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September 17, 1986, Portland Observer, Page 5
A nnouncem ent of
Inform ational Hearing
The Bureau of Parks and recreation has received a proposal to rename
Alberta Park, located at NE 22nd fcr Killingsworth. The policy of the Bureau
at the time of request outlines a process for collecting information on each
proposed name change prior to making a decision on the request The
hearing is strictly for information which will be considered along with other
information in preparing a recommendation
As part of this information gathering process we are inviting interested
citizens to share their viewpoint at a hearing scheduled for Octover 2, 1986,
7:30 p m Matt Dishman Community Center Auditorium. 77 NE Knott, or
submit written response no later than October 7, 1986 to Cleve Williams,
Bureau of Parks and Recreation, ,120 SW 5th, Room 502, Portland.
OR 97204
The proposed name change is from Alberta Park to Ira D Mumford Park
The proposed name change was submitted by the Black United Front
Information received from the community should be directed to the
appropriateness of the specifically proposed name change, particularly the
contributions of the individual to the development of the specific park.
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Asthma Incidence
has Doubled
college that prospered
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you a lot about survival.
Among Black
Children in the
IX 's p itc im p ro v e d therapies and med
ic a l a d v a n c e s , the in c id e n c e o f
asthm a-related deaths am ong ch ild re n
has been ris in g ste a d ily fo r alm ost a
decade The asthma death rate to r c h il
d re n u n d er 19 was 2 6 per m illio n in
1983, up fro m I 2 m illio n in 1977
“ B la ck c h ild re n are p a rtic u la rly hard
hu by th is phenom enon, an im p o rta n t
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fa c to r being tendency to delay seeking
m edical treatm ent due to e co n om ic
re a s o n s ." a cco rd in g lo D r Helen I
Nash, o f Si L o u is . M O
D r Nash, w ho is a Prolessor o f C lin
ica l P ediatrics at W a s h in g to n U n iv e r
s ity School o l M e d ic in e , treats a large
b la ck patient p o p u la tio n L ik e m any
p h ysicia n s. D r Nash b e lie ve s that in
creased m o rta lity m ay stem fro m a ten
dency to w a rd sell m e d ic a tio n hs pa
tic n ls am i delayed in te rv e n tio n by
p h ysicia n s
“ Recent research suggests that the
lungs becom e m ore in fla m e d and the
sym ptom s m ore tile th re a te n in g w ith
each attack Thus, e a rly in te rv e n tio n
and treatm ent w uh a m e d ica tio n such as
c ro m o ly n s o d iu m , that can h e lp present
attacks, is in c re a s in g ly im p o r ta n t.'' she
notes.
The asthm a m o rta lity rale was fo u nd
to he associated w ith c e rta in d e m o g
rap h ic patterns, such as greater p re v a
lence am ong ho ys, b la cks, and urhan
d w e lle rs S ta tistics place ihe death rate
at 150% h ig h e r in blac k c h ild re n than in
w h ile s A m o n g c h ild re n under age 14,
Ihe in cid e n ce was 30% h ig h e r in hoys
than in g irls
A c c o rd in g to the fin d in g s o t a recent
study prsented at the annual m ee tin g o t
the A m e ric a n Academ y o f A lle rg y and
Im m u n o lo g y , asthm a deaths were m ost
c o m m o n in Ihe South 11 8 per m illio n )
and least c o m m o n in the N o rth C e n tra l
states ( I 2 per m illio n ) The rate in the
N ortheast and W est was I 6 per m ill
io n O v e ra ll, d e a th sw e re m o re c o m m o n
in urhan rath e r than ru ra l areas
“ T h is is a very u n fo rtu n a te s itu a tio n ,
as the m a jo rity o f these deaths co u ld
have been a vo id e d w uh Ihe p ro p e r med
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being a p h y s ic ia n is being an educator
Patient and p u b lic e d u c a tio n , e sp e cia lly
on the p re v e n tiv e aspects o f tre a tm e n t,
is the O N L Y way to o v e rco m e this
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