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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1988)
Exchange offers travel, opportunity to earn cash By Cami Swanson Emerald Reporter University students with limited budgets have the op tion of travelling to many dif ferent countries and working there through programs organized by the Council on International Educational Exchange, The council arranges work abroad programs with Brit ain. France, Ireland. Costa Rica, Germany and New Zealand for students who want to be able to see the world but who also need work to support themselves. Students who participate in the Student Exchange Employment Program are able to bypass the strict laws concerning work permits and get a job in one of these various countries. The pro gram issues a special student work permit, called a "Blue Card,” which allows students at universities from around the country to work up to six months at any time during the year. "The program is the only way around the normal im migration laws,” said Jillian Peters of the Work in Britain program. Usually, an employer in Britain wanting to hire an American citizen must show that the person is the only one qualified for the job, Peters said. Warren Novick, a senior political science major at the University, became involved in the Work in Britain pro gram last year after he picked up a brochure about the pro gram in the University's Career Planning and Place ment Office. Novick travelled to Britain last April, where he worked for City Corp Ltd. in London. "I have nothing but good things to say." Novick said. "1 would definitely recom mend it to anyone." Novick’s stay was arrang ed by the Work in Britain program and the British Universities North America Club (BUNAC), a non-profit organization with clubs on most British campuses. BUNAC provided Novick with a list of potential employees and their ad dresses. and it was then up to him to contact them and in quire about employment possibilities. “I would recommend going during the spring.” Novick said. "You get your pick of the jobs, and discount airfare.” BUNAC does not assist in finding specific jobs for the students who participate in their program. However. Peters said that it usually takes students only two or three days to locate a job. ”lt‘s not hard at all, depending on what type of job it is,” Peters said. According to statistics compiled by the program. 28 percent of the students become employed in secretarial, clerical or office work. The need for this type of work is high because few British students have typing or computer skills. Novick said. Turn to Britain, Page 14 Heart care program underway 'Ident-a-Risk' provides info, screenings By Frale de Guzman Emerald Reporter Marie Hodgins. a 56-year-old resident of Eugene, has a family history of heart problems. "At 60, my father died of a heart attack, and at 70. my mother underwent a bypass surgery and is still having prob lems with her heart." Hodgins said. In addition, on April 16, 1985. her husband Bob’s aortic valve burst, an ordeal he was able to survive only after several long hours of surgery and 66 hours on the heart-lung machine. Because of these incidents. Hodgins said she is more aware of the necessity of good health and plans her diet and activities accordingly. "When you’re young, you take your health for granted." Hodgins said. "But when you get to be 56 and you start seeing your friends drop ping of heart attacks or suffering from heart problems, you become more aware of your health.” This scenario, however, is not an uncommon one. According to Oregon vital statistics in 1986. 293 persons per 100,000 in the state died from car diovascular disease. This represents a slight decline from 1985's figure of 319, dropping Oregon's cardiovascular disease death rate to 8.8 percent below the national average. Yet despite this decline, every year about 500.000 Americans die from heart and blood vessel diseases. To increase community awareness of the lifestyle factors that contribute to heart disease, Sacred Heart's Oregon Heart Center and the American Heart Association have established the I-Dent-A-Risk program. This program offers cholesterol screenings for $6 along with blood pressure checks and a risk factor analysis. An educational follow-up was conducted on Feb. 13. According to Sheri Elliott, nurse coordinator of the Oregon Heart Center, this month's l Dent-A-Risk program is the "first cholesterol screening in Eugene that has been offered on a community-based scale." Cur rently. 150 people are par ing the figure number up with additional information." Elliott said. "It’s important for (par ticipants) to understand what the numbers mean." Concern for her health pro mpted Hodgins to participate in I-Dent-A-Risk. "When I learned about the program, 1 thought it was a good way to get the story on cholesterol and at the same time find out where 1 stood." After her husband’s severe coronary attack. Hodgins is more aware of the importance of good eating patterns and their role in the prevention of heart disease. "We both can’t be ‘We wanted to help the general public identify their individual risk factors for heart disease’ — Sheri Elliott ticipating in the two-day program. During the educational follow-up, results of the par ticipants' cholesterol count were explained. "We wanted to help the general public identify their individual risk factors for heart disease.” Elliott said. In addition, recommendations for "lifestyle changes to promote healthy heart living" will be of fered by physicians, dietitians and exercise specialists to pro gram participants whose high cholesterol count places them in the high risk group. According to Elliott, educa tion plays a key role in the I Dent-A-Risk program. "We didn't want to just hand people a number and tell them that it was high or low without back sick." she said. Since her husband's attack, Hodgins has limited the family's intake of fat and cholesterol. Hut in spite of her good inten tions. Hodgins admits to suffer ing pangs of grease attacks. However, she said these yearn ings are quickly subdued when she thinks about all the "glob of fat that is circulating in one's system after eating a hamburger and fries." Another reason for par ticipating in the program is the need for more knowledge. Despite all the materials written on good health, "I still feel that there is always more that we can learn on the subject matter," Hodgins said. Greek & Indian Food 992 Willamette • 343-9661 UO=Bookstore “The epic of Australia's founding” The Fatal Shore. ROBERT HUGHES This nationwide hardcover bestseller is a “a brilliant and enduring achievement...history of the highest order combining thorough research with vivid narrative and thoughtful assessment." - Arthur M. 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