Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
URGES FIVE NEEDS
FOR CIVIC HEALTH
tuberculosis Association Re-
views Three Years of
Pioneering in Report.

Health Pioneering" is the descrip
issued by the Association for the Pre-
vention of tuberculosis covering the
work carried on during the period
from 1924 to 1925 inclusive. The com.
munity health activities of this volun-
tary agency, which are maintained
largely with funds raised from the
annual sale of Christmas seals. are
more and more marh1d by the spirit
of the pioneer in blazing new trails for
the public health agencies TO follow
up as money may be appropriated
therefor.
President Coolidge's hearty support
of this health work is very impressive
" Illustrated by the full-page front
niece of the report reproduced from
photograph taken last December
showing him standing at WINDOW OF
the White House and clapplng ms
hands in manifest approval OF the
serenade of three Christmas seals
carolers in costume under the window.
The report contains number OF pho
tographs illustrating various phases
of the work of the association.
Progress Is Described.
How far this association has opened
the way to new health methods is
very effectively presented in parai-
lei column Arrangement of the facts.
From this it appears that in 1904 the
association opened the first free tu-
berculosis dispensary in washington
and continued it until 1918 when the
Municipal Health Clinic was estao.
lished. Similarly the early efforts or
the association for compulsory regis
tration of all tuberculosis patients re-
suited in q law for that purpose.
Along in 1919 came the famous ma
tional child health movement known
as the Modern Health Crusade" by
means of which the health workers
of this association were enabled 10
dramatize the idea OF health among
many thousands of school children
with the incidental adoption OF syste'
matte health habits in both school
and home with the resulting decision
of the school authorities in 1877 plac'
ing health teaching in the regular
curriculum of the public schools on
the same basis as other studies ana
including the practice of health habits
and tests as introduced in the MOO
ern Health Crusade"
School Health Classes.
The workers of the association next
were found organizing nutrition cllu-
les or health classes in the schools.
This was followed rapidly by the as
signing of many regular teachers to
organized child health work.
The urgent need of a chiidren's SAN
atorium or preventorium for the
preper care of children known to
n ff1h
losis has been for several years dem
onstarted by the Children's Health
Camp under the auspices of the Tu-
herculosis Association at Fourteenth
and Upshur streets. latterly with tent
cottages installed so as to furnish
24.hour care during the Summer
months. with adequate diet, daily rest.
direct sunshine treatment. supervised
occupations and incubation of health
habits.
Community Health Aims.
Still another important piece OF
pioneering carried on by the Tubercu-
losis Association in the past four years
is the financing of the occupational
therapy work for the benefit Of the
patients at the Tuberculosis Hospital.
This work has been officially recog-
nized by the head of the hospital. DR..
J. w. Peabody, as having proved value
IN the recovery Of the patients and a
suitable appropriation for it by Con-
gress has been urged.
Five definite community health OBJ
5ectives for Washington are urged by
tuberculosis Association in this lat
est report, as follows: 1. Adequate
number of school health examiners
and nurses: 2. Increased staff of tu-
berculosis doctors and nurses for the
Health Department: 3. A year-round
sanatorium for the care Of children
threatened by tuberculosis in some
fncipient stage; 4. Public funds for the
occupational work at the tuberculosis
Hospital, and 5, an open window class
for each public school division.