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January 1 5 ,1992...The Portland Observer...Page 5 BOSTON’S MINI MARKET NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT! PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY STORE IT’S A MUST. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM DRINKING ON THE STORE GROUNDS AND ON THE OLD FRED MEYER PARKING LOT IT CAUSES MANY UNNEEDED PROBLEMS. COME BY FOR ALL YOUR SHOPPING NEEDS. WE WORK WITH OLCC. LOCATED AT 726 N.E. KILLINGSWORTH 282-6776 Office Of Neighborhood Associations Meeting Schedule Ja nu ary 1 5 ............................. Woodlawn Neighborhood Association 7:00 pm Odd Fellows Lodge 700 NE Dekum January 2 1 ............................ Northeast Coalition M onthly Board Meeting 7:00 pm King Neighborhood Facility 4815 NE 7th January 2 1 ............................ Peninsula Neighbors Board Meeting 7:00 pm Kenton Firehouse 8105 N Brandon January 2 3 ............................ Vernon Neighborhood Association Meeting 7:00 pm Vernon School NE 20th and K illingsw orth Ja nu ary 2 7 ............................ Sabin Neighborhood Association Meeting 7:30 Sabin School 4013 NE 18th Ja nu ary 3 0 ............................ Piedmont Neighborhood Association Meeting 7:00 pm H oly Redeemer School 127 N Portland Blvd. Infant Health Statistics Show Improvement During 1990 Infant Mortality Rate Reaches All-Time Low Infants bom during 1990 showed provement in several key categories ten compared to babies bom in 1989, wording to the “ Vital Stalisitcs County ita” report released recently by the egon Health D ivision. In particular, egon’s infant m ortality rate in 1990 is lower than during any other year in 5 state’ s history. “ The health indices fo r Oregon’ s bies continued to improve during 90,’ ’ said Dr. Kathleen Gaffney, state alth officer. “ Pregnant women ob- ned greater access to prenatal care ring 1990 than they did during 1989. ore pregnant women sought prenatal re during the first trimester o f preg- ncy. And, the infant death rate in egon reached an all-tim e lo w .” The infant death rate in Oregon ring 1990 fe ll from a rale o f 8.8. aths per 1,000 births in 1989 to 8.3 aths per 1,000 births. The report also showed continued provement in obtaining access to ade- ate prenatal care. In 1990, 70 preg- nt women out o f every 1,000 were lged to have had inadequate prenatal e during their pregnancies, down from per 1,000 in 1989. The percentage o f egon mothers w ith inadequate prena- care during pregnancy has decreased 19 percent from the high in 1987, len 86 out o f every 1,000 pregnant women had inadequate prenatal care during their pregnancies. Inadequate prenatal care was de fined as care started during the third trimester o f pregnancy or care consist ing o f fewer than five visits during the pregnancy. * ‘These statistics are encouraging, because they show that our investment in preventive care is beginning to pay o ff,” Gaffney commented. “ H ow ever, we s till have a long way to go before achieving the health goals es tablished in the Oregon Benchmarks report.” The Oregon Benchmarks, a series o f measurable goals adopted by the 1991 Oregon Legislature, call for re ducing the infant m ortality rate to 7.5 deaths per 1,000 births in 1995, and 5 deaths per 1,000 births by 2010. The Oregon Benchmarks also established the goal o f reducing the rate o f inade quate prenatal care to 2 percent by 1995, and to 0 percent by 2010. The “ Vital Statistics County Data” report is prepared annually by the Health D ivisio n ’ s Center for Health Statistics in conjunction w ith county health de partments throughout the state. The report is a com pilation o f inform ation obtained from vital statistics records, including birth and death certificates, originating in all 36 Oregon counties. For Best Results Advertise in the Observer C1992 Weight Watchere International, l x , owner ot the registered trademark All rights reserved ThePrudential Jim Werner District Agent, 19 Years Service 11300 N.E. Halsey, Suite 100 Portland, OR 97220 Residence: 503-771-6113 k u u ttin a Need A Car? For a $3.00 donation to Community Care you could be in a drawing to re ceive a like new 1971 Oldsmobile in good condition; everything works, inte rior like new, and in the process you will be helping Community Care pay outstanding bills. Community Care needs food and Money; won’t you please help us help the community. Please bring all your donations to The Portland Observer at 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd and receive your ticket. Just think - a car for $3.00! Philip Morris Doesn't Want Kids To Smoke One of the most trying aspects of being a parent is encouraging your child to make the right choices — not just to follow along. In today’s complex society, growing up involves more pressures and choices than ever before. Studies show that young people do things because their friends do. Smoking is one of those things. We don’t want children and teenagers to smoke. That’s why the tobacco industry is offering a booklet aimed at helping parents meet the challenge of providing their children with the tools to resist peer influence. The booklet, “Tobacco: Helping Youth Say No,” is designed to keep parents and children communicating about important issues like smoking. To continue its longstanding commitment that smoking is not for young people, the tobacco industry also has strengthened its marketing code and is supporting state legislation to make it tougher for young people to buy cigarettes. We are also working with retailers for strict compliance with state laws prohibiting sales of cigarettes to minors. For your free copy of “Tobacco: Helping Youth Say No,” return PHILIP MORRIS the coupon today. U.S.A. PLEASE SEND ME MY FREE COPY OF TOBACCO: HELPING YOUTH SAY NO." P O Box 41130 Washington, DC 20018 Please Print N AM E____________________ ADDRESS________________ C IT Y _____________________ STATE ZIP ’J