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Medicine Talk
Siletz
Community
Health
Clinic
Students Can Go to the Capitol
CTSI’s Tobacco Prevention &
Education Program (TPEP) will host
two visits to Oregon’s Capitol.
Each is a daylong educational
opportunity for youth age 12 to 19.
These are prime opportunities to give
the youth of our community hands-
on experience with our state’s
legislative process.
We will travel from Siletz to Salem
and join other Oregon youth to meet
with area representatives in March and
then participate in a Kick Butts Day
Rally for youth in April. Food and travel
are provided.
For more information and to
volunteer as a chaperone or sign up your
youth, please call De Anna Pearl, TPEP
coordinator, at 541-444-9661 or 1-800-
648-0449, ext. 661.
American Cancer Society and Tobacco Free Coalition of Oregon
Kick Butts Day Rally
April 2, 2003
Day at the Capitol
March 11,2003
CTSI Exercise Challenge 2003
No matter what kind of exercise you enjoy, join our springtime Exercise
Challenge and challenge yourself to better fitness and health.
The Exercise Challenge will start on March 15 and run for
12 weeks, concluding on June 7.
Earn I point for each 30 minutes of exercise you complete. Strength training,
walking, jogging, swimming, cycling, active sports, and any
type of exercise machines are examples of eligible activities. X '
Drawings for special incentives will occur monthly.
Discouraging Sale of Tobacco
to Area Youth
The Tobacco Prevention & Education Program needs volunteers age 12 to 18
to participate in the Reward and Reminder activity on March 15. The purpose
of this project is to encourage tobacco retailers to comply with the law that prohibits
the sale of tobacco products to anyone under age 18.
Participants will never handle or purchase any tobacco products. Kids age 15
to 18 will ask to purchase a tobacco product such as cigarettes or spit tobacco. If
the store clerk refuses to sell tobacco, the teen will give him/her a “congratulations”
letter and a gift certificate (reward). If the clerk sells to a minor, he/she is given an
“oops” letter (reminder) that reminds them of the current law and reminds the
retailer of the fine of up to $600 per offense.
During the activity, youth also will observe whether or not they were asked
for ID proving their age, where stores place their tobacco products (i.e., behind
the counter or in reach of kids), and if they have a lot of tobacco industry signs
that market the products. Youth age 12 to 14 will identify tobacco ads on storefronts.
Participants will receive a $5 Fred Meyer gift certificate as a thank you for
help-ing in the fight against the abuse of commercial tobacco by Oregon youth.
For more information on volunteering or being a chaperone for the event, call
DeAnna Pearl at 541-444-9661 or 1-800-648-0449, ext. 661.
A goal of at least 5 points of exercise - 150 minutes - per
week is recommended* to improve health. If you've been inactive, you’ll
want to spread this time out throughout the day and gradually build up to
30 minutes at one time.
If you are an elder or have chronic health conditions, such as heart disease
or diabetes, please check with your health care provider prior to beginning
any new activities’
’In the Diabetes Prevention Program, 150 minutes of brisk walking per week,
plus a 7 percent loss of body weight, reduced study participant risk of
developing diabetes by 69 percent (compared with only 31 percent in a group
receiving a diabetes medication!)
All service area Siletz Tribal members and their families, Siletz Community
Health Clinic patients, and CTSI staff may participate
Information packets, including registration, are available at the Portland,
Salem, and Eugene area offices and at the Siletz Community Health Clinic
Sponsored through the Siletz Tribal Diabetes Grant and
the Community Health Department
TPEP Presents Profiles on Quitting
1 began smoking in college for
familiar reasons that most begin: to
experiment, to be cool, to look more
adult. I began with a pipe and
occasional cigar and advanced to
inhaling cigarette smoke.
I smoked for approximately five
years at nearly two packs of cigarettes
per day. I had several experiences of
waking up with a nicotine headache and
bad morning mouth. This prompted me
to quit several times and to cut down,
which were all half-hearted attempts
that failed.
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Dr. Rick’s Story
by Dr. Rick Letherer
During our engagement, my wife
asked me to quit. The week before final
exams, a very stressful time for a
student, I quit. It was a wedding present.
The first two weeks were very hard.
1 knew that for me, “cutting down” was
not going to work. This had to be cold
turkey quitting.
I mostly missed the habit of having
a smoke during familiar times: first
thing in the morning with coffee, in the
March 2003
car, after meals, and with most
beverages. I never felt sick, but the
cravings were intense. Gum and candy
did not help. There were no patches or
gum substitutes then.
I threw away all cigarettes, ashtrays,
and any reminders of smoking, like
lighters, pipe cleaners, and lighter fluid.
I used different mugs to have my
morning coffee. I cleaned the car ashtray.
I sat in different chairs from the ones
where I used to smoke and changed my
daily routine to keep me out of smoking
“territory,” like student lounges.
There were times in the first months
that I craved smoking, but I never
resumed. Today, I am glad that after 26
years without smoking, my health is
great and I have mastered an addiction.
TPEP note: If you would like to share
your story, please contact the Tobacco
Prevention & Education Program at
541-444-1030 or 1-800-648-0449.
What you share can make a difference
in some else’s life. Thank you.