The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-18
TB ASSOCIATION
 GIVES OUT PLANS
 FOR CURRENT YEAR


 tion. with headquarters in Juneau, has already begun to carry out well planned and extensive program for the current years combat with the disease that is fast becoming the Territory's number one enemy.
 The Association Board, after nu- n1erous conferences with Health of- ficials. designed a work program that they believe will benefit the entire Territory Said E. L. Bart lett, President of the Board: Al though this year we have been fortunate in collecting a far larger sum of money than ever before, yet to obtain the most far-reaching results, we must proceed with eau ton. There is not enough money to care for individual cases no matter how deserving they may be. Instead our funds must be allotted to projects that will benefit every one"
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 With this in mind, the following plans were made: Two hOldoVer projects were continued, namely, the purchase an distribution of pamphlets dealing with the prob lems of tuberculosis, and the pur- chase and distribution of anti-tu- berculosis moving picture films. l Mrs. Bess Winn, Executive Sec retary, announces that she has sent pamphlets to every school, hospital, doctor. nurse, health center and to every private individual request ing them. She states that among the assortment is a fine series de- signed to teach the care of tuber- cular patients in the home. Con- corning the films. these will be pur- chased as needed by the Associa- ton and distributed through the Health Department upon request. Sum for X-Rays
 The sum of $5410 was donated to the Health Department and this amount will be used for X-Rays. These X-rays will be somewhat costly, for unless tuberculosis clinician arrives in the Territory, they will be sent to Seattle for a final, expert reading by profess sional clinician.
 First, as a protection to the com ing generation, medically indigent expectant mothers, will receive K rays.
 Second, there will be X-rays of crippled children enroute to the Orthopedic Hospital in Seattle. Children with tuberculosis are not admitted to the hospital, but here tofore, they have not received K rays until arrival in Seattle, so this allotment will save the wear and cost of a useless trip.
 Third, an ambitious 5-year pro- gram has bee nadopted that in- cludes X-rays for all freshman and senior high school students, Man. toux or Patch tests for all Sopho- . mores and juniors, or perhaps both skin test and X-rays if needed There are not enough funds to X-ray all students but a 5-year program will eventually reach them all Incidentally, hig hschool stu dents are fare more susceptible to tuberculosis than the children in grade schools.
 . Fourth, a sum of money will be left ill each of the Health Depart ments throughout the Territory and these will provide X-rays fol other medically indigent persons with recognized needs for the same According to the Health Depart
 ment, all X-rays will be admins
 tered without regard to race, creed
 or color
 Special Crusader Another project will be the dis
 
 tribution of childrens anti-tu-
 berculosis magazine, The Crusader to every grade in all the schools 1T Alaska. A special Alaskan number 5 of The Crusader has been plannee for the coming year Another ac- l tivity will be the showing of tu- r berculosis museum exhibit that i!
 being moved about the Territory , Finally the Association plans t( make a moving picture film, anc . slides, which will demonstrate tht , home nursing of tubercular pa. , tients. Natives will do the acting , local outdoor and indoor scenes vii D provide the sets, and Dr. George A
 Dale of the Indian Service will bt
 the photographer
 At the present time the member,
 of the Associations Board are Mrs
 w. L. Paul, H. L. Faulkner, Jame.
 McNaughton, Dr. J. O. Rude, Curti! r Shattuck, Dr. James Ryan, J. B ? Burford, H. R. Wander Leest ane ] E. L. Bartlett, President.