Keep Clean Stay Well (1964)

[Music] this is a familiar site isn't it and maybe this one or this yes these are the fields you work in the crops you pick in these fields you do two very important jobs you help to harvest the good food that feeds the country and you make money to take care of yourself and your family this kind of work the kind of work you do calls for strength and good health just how much work you can do depends on the condition of your body and how you feel when you are strong and healthy you can work fast and do a lot of it to do this you will need to give your body the best care you can how well you can do this kind of work how well you will be able to take care of yourself and your family will depend on your staying healthy and well especially while living in camps away from home and what is more important than being able to put in a full work and getting paid for it as you so well know in this kind of work if you have to lose a day's work because you are sick this means you have lost a whole day's pay and of course to do your best work you must feel good you feel your best when you stay healthy and well even after a full day's work this is not too hard to do that is if you follow a few Simple Rules let's see some of the things this man and his family do some of the simple rules they follow in order to stay healthy and feel good this is Anthony Jones for many years now he like many of you has worked in the fields from Florida to New York these are his children Edward Beth and Harry and this is his wife Mrs Jones what kinds of health problems do they run into while living in this camp and what are some of the things they they do to keep healthy and feel good this family knows that filthy and unclean things around them such as these flies and Dirty Toilets can cause sickness especially if this kind of Filth and dirt gets in their bodies Anthony and his wife Ruth know too that germs and filth from a place like this can be carried by their own hands and cause real outbreaks of sickness especially in a camp but they won't be caught by this what do they do just this they always wash their hands with plenty of soap and water after using the toilet and especially before eating they teach their children to do the same thing because they know how important it is for them to learn this while they are young this family knows that germs and filth from dirty hands can get on the food they eat and in that way enter their bodies and cause them to get sick but no sickness will be spread by dirty hands here because Anthony and his family know what to do one thing they know is that during work and play sweat comes out of the body and dirt gets on it and just stays there until you wash it off with plenty of soap and water and that they should always rinse their bodies thoroughly with plenty of clean water as part of taking a bath they know too that through tiny cuts and SC scratches dirt and germs can enter the body and cause sores clothes are an important part of keeping clean and well there wouldn't be much sense in putting these dirty pants back on Ruth knows that it takes a little extra work to keep a family's clothes clean but it's worth it she knows that clean clothes are not only healthier and more comfortable to wear but they last longer clean water is important and useful in many other ways in keeping clean and staying well for example it is very important that the drinking water be clean to make sure of this the Jones family only drink water they know is safe water they know is meant for drinking and you can't always tell if it's safe to drink just by the way it looks now here's a nice looking stream the water seems clean and clear enough but why should you not drink it Ruth and Anthony know that no matter what it looks like you never know what went into the water a little way Upstream who knows it may be the drainage from that toilet nearby this pond water looks clean enough to drink too but only a few hours ago look who was cooling off here this family knows that that dirty water can cause such painful and dangerous illnesses as dentary and typhoid fever if they must drink water they are not sure was meant for drinking they always boil it first to kill the disease in it yes these are some of the things the Jones family does so as to stay healthy and well I am Ivory Reynolds a public health nurse I spend most of my time working with people who harvest the crops helping them to keep well many of the health problems I see when I visit in their homes and camps are problems that can be prevented if they only knew the right things to do and did them keeping your body and clothing clean is very important in trying to stay well doing this will call for a little extra work on your part but as you know it is worth it you have just seen what one family did so as to stay healthy but do you know why they did these things for example do you know the different kinds of diseases that can come from a place like this how are these diseases most likely to be spread and what can you do to keep them from spreading in your Camp why do Anthony and other members of his family family always wash their hands after using the toilet why should you wash your hands before eating why is it important to use plenty of soap and warm water when taking a bath and then rinse your body with plenty of Clean Water why should you always put on clean clothing after taking a bath why is it dangerous to drink water that you are not sure is meant for drinking what problems do you run into in your camp in getting safe drinking water and why is it so important in this kind of work that you try to stay healthy knowing the answer to these questions and then doing the right things so as to stay healthy are very important the people showing this movie have come prepared to talk with you about these things and any other health problems you would like to talk about now is the time to talk about them