Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-05-17
County Will Observe
Natl Health Month

In keeping with the PRESIDENTS
proclamation calling the peoples
attention to May 1 as National
Child Health Day the Grant county
health authorities have set aside
this month for the annual health
program. This program, which is
under the direction of the county
superintendent and Miss Won Helm
county nurse, is to consist of activ-
tiles in school emphasizing healthy
bodies as well as definite correc-
ton clinic for dental cases.
Dental Cases treated This Year.
Last year considerable number
of children in the county were pro-
vided with glasses and much need
ed eye treatments, expenses
being paid out of a health fund raj
sed over the county by donations.
The program was so much of
success that a similar undertaking
is being made this year. Only den
tai cases in Grant county exclusive
of the dam site will be treated,
The plan for raising funds this
is somewhat different. The commit
tee has had lot of sbuttons made
with the inscription Grant Coun-
Ity Health"sand these buttons are
being sold in the county for twenty
five cents apiece. In ,Coulee City
the sale is in the hands of the
Women's Study Club and they ,are
working On the sale this week. Be
fore the campaign is over every
citizen should be wearing ONE of
these buttons as they represent a
truly worthwhile activity and they
will make possible the treatment
of scores of dental cases which
because of Financial inability, child
rem are having to suffer.
Small Pox Vaccination
Every year recently children
have had the opportunity to be in
noculated against one or moro of
the more serious communicable
diseases. Last year many took adj
vantage of 1.-THE chance to secure
immunization against diphtheria at
school price. This year there will
be a clinic conducted by the county
nurse and health officers for vac
c1nation against smallpox. Letters
have been sent home with child
Ten informing parents Of the clinic
md the very reasonable charge of
zoe which will be made for this
service. In many states vaccination
against smallpox is compulsory; in
Washington however, it is discre-
tional with the parents and pupil
Perhaps that accounts for the fact
that Washington ranks poorest in
he list OF states in it's smallpox re
cord In irecent ears. The vaccina-
Ion is effective for approxim ately
seven years, and contrary to com
non belief one is not permanently
Immune if he has had the d.seas,
once, though he is comparatively
safe Smallpox is on. of the unnec-
essary sicknesses, that is, it could
be eradicated from the facs of ,the
sarth If 100 per cent immunization
were practiced Children and other
must haveindicated their intention
Of receiving the treatment by the
close of this week in order to be in
Guided in the clinic.
The clinic will lbe held at the
school building at sonic time soon,
exact data to be ANNOUNCED later
ApiSh Lay ROAES IdnUCU
AS special emphasis ON Nav as
health month, local elementary
school is planning a big event ,for
May 81. Exact particulars are not
ready for qualification but there will
be most of day devoted to a pro-
gram calculated to mako peonle
health-mnded. Among ether thing
of interest will be games, may pole
Festivities, T;'l big picnic lunch
On the schoc lawn. Not the least
interesting vi be a pet parade
such as they have in the cityschools
with every lid 'costumed accord
ing TO his WI fancy and leading a
| pet. II is " pected that everything
IRON marco II puppy dogs to pet
turtfes VIII 1t good airinH in
in this ever Then there will pro
baby DO "a >rcnation of health
day oueen : ) ceremonies concern.
ed with her If health court
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