January 1 5 ,1992...The Portland Observer...Page 5
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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.
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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
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