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September 25,1991„.The Portland Observer...Page 5
Pop Warner Football Season Begins
N ortheast P ortland
R esident
Elected to O ccup atio nal
Health C ou ncil
Melva Holmes of M enlo park in
Northeast Portland has been named vice
chair of the executive com m ittee of the
Occupational Health Council of Kais-
err Permanente. Oregon Steel’s Jack
Longbine chairs the group.
The Council is composed of about
180 occupational health representatives
from major employers and labor unions
with Kaiser Permanente coverage in
Northwest Oregon and Southwest
W ashington. The Council works with
Kaiser Permanente to improve the ef
fectiveness of the health maintenance
organization’s services for workers, both
at the worksite and during treatment.
The Council also conducts education
and information sessions on topics re
lated to occupational health.
Holmes is an occupational health
nurse with Freightliner Corporation on
Swan Island. A member of the Allen
Tem ple Christian M ethodist Episcopal
Church, she also volunteers with the
Portland Chapter of the Urban League.
Longbine is director o f Employee
Resources for Oregon Steel, where he
has worked the past 12 years. He lives
in Aloha, Ore.
Kaiser Perm anente is a group prac-
tive health maintenance organization.
The nonprofit HMO serves the health
care needs o f about 370,000 people in
Northwest Oregon and Southwest
W ashington.
Whitaker and Lincoln of the 7th and 8th grade Pop Warner football
League played at a 0 - 0 tie during the first week of league action. Bill
Hart, for Whitaker, intercepts the ballon this play.
Research works
A m e ric a n H eart
A ssociatio n
C ascade AIDS P roject A n n o u n ce s Internationa,
AIDS C onterence Update For People W ith HIV/AIDS
A letter carrier serv ice codld
deliver ad ded safety for th e elderly
and h o m eb o u n d .
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nstalled on Your Home
by Experts
Call ABS Inc.
For its October monthly forum for
people with HIV/AIDS, the HIV W ell
ness Program o f the Cascade AIDS
Project will offer an update on in form a
tion presented at this sum m er’s VII
International AIDS Conference held in
Florence, Italy. Dr. Joel G odbey, M.D.,
of M ultnomah C ounty’s HIV C linic—
who attended the International Confer
e n c e -w ill present an overview of
m edical inform ation from the confer
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F in a n c in g A v a ila b le
ence. There will be time at the end of
the overview for participants to ask
questions of Dr. Godbey regarding in
formation concerning new and current
treatments for HIV/AIDS.
This free forum will be held on
W ednesday, October 23 from 7:00 -
9:30 p.m. at 3835 SW Kelly St. For
further information please call Fred
Allemann or Dan Bueling at the C as
cade AIDS Project(223-5907 V/TDD''
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EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
McDonald’s Joins Nutritionist In Offering
Healthy Eating Tips To Black Consumers
With dining out becoming more
and more popular among Black con
sumers, M cD onald’s has teamed with
registered dietitian Barbara Dixon to
offer nutrition information aimed at
helping Blacks maintain a healthy diet.
‘‘Convenient Eating Can Be
Healthy Eating” addresses issues of
particular concern to health and diet
conscious Black consumers. In the
brochure, Dixon discusses a variety of
health issues such as hypertension,
diabetes, heart disease and obesity.
The brochure also offers tips on how to
make healthy choices when eating out.
‘‘Because we eat out so often,
good nutrition is no w becoming a more
important factor in our lifestyles,”
said Dixon. This brochure is designed
to provide helpful advice to the Black
community on the importance o f nu
trition and how our daily diet contrib
utes to general good health,” said Dixon.
Dixon, a licensed and registered
dietitian for nearly two decades, trav
els across the country speaking to
schools, community and professional
organizations and other groups as part
of M cDonald’s ongoing commitment
to good nutrition and nutrition educa
tion. Her message is simple - balance,
variety and moderation are the keys to
a healthy diet.
‘‘I speak to lots of people, old and
young alike, about the importance of
choosing a diet,” said Dixon. “ Whether
eating in or out, that includes a variety
of foods - meat or meat equivalents,
dairy products, breads and cereals, and
fruits and vegetables. It really doesn’t
matter where you eat, but what you
eat, how much and how often.”
In addition to nutrition education,
M cD onald’s com m itm ent to a healthy
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the nutrition tips offered by“Convenient Eating Can Be Health Eating," a
brochure developed by dietitian Barbara Dixon (right) in conjunction with
McDonald's. The brochure addresses issues of particular concern to
health and diet-conscious Black consumers and offers advice on how to
make healthy choices when eating out.
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sandwich, french fries cooked in 100%
vegetable oil, 99% fat-free shakes and
frozen yogurt, salads, whole grain ce
reals and fat-free, cholesterol-free
diet includes offering a wide variety of
menu choices for customers to select
from.
“ O ur interest in offering consum
ers a variety of healthy alternatives is
the basis of our “ Menu o f the *90’s ”
said Dr. Michael Goldblatl, McDonald’s
assistant vice president for Nutrition
and Product D evelopm ent “ W e rec
ognize that many Americans need to
lower their fat and cholesterol intake so
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M cDonald’s is the w orld’s largest
quick service organization with nearly
12,000 restaurants in 55 countries. Over
75 percent of M cD onald’s restaurant
businesses are locally owned and oper
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Black Frats: A Strong Institution
D espite the negative media atten
tion given to black fraternal organiza
tions, the general public needs to real
ize that there is much more involved
than “ childish pranks, false superority,
unproductive competition, egotism, and
open w arfare” (New York 7 imes, May
91) on college campuses throughout
the United States. There is, however, a
strong sense of brotherhood, mutual
respect, love, and a strong bond united
by ritual. It is much deeper than the
hazing, head shaving, beer drinking, or
bootcamp-style pledge periods featured
in movies like “ Animal House and
“ School D aze.”
Sure, there are painted bricks,
paddles to provide licks, regimented
lines, a dress code, and psychological/
physical humiliation beyond reason in
some instances. Yet, the benefits, char
acter building, comradery and network
ing beyond graduation from college
make moments “ on line” seem petty
compared to racism, nepotism, and
discrimination encountered in the cor
porate community. Most members from
various black fraternities have little
regret about their pledge period as
undergraduatcs/graduatcs--al least the
ones contacted by HIS OPINION.
Now what about the individuals
seriously hurt or killed during the inita-
tion process? In no way does any frater
nity consciously seek to do harm or kill
anyone via tactics. The public fails to
also realize that joining a fraternity is a
personal choice and a family tradition
in many cases. Yes, there arc overzeal -
ous “ big brothers” passing on licks
they received from days gone by and
individuals “ on line” with physical
conditions like a congenital heart de
fect unknown to them. Enough of the
negative issues or concerns by the public;
their is much good.
Two weeks ago, a “ brother” from
New York left a message on my home
recorder telling me that his company
was relocating him to Portland and he
also mentioned that he belonged to Kappa
Alpha Psi. Me, too! Originally from
Ohio and a graduate of the University
Dayton (B.A.) as well as Carnegie-
Mellon University (Masters) in Pitts
burgh, he indicated that we had a mu
tual Kappa friend in common. Known
as “ C ato” or “ Puck” in some Kappa
circles, my friend Kevin Taylor in St.
Louis put the new Portland resident in
touch with me because networking and
brotherhood is important to us. We drink
from the loving cup and same canteen.
He and my friend in St. Louis were
classmates at Dayton, so, that s all the
approval I needed, and being a NUPE
made matters easier. Even though we
crossed the burning sands in two differ
ent worlds, the three of us are united
spiritually by ritual/convictions. W hen
“ the brother” leaned on the shield, it
was as if I had known him all my life,
which provoked a com fort level elim i
nating all doubt or potential skepti
cism. People can be wicked, have hid
den agendas, and bad intentions when
attempting to network with me or my
professional contacts. Believe me, I’ve
received some strange telephone m es
sages from people totally unknown to
me and some were told to call by people
I ’ ve never met or heard of. Kappa Alpha
Psi knocked down all the barriers and
allowed me to extend my hand quicker.
Before picking “ the brother” up
from the hotel, he indicated that m ost of
his time had been spent working, look
ing for a house, and at the hotel. He had
a strong desire to see the city through
the eyes o f a frat brother, not those
belonging to a real estate agent telling
him to stay away from crim e-plagued
Northeast Portland. “ The brother” never
crossed Broadway until I drove him
around town. Where did he find a house?
O ut in Clackamas... My personal tour
enlightened him to various jazz clubs,
night spots downtown, where to get
hair cuts, soul food, a good drink, and
black churches. He was shown neigh
borhoods like Irvington, Laurelhurst,
the U. of Portland area, Lloyd Center,
Alameda, MLK Blvd, the W aterfront,
and downtown Portland.
If he wants oxtails, fried fish/
chicken, or a ticket from a black travel
agent (Robert Butler) or a car wash
(Jimmy Lee Gill) by hand, “ the brother”
now knows where to go. He now know s
where the “ hood” is and more im por
tantly, other Kappa brothers to network
with. Perhaps, “ the brother” w ill en
joy meeting Dr. Darryl Tukufu, an
other down NUPE also from Ohio
heading the Portland Urban League.
Being a part o f a fraternity can ease the
loneliness, cultural isolation associated
with a city like Portland, and the em o
tional adjustment to a great degree...
W hen Kappa Alpha Psi was estab
lished by Elder W atson Diggs in 1911,
he did so to unite brothers during segre
gation and the fraternity also received
fellowship, employment services, and
social outlets for black men unavail
able in society. If there is a knock to
black fraternities, especially aggres
sive undergraduate chapters, it’s that
many have strayed from the founders
original intentions o f public service
and leadership. Today, the times are no
different for black people and like many
other instituuons that serve black people,
a wake up call might be in order. I ju st
received mine...
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PCC Presents State Wide Child Abuse Teleconference
How do
we break the cycle of
child abuse?
This and other topics will be dis
cussed by Portland-area legal, medical
and education professions!, and com
munity activists during a state-wide
telecast on the topic of child abuse.
The teleconference will be O cto
ber 12 at PCC Sylvania Campus, 12000
S.W. 49th Ave. ST Building, Room A1
8:30 to 11:30 a m., check-in -- 8 a m.
Cost is $49. Credit: Four continuing
education hours.
EdNct will transmit the telecon
ference. Call 244-6111, Ext. 2596, for
participating Oregon EdNct sites.
The teleconference. Child Abuse,
is designed to help individuals recog
nize, report, be aware o f legal responsi
bilities and lake positive action against
child abuse in our society.
The conference will be telecast
from the host site, Portland Com m u
nity College, and is designed for para
medics, police officers, nurses, social
workers, teachers, school health per
sonnel and other individuals profes
sionally concerned with the physically,
emotionally and, or sexually abused
child.
Presenters include Keith Meisen-
heimer, senior deputy district attorney
for Multnomah County; Dr. Judith Ann
Bays, director of child abuse programs
at Emanuel Hospital; Nan W aller, refe
ree for Multnomah County Juvenile
Court; Belle Bennett, executive direc
tor of community Advocates; and
Michacle Houston, executive director
o f the Exchange Club Center for the
Prevention of Child Abuse in Oregon.
The Institute for continuing E du
cation of Health Care Professionals
(ICHEP), a division of Portland C om
munity C ollege’s Open Cam pus, spon
sors the conference with O regon Ed-
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