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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
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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.
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Open daily 8 a m. to 6 p.m., except Tuesdays (9 a.m.) and Sundays (10 a.m.).
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Please call 346-4447 for more information.
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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
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