There tends to be an insightful and helpful perspective when looking back through history. Even in present day circumstances amidst a worldwide pandemic there are lessons to be learned from the past. Rock Springs is no stranger to illness. The Rheumatic Fever School Prevention Program, which was introduced by Woman’s Club of Rock Springs (WCRS) President Mary D. Bunning in 1958, stands as an example of community unity and the difference that a group of individuals can make during a public health threat. With less than 20,000 cases in the United States in present day, the rheumatic fever was a common disease in the 1940s and remained a feared disease through the 1950s. Rheumatic fever is characterized by inflammatory lesions that are distributed throughout connective tissues in various parts of the body such as the heart, joints, blood vessels, skin and brain. What is otherwise a disease of relatively little significance can end up leaving behind permanent heart damage later on down the road.