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New health care concept to
help nation's Black population
A M R O N M anagem ent C o n su lta n
ts, In c ., a New Y o rk head qu artered
f ir m , re c e n tly a n n o u n c e d the f o r
m a tio n o f a c o m m u n ic a tio n s e n te r
prise d e sig ned to h e lp im p ro v e the
h e a lth sta tu s o f the n a tio n 's B la ck
p o p u la tio n
The p ro je c t e n title d
H ealth W atch, is a unique concept in
health education fo r self-presersation
and w ill fo cu s on cancer and o th e r
high risk disorders that a ffe ct Black
A m e ric a n s in c lu d in g h y p e rte n s io n ,
heart disease, diabetes and o b esity.
The national launch o f H ealth W atch
ssas held at the C o lu m b ia U n iv e rs ity
faculty house in Ness Y o rk C ity where
a n u m b e r o f the c o u n tr y 's le a d in g
h e a lth e d u c a to rs , p h y s ic ia n s , c o m
m un ity leaders and c o m m u n ica tio n s
specialists were in attcndence.
D r. N o rm a J. G o o d w in , fo u n d e r
and president o f A M R O N , said that
H e a lth W a tc h is the fir s t c o in
m u n ic a tio n s e n te rp ris e o f its k in d ,
c o lle c tin g , a n a lyzin g and pa ckag ing
in fo r m a tio n on th e sp e cia l h e a lth
needs and c o n ce rn s o f B la ck
A m e ric a n s “ T h is in c re a s in g ly a f
flu e n t consum er g ro u p has life s ty le
habits that often increase their risk o f
disease and early death. For example,
20 percent o f all Black deaths in the
U n ite d States are due to cancer, and
h y p e rte n s io n k ills tw ic e as m an y
B la ck
A m e ric a n s
as
w h ite
A m e rica n s."
D r. G o o d w in also announced that
A M R O N has rece ive d a tw o -y e a r
grant o t $500,000 fro m the N a tio n a l
Cancer In s titu te , D iv is io n o f Cancer
P re v e n tio n an d C o n tr o l to he lp
develop the he a lth in fo r m a tio n and
p r o m o tio n services c o n c e p t. " T h e
award represents an innovative depar
tu re fro m tr a d itio n a l approaches in
p ro v id in g he a lth in fo r m a tio n to the
Black c o m m u n ity , says D r. G o d w in .
W e see o u r m is s io n as n o t ju s t
providing in fo rm a tio n , but pro vid ing
the kn o w le d g e , co m p re h e n sio n and
m o tiv a tio n to m o d ify life style s that
p ro te ct an d p ro lo n g the h e a lth and
qu ality o f life o f Black A m e rica n s."
The H ealth W atch educational and
m otiva tion al in fo rm a tio n and p ro m o
tio n services w ill be a v a ila b le in a
variety o f m u lti-m e d ia packages, in
c lu d in g t e le c o m m u n ic a tio n s ,
brochures, posters, newsletters, slides
and video tapes, broadcast advertising
and p rin t p ro m o tio n ; special events
such as h e a lth fa irs , e x h ib its , c o m
m u n ity th e a tre , se m in a rs and c o n
ferences.
A d d it io n a lly , H e a lth W a tc h w ill
cover a bro a d range o f o th e r health
issues and c o n c e rn s in th e B la ck
c o m m u n ity in c lu d in g s m o k in g ,
a lc o h o l a n d d ru g abuse, stress
management, weight co n tro l, diet and
n u tritio n
A LL E N T E M P L E C M E C H U R C H
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N e la o n I P e a t o r l
BavcxJ on increasing su p p o rt fro m
B la ck w o m e n across A m e ric a , the
N a tio n a l B a p tist Business 1 eague
( N B B l.) p la n s lo a p p o in t seven
w o m e n e xe cu tive s to its p o w e r fu l
Board o f Directors in 1986
N B B l F o u n d e r P re sid e n t H e n ri
O 'B rya n t says the new appointees w ill
serve vtricktly in N B B l po licy-m aking
— jo in in g the I eague'v prevent Board
o f seven business and p ro fe s s io n a l
men.
The wom en w ill he named to their
p o sitio n s at the I eague’ s second an
nual Board meeting on Saturday. Jan
18 in Los Angeles.
O ’ B ryant said candidates in seven
strategic states are being considered
fo r the new po sitio ns. The stales are
lexas, I ouisiana. New Y o rk, Illin o is,
Georgia, C a lifo rn ia and M issouri
"These are states where great nu m
bers o f B la ck C h r is tia n business
wom en are clu ste re d ,” O 'B ry a n ! ex
plained.
“ T r a d itio n a lly , th e y have been
highly successful. We arc hoping their
success experience w ill be a source o f
he lp to the N B B l in f u lf il lin g Us
mission o f furthe ring Black economic
d e velopm e nt."
Q u a lific a tio n s fo r the candidates
in clud e successful sell em p lo ym e n t
and a d e m o n stra b le c o m m itm e n t to
C h r is tia n
business
p rin c ip le s ,
O 'B ry a n t disclosed C andidates mas
be fro m any C hristian denom ination,
in c lu d in g C o n g re g a tio n a l, R o m a n
C a th o lic ,
A f r ic a n
M e th o d is t
E p is c o p a l and C h u rc b o f G o d in
‘ im m ersed' in the good o t the Black
C o m m u n ity th ro u g h e ffo rts to create
jo b s and s tre n g th e n the e c o n o m ic
base o f th a t fo r c e ,” M r . (» 'B ry a n t
A P u b lic S e rv ic e o f t h e Portland Observer
strength.
" I n one sense, all Black women are
business executives, taking care ot this
business ot keeping our Black tamilies
together But now we are engaging the
leverage o f a p a rtic u la r vet o t Black
w o m en w h o c o n tr o l th e ir o w n
bustnevves. T h e y are im m e n s e ly
T H E M O U N T O L IV E T B A P T IS T C H U R C H
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B a p liam Fou rth S u n d ay
11 0 0 C o m m u n io n Each First S u n d ay
q u a lifie d to enhance the N B B l 'v jo b
The A m erican B aptist C onve ntion , A m erican B aptist Churches of
O regon: Lott Carey Foreign M ission C onve ntion : N ational, O regon.
P o rtla n d E c u m e n ic a l M in is trie s , A m e ric a n B ib le S o c ie ty , M f»M
Board
and economic o b je ctive s."
Since its beginning, the N B B l has
ra p id ly becom e a m a jo r s u p p lie r o f
g a rm e n ts , g o od s an d services fo r
Tuesday
YOU ARE W ELCO M E TO W O R S H IP AT
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Providence holds free forum
on bereavement
$50,000 grant last F riday by the UPS
F oun da tion . T he money w ill be used
towards the purchase o f the bu ild in g
in which the social agency is located at
a n ge r, d e p re s s io n , g u ilt a n d re se n
tm ent after the in itia l g rie f o f death.
" O f t e n tim e s , I w i ll ask th e m :
‘ H ow d id tha t d e a th o c c u r? ’ ‘ W h a t
are y o u r fe e lin g s a b o u t th e d e a th ? '
A fte r I gel th e m to a d m it th e ir
feelings, I then w ill say. ‘ I t ’ s o k a y to
feel the way y o u d o . D o n 't ju d g e
those feelings Be easy on y o u rs e lf.
N o w , we can decide w hat to d o w ith
th e m .'"
H a rtn e tt, N tssala a n d o th e r team
leaders w ill he sharing their com b in ed
years o f e xp e rie n c e as p a tie n t a n d
fa m ily c o u n s e lo rs w ith f o r u m p a r
tic ip a n ts
in
in f o r m a l
g ro u p
d iscu ssio n s. In a d d itio n to th e
discussions, c u rre n t in fo r m a tio n on
bereavement w ill be p ro vid ed, as w ell
as a slide presentation on dealing w ith
death and dying
says K a tie H a rtn e tt, a cancer c o u n
selor w ith Providence M edical Center.
H artnett w ill participate as a discus
sion leader at the lo ru m She w ill he
jo in e d by K a th y N ivsila , a ch a p la in ,
and oth er P rovidence s ta ff m em bers
whose jo b s are to help pa tien ts and
th e ir ta m ilie s s o rt th ro u g h th e ir
Persons attending (he lo ru m w ill he
able to p a rk at the v is ito r 's p a rk in g
lo t, lo ca te d o f t 49 th a n d H o y t, t he
social ro o m is located d ire c tly across
fro m the p a rk in g s tru c tu re , o n the
feelings that arise d u rin g h o spita liza
tion or alte r a loved one dies.
I h ro u g h H a r tn e t t 's ow n e x p e r i
ences w ith c o u n s e lin g p a tie n ts a n d
fa m ily m em bers, she lias fo u n d that
com pany o f its type M rs K ing was
(he N B B l s 1981 "B u sine ss W om an
o f the Year.”
O 'B r y a n t said the salutes to
business w o m e n w ill becom e a
t r a d itio n
a lo n g w ith an a n n u a l
scholarship given in the name o f Dr
Sams. I lie scholarship w ill to towards
educating Black students in business
first flo o r ot Providence H a ll.
P ie d m o n t C h u rc h o f C h ris t
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and economics.
O 'B ry a n t also an no un ced tha t 25
men and w o m en fro m m a jo r stales
w ill he named Ian. 18 to the N B B l's
vital N ational Advisory ( oinm ission
7:30 p.m .
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In d iv id u a ls seeking he lp fro m the
L IF E Center are required to pe rfo rm
w o rk in exchange fo r services, w ith
arm o f U nited Parcel Services.
m ost jseople have fe e lin g s o f s h o c k ,
P eople w h o are h a v in g d it t ic u lt y
dealing w ith the death o f a loved one,
w ill learn fro m learns o f Providence
M e d ic a l C e n te r s o c ia l w o rk e rv and
ch a p la in s, ways to re -o rga nize th e ir
feelings and changes that come about
after a death. The hospital w ill hold a
c o m m u n ity
fo ru m ,
e n title d
"B ereavem ent,” at Providence H a ll's
social ro o m on W ednesday evening,
Jan. 8. fro m 7 to 9 p.m .
" M o s t p e o p le d o n 't fo rg e t the
death o f a fam ily member or a frien d,
so they need to learn how to live w ith
ifveir loss and go on w ith their liv e s ,"
O ’ Bryant says the expansion o f the
N B B l Board represents yet another
step fo r w a r d f o r the o r g a n iz a tio n ,
w h ich already has had fem ale board
m em bers and o n ly tw o m o n th s ago
he ld its fir s t a n n u a l " S a lu te to
W om en Executives."
T he " S a lu t e " to u c h e d o f f the
g ro u p 's fir s t Business and Job
D e ve lo p m e n t C o n v e n tio n , O c t. 11-
1.1. Saluted fo r business excellence at
th a t a f f a ir
w ere fiv e
w o m en
e xe cu tive s, in c lu d in g M rs A n ita
King, owner o f I ov Angeles’ I ifetim e
A w n in g C o ., la rg e st B la ck o w ne d
LIFE Center
receives grant
T he L IF E C e n te r was a w a rd e d a
M o rn in g
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th ro u g h o u t the n a tio n , it has gro w n
to non-denom inaiional proportions
help o f those same C h ristian business
women w ho historically base been the
s u p p o rt o f th is n e w ly aw a ke n e d
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churches across A m e ric a . A n d w ith
the plaudits o f thousands o f ministers
said.
“ Realizing that the C h u rch always
has been a financial giant in the Black
C o m m u n ity, we now are enlisting the
A lb in a M in is te r ia l A llia n c e
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National Baptist Business League
to appoint 7 women to Board
religious interests.
“ 'B a p tis t' to us m eans a person
(secon d e n d fo u rth S u n d ays!
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B a p tis t C o n v e n tio n o f A m e ric a , it
since has g ro w n to encom pass a ll
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Christ.
O 'B ry a n t explained that w h ile the
N B B l began w ith assistance fro m the
late D r. J. C a rl Sams, then President
o f the fo u r m illio n -m e m b e r N a tio n a l
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