■ • < r • > « « « • • '> * • • * •** ♦ è • ♦ * > ♦ ♦ J « Dental <<#♦» July 1 0 ,1991'”The Portland Observer-"Page 9 Health Division Announces New Oregon Study Of Maternity Services Needs Assessment A 1990 maternity needs assess ment has been completed by the Ore gon Health D ivision. This important study is repeated periodically to serve as a barometer on how w ell Oregon is caring fo r its pregnant women. The health o f society’s pregnant women has historically served as a w indow for the health o f our future generations. In order to assure that a ll infants have a healthy start in life , it is essential that expectant mothers receive adequate prenatal care. Both inadequate prenatal care and low birth weight have improved be tween 1987 and 1989. In 1987 8.6 per cent o f pregnant women received in adequate prenatal care, which is de fined as fewer than five prenatal visits or care started in the last three months o f pregnancy; by 1989 this percent was reduced to 7.3. Likew ise, in 1987 5.4 per cent o f babies were low birth weight, which is defined as babies weighing less than 5.5 lbs.; by 1989 it fell to 5.2 per cent. These improvements can be attributed to increased slate general funds dedicated to prenatal care for low-income women and intensive out reach efforts o f the local county public health departments. Some o f the highlights o f the re Wli.it nukes iK-« - at kaiser Pc-niancnte? Great opportunities for growth and advaiK-eineii! in your career with a fully accredited, non-profit group practice iiK'dic.il can- program O u r Region has the largest HMO dental records department in the country, with 150,000 active charts, find out how you can iKKome a respected member of the dental care team at Kaiser Permanente by considenng the following opportunity: DENTAL RECORDS SUPERVISOR \\ e aie seeking a creative, forward thinking professional to take responsibility for dental records at the regional clinics. You will review and analyze the ptXential ro automate the department, ensure program-wide availability of dental records, develop and implement dental records policies and procedures, forms and protocols, as well as review, purchase and maintain all dental care literature given to members. 11 isition requires an Accredited Records Technician with at least 2 years’ supervisory', management experience in a large records department, preferably in a union shop, and strong oral and written communication skills. Prefer expeiit in e develi >ping and managing budgets along with working knowledge of (.lex riptivc statistics and quality assurance initiatives. Please send your resume or call: John Bukovi, Manager, Central Support Services, Dental Care Program, Kaiser Permanente, 7201 N Interstate Ave Portland, OR 97217. (503) 286-6867. KAISER PERMANENTE I he health caring people Equal opportunity employer Free Health Fair For Veterans and Friends The Portland Veterans A ffairs Medical Center is hosting a free health fair fo r veterans and friends. This w ill be a no-cost event and w ill take place July 25, 1991 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the V .A .M .C . A uditorium lo cated at 3710 SW Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, Oregon. (S.W. Veter ans Hospital Road is located just o ff S.W. T e rw illig e r Blvd.) Free health screenings and much more w ill be provided to help promote the V .A .M .C .’s “ Fitness For L ife Pro gram.” This program encourages pre ventive medicine by promoting healthy lifestyle changes through diet, exer cise, education, and medical physical examinations; reducing the controllable risk factors o f vascular disease. . + » ÔÜ \>V<> , t + i f <* <>v>+>• iik » X' + ¿ Vìi ¿ •' k port are: - Approximately 53 per cent o f the women who have given birth in Oregon have incomes low enough (less than 250% Federal Poverty Level) to q ualify them fo r some type o f assis tance including reduced fees at Local Health Departments. - One-quarter o f the women giv ing birth in Oregon used Medicaid as their primary method o f payment for prenatal care. - Local Health Departments pro vided prenatal care to almost 14 per cent o f all Oregon women giving birth. - In terms o f ethnic o rigin , His panic women had the highest rate o f inadequate prenatal care (21% ), fo l lowed closely by African-Am erican women (19.2%). This rate is four times higher than the inadequate prenatal care rate fo r Caucasian women (5.0%). - Based on an odds ratio, teen age mothers (women less than 18 years) were seven times more like ly to receive inadequate prenatal care. Copies o f the report can be ob tained through the Maternal & C hild Health Section o f the Oregon Health D ivision, located at 1400 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Portland, OR 97201. United Grocers Fundraisers Near $2 Million Mark for Hospitals for Children United Grocers and its members have raisednearly S455.000 between June, 1990 and June, 1991 for hospi tals for children. Some 5270,364 o f that w ill go directly to pediatrics at Docmbechcr C hildren’s Hospital. In the past four years, the United Grocers effort has raised nearly S2 m illio n for pediatrics at Docrnbechcr, Sacred Heart General Hospital in Eugene and Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford. Money raised this year helped complete new day surgery and bone marrow transplant units at Doembccher and w ill help purchase needed equip ment for the other hospitals. These hospitals serve children throughout Oregon, northern C alifom iaand south west Washington. United Grocers’ and its members’ contributions were approximately one fourth o f all that was raised for the C hildren’s M iracle N etwork Telethon in Portland, Eugene and M edford in June. United Grocers contributes 594,000 each year to underwrite the production costs o f the telethon. The rest is raised from chcckstand canis- tersand fund-raisers staged by in d iv id ual stores, advertising groups includ ing T h riltw a y, Sentry and Food C on nection and by United Grocers em ployees in Medlbrd and Portland. Fund raisers this year ranged from hot dog feeds to bowl-a-thons to auctions and more. “ Supporting these hospitals is like providing insurance for the children o f our communities. The hospitals touch every com m unity in Oregon, south west Washington and northern C a li fornia. Thanks to the efforts o f so many individuals, we arc able to make a great impact on pediatric programs in this region,” Alan Jones, president o f United Grocers and member o f Docmbcchcr’s board o f directors, said. For the past four years, United Grocers has been the largest contribu tor to pediatrics at the three hospitals. Last year, United Grocers and its members received the Oregon G over nor’s Voluntarism Aw ard for their e f forts. United Grocers, Inc. is a retailer- owned cooperative serving more than 363 member stores throughout Ore gon, Washington and northern C a li fornia. The company operates d is tri bution centers in Portland and Medford. I l is best known by the names o f its ad vertising groups-Thriltway Stores, Sen try Supermarkets, Select Markets, Shop Smart/Food Warehouse and Food Connection—or by individual store names such as Kicnow ’s, Strohcckcr’s, W izcr’s, Food Valu, Hank’ s, and many other fine independent grocers. .per8on in ’1® f ° urs® °* a li,etime wa,ks * distance“ almost three times around the equator. 5 ( “ IM &9WES AW 0 3 I T F C T H ."? JL- . & it I '■»r The skeleton of the face is made up of 14 bones and 32 teeth. Sneezes have been clocked at 100 miles an hour. To Help Stay Well, Stay Well Informed H elping people stay w ell, and w ell inform ed, by sharing a spectrum o f in form ation and services, is the aim o f the Health Resource Centers at St. Vincent Hospital and Providence M edi cal Center. The centers o ffe r free in fo r m ation on hundreds o f health topics. Demand is high for health screen ings and caregiver resources, two o f the most valuable services offered. For the convenience o f area resi dents, free health screening clinics are conducted in the com m unity fo r adults age 60 and over. C linics are held at retirement homes, churches and other locations on a rotating basis; and at Providence Medical Center. Other health screenings such as blood pressure checks and cholesterol screenings are offered at each center. “ Early detection o f health prob lems and education are our goals in offering these health screenings,” says Karen Dernedde, director o f the St. Vincent Health Resource Center. “ We want to help people to m onitor their own health status and to realize the importance o f regular medical atten tion. The screenings are not meant to substitute fo r a v is it to the physician.” The centers also extend a helping hand to the growing numbers o f adults who fin d themselves providing care for a fa m ily member. ‘ ‘Caregiving is a growing concern o f American families,” notes Dernedde. “ E ighty percent o f care fo r older adults is provided by fa m ily members, who often are thrust into this role w ith o u t know ing the resources that are a va il able to help them. To assist caregivers. Providence and St. Vincent offer books and video tapes on caregiving for free loan or purchase, as w ell as free pamphlets and consultation. In addition to caregiving inform a tion, the centers’ resource libraries offer books, videotapes and free pamphlets on a wide range o f health related topics, from high blood pressure to home safety. 5 A new pamphlet, “ I t ’ s tim e fo r a change o f heart” outlines some p racti cal ways to make behavioral changes to help improve heart health. Copies o f the booklet are available by ca lling the Health Resource Center at either St. Vincent Hospital or Providence M e d i cal Center. Other services include physician referrals, an emergency response sys tem, com m unity health education and w alking clubs. Both centers are open weekdays, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more inform ation, please call St. Vincent Health Resource Cen ter, 291-2655 or the Health Resource Center at Providence M edical Center, 230-6383. Opportunities in Health Care Orego Serving in the West Since 1856 Portland Medford St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center Providence Hospital Seaside Providence Medical Center Providence Seaside Hospital Providence Milwaukie Hospital Providence Child Care ’I I Sisters of Providence Health Plans of Oregan • ...... SISTERS OF N PROVIDENCE SERVING THE WEST SINCE 1856 . ¿ p • » • » « * ♦ * * 4 *? • * « A *.* » t ♦ A, * * - •. ■ . > f * A * AVd; t ' -• The Sisters of Providence began in 1856 and continues in Oregon today with the work of St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center, ITovtdencv Medical Center, Providence Milwaukie Hospital, Providence Child Care, Sisters of Providence Health Plans of OregonJTovidence Hospital Medford^nd Provi dence Seaside I lospital,as well as other health and community service loca tions on the West Coast. liW LAAAft ft W d . • s.:-. . ,>‘ ¿3 :