey OF casee
making an effort to secure care andI
relief for them through existing
agencies. We also carry on con-
stantly a campaign Of general educs-
tion Of the public on prevention OF
tuberculosis, through the press, by
the, distribution OF literature. by
lectures and talks in lodges, clubs
and other organizations, and by the
showing of films and slides.
An important feature of our pro-
gram is our cooperation with and
supervision of the local tuberculosis
organization in nineteen counties.
We finance them and help them to
plan their programs of work TO meet
their local health problems.
Our organization works with state
and federal bureaus for clean mill
and the eradication of tuberculosis /
in cattle. Meanwhile We must keep
up our campaign to secure sanatorl-
um provision in this state for the uR-
fortunate sufferers from the dread
white plague, so that they may be
restored to active productive citizen
ship.