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VOLUME VII.
FLQRA, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MAY 8. 1919
NUMBER 33
HEALTH PROMO¬ TION WEEK
The Week Beginning Nay 11th and Ending May 17th Dedicated to Health Promotion By Joint Resolution of the Illinois Gen¬ eral Assembly
Suggestions on the Observsnce of
the Week Issued By the State
Department    of    Public
Health
STTNDAY, MAY llth-to be known as "Health Promotion Sunday"— 'Will usher in the most significant week Illinois has ever known In the con¬ servation of human Ilfe—a week dur¬ ing which all conscientious public of- iflclals, all extra-goversmental and social health agencies, all churches and civic organizations, and all good citizens will devote themselves to the consideration of what the, war has defhonstrated to be the State's greatest wealth—the physical health of the Individual and the community.
The war was a great awakening force to the American people who had become so engrossed In their elTorts to attain commercial, industrial and In¬ tellectual supremacy that they had overlooked the great fundamental fact that the health of the individual must tte the foundation for any form of national preeminence.
When we entered the war we com¬ forted ourselves with the assurance that we were the treasury of the -world and that our vast financial re¬ sources would carry us on. We gave little thought to the physical power of the American man. We took It for granted that he was as pliysical ly tit as we were accustomed to picture lilm.
Our experiences In the war, glori¬ ous and gratifying as they were, have left us with grave apprehension in our minds as to whether there has not been too much of a tendency to overlook the value of health in our past history.
The draft boards rejected thousands of our youngmen onaccountof tuber¬ culosis and pointed out to us a shock¬ ing prevalence of venereal disease among them, influenza and pneu¬ monia—communicable and prevent¬ able diseases—Invaded our camps and cantonments with such devastating force that, In spite .of our tremend¬ ous national wealth, we were appre¬ hensive lest these human Illnesses might spell defeat in our warfare overseas.
There were days, only a few hionths ago, when It was borne in upon us as never before, that a nation at war or a nation at peace is only as strong as its Individual citizens. Even our In¬ dustrial army, whose activity was al¬
most as Important In winning the war as that of the men under arms, was seriously demoralized by the rav¬ ages of preventable disease.
THOUGHTFUL CITIZENS have recognJzed that we should utilize our lessons learned from the war; that we should begin at imce to build up a solid cltlzenery. not for the purposes of war, but for the purposes of peace. Numerous agencies engaged In the prevention of disease and the promo¬ tion of health In bringing about a better condition of community living, are traveling their individual ways and accomplishing much good. It Is believed by the General Assembly of the ijtate of Illinois that if these forces can be united during a single week in which the attention of the entire State is centered upon every phase of medical society activities, a sentiment will be created which will not only stay the ravages of disease which have cost the State of Illinois One-Hundred Fifty-five Million per year In dollars and cents, without regard to grief and human suffering, but will stimulate a desire on the part of every man, woman and child to become a better type of man¬ hood and childhood and consequently more valuable to themselves and more valuable to the State and Nation.
The State Department of Public Health regards it as a duty Incumbent upon all good citizens, a patriotic duty which the conscientious indi¬ vidual cannot Ignore, to observe the proclamation of the General Assemb¬ ly and to give of their time yid thought and service in making Health Promotion Week so successful as to bring great and lasting benefits to the people. This obligation seems to rest especially upon public ottlclals, upon organizations dedicated to useful things, and upon citizens who are blessed with Intelligence and educa¬ tion which will permit them to see clearly the importance and reason for such a broad educational health re¬ vival.
Aside from the Joint Resolution of the General Assembly designating Health Promotion Week, Governor Frank O. Lowden has added em¬ phasis to the project by giving It his cordial approval. Governor Lowden h.is constantly manifested his Inter¬ est In the health of the people of the State In the prevention of disease and promotion of health,—an Inter¬ est which made Itself apparent in the framing of the Civil Administrative Code when the Department of Public Health was made one of the nine principal Departments of the State government.
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day. May 14. Mothers are urged to bring the children for this examina¬ tion. This day is 'Hetter Habies" day. See If your babies are of the correct weight and measurement.
Program for Health   Promotion Week
Sunday,   May  11
Health Promotion and Disease Pre¬ vention talks In all churches by  min¬ isters and other members of  Health Promotion Week committees. Monday, May  12
Community "Clean-up" day. Citi¬ zens remove all rubbish from cellar to attic and eitiier burn it or pile it in alley or street for the street cleaning department or garbage-removal wag¬ ons. Yards to be raked and the rub¬ bish assembled In pile for burning or removal. It may be necessary for tJie local authorities to Increase tlieir facilities for removing garbage and rubblsli during this period. Tuesday, May 1,1
"Swat the Fly Before He Starts" day. Committee workers under the direction of the local health authori¬ ties on this day should visit all spots which offer opportunities as breeding spots for files and other disease carry¬ ing insects and clean them up by spraying, by draining or in other ap¬ proved ways.
Wednesday, May U
"Better Babies" day. Headi|uart- ers for the weighing, measuring and scoring of all babies will be estab¬ lished under the direction of the committee In charge of this phase of Healtli Promotion Week. Printed matter for mothers and prospective) mothers will be systematically dis¬ tributed.
Thursday-, May 15
"Medical Examination" day. All citizens who have not recently under-i gone a thorough medical examina¬ tion should make It a point to do so on thlsday. Ih the early spring, the suc¬ cessful farmer carefully examines all of his Implements and farm machinery to see that they are In good working order. Many of us have come to real- . Ize the necessity for periodical ex¬ amination of our teeth in order to avoid toothache and other trouble. The human body Is the most finely adjusted piece of machinery In the world. Serious Illness can often be avoided If detected early *hrough a careful medical examination. Friday, May ttl
"America's Future Citizens" day. Special program, exercises, or talks in every schoolroom. Blacklioanl drawings, exhibits or other matter should be used to Illustrate these talks, exercises or programs. It should be Ixirnein mind by all Health Promotion Week committees that the future of the country lies In the health of Its children and that good healtli habits are as easy to form as other habits whicli are detrimental to health. '
SaTURDAY, May 17
"Inspection" day. This occasion offers the opportunity for the most striking unique pageant ever held In your community. A reviewing stand should lie designated for the use of military and civil authorities. Floats, typifying the many Interesting points in the promotion of health and the prevention of disease should be en¬ tered in the pageant by the board of health, by civic organizations In¬ terested in any phase of public health, s