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Make it Happen! university KealtH dewier WINTER Z000 HEALTH EDUCATION workshops The following workshops are available, free of charge, to currently enrolled U of O students. Call 346-4456 to register or stop by the Peer Health Education office on the first floor of the University Health Center. weight management Tired of riding the dieting roller coaster? Then this is the workshop for you! This five-week interactive workshop will assist participants in making lifelong behavior changes. Food and nutrition, exercise, body image, relapse prevention, and low fat cooking will be addressed. Tuesdays, 4:00-5:00 pm Feb. 15 - Mar. 7, Medical Library, University Health Center fiyi Uf Today -for Tomorrows Session! U K I V li I S I T f HEALTH CENTER Qmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtmm-: • ■ - ^-—* We’re a matter of degrees + 006358 Need committed and creative student volunteers to advise the University Health Center regarding programs, services, finances, and health insurance. Student advisors will spend about 1-2 hours per week as members of the evolving Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) and will guide the University Health Center in promoting a healthy campus through the storm of health care reform. Successful participants will gain an in-depth understanding of health care delivery and its financing, will learn about the health issues of college students, and will develop interpersonal skills and confidence. Routine meetings are scheduled at 3 p.m. Fridays, allowing members to plan their class schedules accordingly. Applications can be picked up at the University Student Health Center front desk. Completed applications should be submitted to the University Health Center Director's office by Friday, Feb. 25. V NIVERS IT Y HEALTH CENTER rees ^ Open daily 8 a m. to 6 p.m., except Tuesdays (9 a.m.) and Sundays (10 a.m.). Appointments and after hours: 346-2770 • Web: http://healthed.uoregon.edu Please call 346-4447 for more information. www.dailyemerald.com message boards. ODE archives. Women’s exams beneficial ■ Low-cost screening for sexually transmitted diseases and other concerns is available to Oregon residents By Serena Markstrom Oregon Daily Emerald On the advice of a friend, Man di Garcia has just scheduled her first full gynecological exam. She knows that medical professionals agree a female’s first examination should be at age 18 or when she first becomes sexually active. But that never compelled her to make an appointment. “I never thought much about it,” said Mandi Garcia, a senior fine arts major. “I never had any problems.” A variety of low-cost and prac tical options are available to col lege women, yet many neglect to make the appointment. Factors, such as smoking and sexual ac tivity, can put a woman at risk for disease, but even women who are not exposed to such factors should be tested annually. Now Garcia is taking that vital step. Here is what she can expect: Meg Hamilton, nurse practi tioner at Planned Parenthood, said, “I start by talking to the pa tient with her clothes on.” This helps her relax before Hamilton asks her to take her clothes off for the full exam. Hamilton talks the patient through the whole exam before she begins and narrates as she goes. The breast exam comes first. She feels for lumps or abnormali ties in the breast. During this part the patient also learns to test her self at home. After the breast exam the pa tient can replace her shirt and cover her lower abdomen and upper thighs with a cloth to feel less exposed. Next is the pelvic exam, which consists of four parts: the exter nal genital, speculum, bimanual and rectovaginal exams. The pelvic exam is when samples of cervical mucus are taken to test for sexually transmitted infec tions. Hamilton said she always tests for chlamydia, a bacterial sexually transmitted infection, / know it is really scary to come in for the first time. Meg Hamilton nurse practitioner jj because of its notoriously asymp tomatic behavior. Once the pelvic exam is com pleted the rest of the exam is comparatively easy. A urine sam ple is often used to detect preg nancy and screen for other dis eases such as diabetes, according the Planned Parenthood brochure, “The Gynecological Exam, Your Key to Good Health.” The final part of the exam is a discussion of contraceptive methods or anything else the pa tient has on her mind in relation to her health. Though multiple partners and beginning sexual activity at an early age are risk factors, smok ing can also increase the risk of cervical cancer so it is important that all women are examined yearly, Hamilton said. The University offers health care specifically geared toward women’s health. And because students can remain on their par ent’s insurance or Eire encouraged to purchase their own, these services are offered at a low price. Oregon Planned Parenthood received a state reimbursement grant to offer free examinations to low income families and sin gle women who are in a low in come bracket. , Bill Shepard, executive direc tor of Planned Parenthood, was instrumental in securing more than $13 million in funding. Sin gle Oregon residents with no de pendents who earn less than $1,271 per month qualify for as sistance under the grant. Hamilton said medical profes sionals who work in this field know that it can be hard to make the first step and call for an ap pointment. So, she said, they do everything they can to make it easier. "I know it is really scary to come in for the first time,” Hamilton said. "We have extra chairs set up in the examination rooms so women can bring their two best friends." UO Cultural Forum In association with Little Apple Production presents: Monday, Feb. 14, 7 pm Gerlinger Lounge Light refreshments will be served Formal attire is welcome UO Students and Seniors $15, GP $25 (plus service charge) AH prophets benefit Mother Kali’s Bookstore, Womenspace, and SASS Questions, call 346-4373 Tickets available at EMU ticket office and Mother Kali’s Bookstore m RO. Box 3159. Eugene OR 97403 The Oregon Daily Emerald is published daily Mon day through Friday during the school year and Tuesday and Thursday during the summer by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co. Inc., at the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. A member of the Associated Press, the Emerald operates inde ' pendently of the University with offices in Suite 300 of the Erb Memorial Union. The Emerald is private property. The unlawful removal or use of papers is prosecutable by law. NEWSROOM — (541H46-5511 Editor in chief: Laura Cadiz Managing Editor: Felicity Ayles Community: Sara Lieberth, editor. Darren Freeman, Brian Goodell, reporters. Freelance: Eric Pfeiffer, editor. Higher Education: Ben Romano, editor. Jessica Blanchard, Serena Markstrom, reporters. Perspectives: Bret Jacobson, Laura Lucas, editors. Fred M. Collier, Jonathan Gruber, Beata Mostafavi, Mason West, columnists. Pulse: Jack Clifford, editor. Sara Jarrett, Yael Menahem, reporters. Student Activities: Jeremy Lang, editor. Cathlene E. McGraw, Simone Ripke, Edward Yuen, reporters. Sports: Mirjam Swanson, editor. Scott Pesznecker, assistant editor. Matt O’Neill, Jeff Smith, Brett Williams, reporters. News Aide: Lorraine-Michelle Faust. Copy: Monica Hande, Laura Lucas, copy chiefs. Molly Egan, Tom Pat terson, Eric Qualheim, Ann Simmons, Jamie Thomas, Ellen Weisz, copyeditors. Photo: Catharine Kendall, editor. Kevin Calame, Mike Crisp, Azle Malinao-Alvarez, photographers. Matthew Landan, Katie Nesse, Tom Patterson, Lindsey Walker, photo technicians. Design: Katie Nesse, editor. Kelly Berggren, Leigh-Ann Cyboron, Katie Miller, designers. Bryan Dixon, Giovanni Salimena, illustrators. On-line: Jake Ortman, editor. Timur Insepov, webmaster. ADVERTISING — (S4l) 346-3712 Becky Merchant, director. Melissa O’Connell, Van Nguyen, advertis ing assistants. Rachelle Bowden, DougHentges, Nicole Hubbard, Jesse Long, Adam Rice, Amy Ruppert, Hillary Shultz, Chad Veriy, Emily Wallace, Lisa Wood, advertising sales representatives. CLASSIFIEDS — (54 T) 346-4343 Trina Shanaman, manager. Erin Gauthier, Lauren Howry, Tara Rothermel, staff. BUSINESS — (541) 346-5512 Judy Riedl, general manager. Kathy Carbone, business supervisor. Sarah Goracke, receptionist. John Long, Brian Malloy, Sue Ryan, Krista Ostoich, distribution. PRODUCTION — (541) 346-4381 Michele Ross, manager. Tara Sloan, coordinator. Goro Harumi, Lau ra Lucas, Laura Paz, Ross Ward, ad designers.
