AIDS affecting not only gay men
By Kim Challis-Roth
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AIDS has become the top killer
of Amerii an men aged 25 to 44
and the fourth-leading i wise of
death for women in the same age
group, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (ClXd in
Atlanta reported last week
Doug Dew itt, edui ation i oor
dittntor for HIV AIDS Resources.
Ini in Kngcne. said last week's
statistic s are already old news
In Multnomah County, the
Portland area " Dewitt said.
AIDS has lieeii the leading killer
of men in that age range for two
years."
The death statistii s are grim
Sim e the beginning of the AIDS
epidemii in 1981. more than
204.400 people have died from
the disease nationally . and near
ly 1.300 in Oregon alone.
The ( DC predic ts more than
100,000 new AIDS eases will be
diagnosed this year. Homosexu
al men have made up the largest
group, accounting for 48 percent
of reported cases last year, hut the
future focus is shifting.
“This is not just a gay disease."
Dewitt said. "Given the combi
nation of alcohol and drug use
and increased sexuality among
young heterosexuals. AIDS is a
tinder box ready to explode."
The CDC reports that AIDS is
spreading most rapidly among
women, people who have unpro
tected heterosexual contact,
minorities and intravenous drug
users.
Joseph Cantania. a researc her
at the I ’diversity of California in
San Franc is< o. said in .1 Novem
ber 1*)<)2 issue of Snrnct' that the
United States could develop an
AIDS picture similar to that of
Africa, where 75 pen ent of all
AIDS patients are heterosexual
Cantania Imsed his findings on
a survey taken of more than
in,oiio Americans who were
questioned about their sexual
practices I he studs showed that
a vast majority of those with mul
tiple partners were engaging in
sexual interc ourse without using
condoms
The AIDS epidemic: is not a
topic for only s< ientifu: journals
Insider, a magazine targeted at
university students that was
lucked m Wednesday’s Fnirrald.
discussed AIDS in ,111 article
titled The A to /. of College Cul
ture.”
"AIDS — Bummer of an item
to start with,” the article
hegan."but it's there and v\e're all
waiting for the incredible bash
on the day a cure is found Mean
while. it defines our liehavior and
our fun and wo are dealing with
it.”
Dewitt. of HIV/AIDS
Kesourc t-s. disagn-es He say s uni
versity students aren't dealing
yvith it enough
"People don't take the seri
ousness to heart unless someone
they know dies from the disease,
he said. "We’ve had university
students who come to IIIV AIDS
Resources for counseling tell sto
rn's of h»«<i hopping' uml unsafe
sex practices that are hnpi>ening
in inn dormitories and other
group living situations ! worry
studonts aren't facing the reali
ty of the disease
' Then' can bo a lot of lag time
txjtweon the time of infix tion ami
the onset of symptoms,'' Dewitt
said In Oregon. 14 percent of
reported cases s.n they ai tpjirvd
the AIDS vims while they were
in their teens
Although President Mill Clin
ton has pledged ini reuses in fed
eral funding for AIDS resean h
and prevention Dexvitt said the
money hasn't been stem hx allv
"Kven though statistics show
AIDS is a leading fuller of young
men and women. I don’t think it s
a hig issue to the federal govern
ment, Dew itt said It s a mind
set. Traditionally, they (the [xiliti
i ians) aren't the group affected.
Currently we have CiO clients
half of whom have HIV We are
supported by a few grants, hut
mostly we de|x'tid on donations "
Dewitt urged university stu
dents to bet mni1 involved on a
personal level
"Do some volunteer work Co
to the theater benefit for AIDS
agent ies at Robinson Theatre on
Sunday Be aw are of World AIDS
Day coining up on Dot 1
To find out more about AIDS,
people tan .all HIV AIDS
Resources. Int at t-tg-r)OKH. in
Kugeiie, or the National AIDS
Hotline at (HOD) t-f^’-ja t?
Benefit for care-givers
By Stephanie Sisson
OreptwOwY Cnw'aW
Willamette Valiev'* Sot one!
Annual Harvest Homiown, tea
luring music from the I nn eys
and tit** Oregon Old Time Fid
tilers, will be Sattirtlay at the
Retl L.ion Inn on Coburg Rood.
Hie hoedown is a ivunefit for
Project Can*, o non-profit orga
nization that trains and sup
ports teams of t are-givers in
the Fugene-Sprmgfield area
The organization is made up
of volunteers from 1') faith
congregations, who last year
served more than 2.500 people
facing ongoing or crisis needs
Projet t Care volunteers are
trained to provide support for
individuals and families with
in their congregations and
within the community They
assist in establishing support
systems, contat t community
agencies if needed, and per
form immediate and other
tasks for people challenged by
circumstances such as chron
ic illness, death and beroavo
ment, and divert e and unem
ployment.
"We hope the i ommunitv
will view this as a fun way to
give support Iwtt k to a group of
hardworking * are givers,' stud
Stikre Ed son. Project Care ettor
dmator "We are truly fortu
nate that musicians of this tal
ifier believe in our work and
are willing to donate their time
and energy into making this
event a success."
Last year’s Harvest Hoe
down attracted ISO people,
and Edson expects to double
the number this year.
"We had such a great time
last year," Edson said. "It was
a lot of work to put together,
hut it was so much fun.”
Doors will open at 8 p in
with musii from the Oregon
Old Time Fiddlers, a group of
are# musicians who play coun
try music, hluegrass and
swing. The Fiddlers will be
followed at ‘1:30 p m by the
Trai evs, who recently played
at the Eugene Celebration. The
Traceys play a < ombinotion of
contemporary acoustic folk,
blues, gospel and swing in
three part harmony.
Tickets are $12. SO per per
son or $20 per couple and $5
for children under 12 Admis
sion includes hors d‘oeuvres,
free dance lessons and a vari
ety of door prizes donated by
area businesses Tickets are
available at the Red Lion Inn.
Springfield Flower Shop and
Si Peter s Catholic Church,
and will he available at the
door.
The hoedowit is sponsored
in part by the Lutheran Broth
erhood Branch HOI7, which
has offered to match the funds
raised by the event
Groups discuss Clinton health care
By Stephanie Sisson
Oregon Daily Emerald
Representatives from six organizations spoke in
a community forum and discussion I hursday about
the Clinton health plan.
The forum, which was hold at first United
Methodist Church, addressed the main concerns of
Oregon Fair Share. Eugene/Springfield Solidarity
Network, Church Women United, NAACP. League
of Women Voters and Concerned Fa< nitty for Peace
and Justice.
Every speaker supported the principles of qual
ity , choir e and affordability behind the plan, hut
none of them liked the plan in its entirety.
Greg Evans, representative of the NAAC.P. said
that the NAACP is still studying the Clinton health
plan at a national level, but that one criticism he
has of the plan is that, ' people of color have not
had access to decent, affordable care, and quite
frankly I don't see that addressed in this particular
health care plan."
Others raised concerns about the term 'univer
sal coverage" and wondered d the Clinton health
care plan really offered health i are to everyone
"I see that this health care plan excludes Puerto
Ricans and other people in United States territo
ries." said Sandy Morgan of Com ernod Faculty for
Peace and Justice. "I gel concerned when we talk
about universal health ( are and we exclude peo
pie."
"Church Women United supports the plan in
terms of near-universal access," said Jane Heideg
ger of Church Women United "We'd like to see It
become universal access
Questions about the employer's rule in health
r are were also examined.
"Health (.are tied to employment has an extreme
disciplining effect on working people." said Den
nis Gilbert, representative of the Eugene/Spring
field Solidarity Network speaking on Ixihalf of labor
unions. "'111 is is the only country in the world where
people lose benefits when they lose their jobs or go
on strike.'
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