May 20, 1987, Portland Observer, Page 7
Low-Income Women and Children Without
Health Insurance—---- ---------------------------------
H igh n u m be rs o f lo w in co m e w o m e n and ch ild re n in th e U n ite d States
are n o t cove red by health insurance, a cco rd in g to a rece nt re p o rt on m ater
nal and ch ild he alth care presented to the A m erican Public H ealth Asso
c ia tio n
In 1984
•
Thirty si» p e rce n t of the 9 5 m illio n p o or w o m e n in th e U S
and X I
p e rce n t o f A m e ric a 's 5 1 m illio n near p o o r w o m e n o f c h ild b e a rin g age
w ere unin sured
• One th ird of all poor ch ild re n and 29 pe rcen t o f all near poor children
under age 18 w ere uninsured
• I t , fee qu a rte rs o f tne u n in sured w ere w o rke rs and their d e pe nd ents
• B etw e en 1978 and 1984 the to ta l num ber o f unin sured in th e U nited
S tates gre w fro m 28 m illio n to over 35 m illio n
The stu d y p o in ts to several causes for the g ro w in g problem
• The increased prevalence of lo w paying jobs w ith lo w w a ge s and no
health benefits
• G ro w in g u n e m p lo ym e n t
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) resulting
parent headed fam ilies, w h ic h are sig n if a n tly m o re likely to b e u n in s u re d
• De, lining e m p •
su p p o rt tor the I P H Iployees
surance costs
• i o w e ie .i U n i a id e lig ib ility level* due to tha cutback
fits b e g in n in g in the early 1970 s
• C u tb acks in p u b lic h e a lth p ro g ra m s sin, e 1981
In 1983 nearly h a lf o f all Blai k ch ild re n and m o te than a th ird o f all L a tin o
childre n w e re poor
P overty am ong fam ilies headed by y o u n g w o m e n of
color is a stro n o m ica l 8b p e rce nt for fam ilies headed by yo u n g Black
w o m e n and 70 6 pe rce n t tor fam ilies »leaded by la tino s ... c o rd n g to ..
1985 rep ort by the C h ild ren s D efense Fund
met 28 daysl rates
B e tw e e n 1982 and 198,1 the p o s tn e o n a ta l m o rta lity
percent, w h ile th e ra te in ttie
1 veiall p o p u la tio n increased three percent
M ed ica id the m am source o f he a lth in su ra n ce for th e n a tio n s p o o r, ser
ved on ly 46 peri ent o f those b e lo w th e p o v e rty level in 1984. d o w n fro m the
65 pe rcen t w h o received such cove rag e in 1976 Even a m o ng poor chil
d ie n only ab ou t one half w ere covered by M e d ica id for the fu ll ye.ir d u rin g
'9 8 4 The prim a ry reason fo r this lo w rate o f cove rag e is th a t m any o f th o se
w h o are o ffu lally poor nevertheless have in com e s to o h ig h to q u a lify fo i
M edu .mt Io 1986 th e ave rag e in c o m e c u to ff for M e d ic a id e lig ib ility w as
less th a n half o f the p o v e rty level
n ite a m o n g Black in fa n ts in cre a se d by fiv e
R e c e n tly p a sse d federal le g isla tio n (th e C o nso lid ated O m n ib u s R e con cil
Lack o f access to he alth care pa rticu la rly prenatal care am o ng w o m e n
o f c h ild b e a rin g age c o n trib u te s d ire c tly to the in fa n t m o rta lity (death bet
itio n A i t o f 1986 or C O B R A ) does m an da te a d d itio n a l M e d u aid cove rag e
fo i yo u n g ch ild re n and p re gn ant w o m en
ween b irth and one ye a r' and p o stn e o n a ta l m o rta lity (deaths be tw ee n bath
Rev. W a tle y ,
B e th e l A M E
P a s to r, Passes
The Rev Dr M a tth e w A W a tle y.
Pastor, Bethel, A M E . C hurch.
P ortla nd , O regon, passed early
P rice s E ffe c tiv e
5/70 Thru 5/26/8 7
At S a fe w a y * In th e A iea
Of O rig in a tin g P u b lic a tio n
W edn esd ay m o rn in g at St V in cen t
H o spita l in P ortland
Rev W atley, Pastor o f Bethel
since 1979. w as an in stru m e n ta l
fo rc e in the c o n tin u in g m o m e n tu m
the c h u rch has experienced in civic
and c o m m u n ity leadership as w e ll
as sp iritu a l gu id ance
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mi
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Dr W a tle y, a na tive o f St Louis,
M isso uri, is survived by his w ife
M arian; and a son, the Rev Dr
W illia m W atley, Pastor, S t. Jam es
A M E C hurch, N ew ard, N J .; tw o
g ra n d ch ild re n ; and a host o f b ro ­
thers, o th e r fa m ily m em bers and
frien ds
Services w ill be held at 10 a m
S a tu rd a y, M ay 23rd, 1987. at B ethel
A M E Church, 5828 N E 8th
Funeral a rra ng em en ts are being
handled by V anns Funeral D ire c­
tors.
Whole Fryers
Manor
House,
Tender, Juicy
& Plump.
Great for BBQ!
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R eg. G ro u n d B e e f
N e w A ttitu d e s F ashion
Show ”
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The P acific N o rth w e s t Bell spon
sored
Black
Em ployees
Telecom
m urn catio ns A sso cia tio n presents
N ew A ttitu d e s Fashion S ho w
The sh o w is sche du led for Sunday,
M ay 24,
1987, 5 00 p m ,
Whole or
Cut Okra
at the
Royal Esquire Club, 17th and N o rth
east A lb e rta , P ortla nd
A d o n a tio n o f $5 00 is requested
and a fu n d raiser o f $1 00 for a
chance fo r a $50 00 $75 00 and
$100 00 savings b o n d is also in ­
P ic ts w e e t
B rand,
16-O unce
Frozen
c lu d e d
The proceeds w ill be for
scho la rship s for o u r local area gra
du ab ng seniors
The p u b lic is c o rd ia lly in vite d
Please jo in w ith the Black Em
ployees T e le co m m u n ica tio n s Asso
c ia tio n in h e lp ing to su p p o rt edu
ra tio n a l ad van cem en t fo r our local
you th.
F a m ily B usine ss
C o n fe re n c e
The Fam ily Business Program at
O regon S tate U n ive rsity w ill hold
its an nu al co n fe re n ce , M anag ing
the Fam ily O w ne d Business, at
O SU in Corvallis, Ju n e 2 4, 1987
The con fe re n ce , fe a tu rin g national
ly k n o w n experts, w ill consider such
to p ics as succession, transfe r o f
o w n e rsh ip , c o n flic t, and po w e r in
the fa m ily business P reregistration
is required
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Margarine
Strawberries
Delicious, red
ripe strawberries.
Fresh from
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Sales Lim ited To Retail
Q uantities No Sales To Dealers!
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pORK Van (amp*
Sweet Corn
From
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