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1981  Program Directions  1982
You + Commitment = Success
1. National Health Focus
* Breast Self Examinations
* Teenage Pregnancies - Birth Defects
OBJECTIVES
* Educate the Public on Breast Self
  Examinations.
* Create Public Awareness of the High 
  incidence of Cancer in Blacks (male and 
  female).
* Circulate updated information on detection 
  symptoms, treatment.
* Set up teenage workshop and discuss the 
  aspects of the:
  Unborn
  Birth Defects
  Nutrition
  Pregnancies
ACTIVITIES
* Develop and present programs designed to 
  encourage and teach.
* Sponsor/organize or network with community.
  Organize panel discussions, lectures, slide
  presentations.
* Present Bio Medical Career Days, or merge
  with existing Elementary, Junior and Senior
  High Career Days.
* Organize field trips to local Bio-Medical
  facilities.
* Initiate Cancer programs in Elementary
  Schools.
* Set up student's on the job training program
  in health careers through school and 
  community.
* Direct tutoring program and transportation.
* Provide student scholarships and transport-
  tation to science workshops.
* Locate & identify gifted science & math
  students.

II. Education
* Poisonous Plant Displays
* Bio-Medical Careers
* Nutrition
* Inform the Public on household & other 
  plants that are poisonous.
* Through Career Days on site visitation and 
  commitment from medical establishment on the
  job training programs.
* Inform local Junior and Senior High School
  students about Bio-Medical careers.
* Provide nutritional experts in school
  assemblies. 
* Stimulate an interest in teenagers about
  good nutritional habits.

III. Focus on Survival
* Coping with stress of Cancer in the family.
* Teenage alcoholism and suicide.
* Mental Health.
* Reduce Heart Attacks - establish better 
  eating habits.
* Child Care Center - Birth Defects, March of
  Dimes.

OBJECTIVES - ACTIVITIES
* Conduct Seminars, Lectures and Workshops on
  Breast Self Examination in schools, banks,
  clubs and organizations.
* Conduct Youth Seminars, Lectures and/or 
  Workshops with our children on Parenting,
  Socially Transmitted Diseases, Nutrition,
  Birth Defects, continued education after
  pregnancy.

IV. Focus on Health Legislation
* Keep informed and support legislation that
  affect:
  A. Our Spouse's Practice
  B. Our Communities
  C. Our Children
  D. Quality of Life (Health, energy, housing,
     youth & aged.

V. Human Relations
* To enhance activities that will spark 
  sharing and caring.
* Encourage activities involving the local, 
  state, and regional members.
* Induct new members into the auxiliary with
  membership card, certificate and history of
  the organization.
* Honor a member who has made outstanding 
  contributions to the auxiliary.
* Sponsor a Doctor Day Program - Oldest, 
  Youngest. Let the Community vote.
* Organize a Mace Program to protect against
  rape, etc.
* Organize a program to support Unwed Mothers,
  Battered Wives, Rape Victims, Needy Families
  Senior Citizens, and the Handicapped by 
  networking with other organizations & local
  and state agencies.

* Cancer kills 121 Blacks each day; about one every 12 minutes.
* Breast Cancer in women has increased 25% in the last 25 years.
* Cancer is the second largest leading cause of death in Blacks of all ages and the leading cause in women between the ages of 35-54.

AUXILIARY CALENDAR  1981  1982
WE ARE FAMILY
LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Priorities:
NATIONAL PROGRAMS - IMAGE
MEMBERSHIP - GROWTH
FOCUS ON COMMUNICATION - LIFE LINE

SEPTEMBER 1981 also JANUARY 1982
I. Initiate aggressive Membership Drives, Local, State and National Levels: Encourage male spouses to join.
a. Renew present membership.
b. Recruit and Orient New Members.
c. Contact Intern's and resident's Spouses.
d. Contact Spouses of Student NMA (future
   members).
e. Plan a membership Social - Stress 
   Friendship, Fellowship.
f. Plan Initiation Ceremony - New Members.

II. Develop a program for the Entire Year:
a. Use the National Program Directions as a 
   guide. BSE-Cancer Workshop.
b. Assess Local Needs.
c. Include the National Theme and Suggested 
   Activities.
d. Provide a well Planned Program with a 
   balance of Purpose and Pleasure.
e. Involve all Members.

III. Conduct Officer and Leadership Orientation Sessions for newly elected Officers and Committee Chairpersons:
a. Invite National Officers to support, 
   participate and/or advise if needed.

IV. Plan Regional and State Meetings early in the Year. If your Auxiliary is the host, work closely with your Regional Vice President.

V. Meet Deadlines and Communicate:
a. Communication is the life line that bridges
   the gap between local, state and national.

*VI. Send your Roster of Officers and Members to the National President, President-Elect, Administrative Secretary and your Regional Vice President.

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