The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-09-23
TO LAUNCH
D|PHYHERIADRlVE
THROUGHOUT N D.
Preparations Are Made at Meet
ing Of State Commission
Held Here

form Of an appropriation to conduct
Its activities, have been prepared BY
the North Dakota diphtheria preven-
ton commission. This commission
was appointed by Governor George
Shafer last spring, but held action
in allegiance yer the summer vaca-
ton period. It is now proceeding to
carry out the purposes Of its creation.
The commission has adopted q plan
Of campaign for diphtheria preven-
ton as outlined by Dr.. A. A. White
more, state health officer, and DR.. r.
w. Allen, head of the preventable
disease bureau, both Of the state |
health department, with which body i
the commission will cooperate.
This campaign is to be started as
con as the preliminary steps can be
taken. It is to immune against
diphtheria all children between the
ages Of, six months and Is years, in
the state, In instances where the
parents or guardians give their con-
sent. The campaign Is to be con-
Quoted over . two-year period.
Plan Of Financing 1t
The plan adopted provides, among
other provisions, for counties, cities.
school districts and communities
where immunization Is to be done to
pay for the immunizing material and
for the parents and guardians OF the
! children immunized to pay for its
y administration. It Is thought that
a maximum of $1.25 per child will
be sufficient to pay the entire cost
of immunization.
It is planned for each county and
city to have q central committee ON
posed Of the local health officer,
county or city superintendent Of
schools and q third member to be
appointed by the other two. Each
city, community or school district
where the immunization Is to be done
will have a local committee function
ing through and with the central
, committee. AL clubs or other organ
izations sponsoring the project will
have q committee functioning with
the central committee.
WIN Begin with Babies
Arrangements viii be made locally
with the health officer or physicians
to administer the diphtheria toxin
anti-toxin. No effort, except in
sound, intelligent, scientific advice,
said DR.. Allen, will be made to per-
suade the parents or guardian Of my
child to submit it to immunization.
The will Of the parents or guardians
will be respected from questionable
persuasion.
Physicians throughout the state win
be encouraged to immunize all babies
above six months Of age coming
under their care and to include this
. service with professional service given
the mother. The aim is to eliminate
need Of q future campaign among the
young Of the state, by rendering them
immune to the disease in their early
years.
Records Of the immunizations will
be made. and reported to the local
health officers, who, In turn, will
report to the state health department,
so that q permanent record Of all in
dividuals immunized may be made
and retained.
Those Conducting Movement
Support Of the campaign viii be
sought among physicians, health Off
GERS and county school superintend-
ents throughout the state and pub
!, licity to win the support Of the COM
! munity will be sought from the news
papers. by radio. bill boards, advertis-
ing, printed matter. movie reels, serv-
I ice clubs. p. T. A. and fraternal or
CARNATIONS. addresses by health Off
GERS and other speakers, by cooper
alton of the various women's clubs,
- >D..A RAS-.>As>- A.
All clubs, the Homemakers, N. p.
League clubs and Legion a~uxiliaries.
The Women's Federation already has
made the Campaign one Of its major
projects.
The commission consists Of DR.. A.
Carr, Minot, chairman: Mrs. A. E.
Jones, Lisbon; Mrs. A.. G. Porter,
Edgeley; Mrs. Lillian Lillebridge,
Dickinson. and Rev. Father John A.
H. Stag, Bismarck.