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T he P ortland O bserver • A ugust 11, 1993
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School Tips
For Teens
W h a t’ s one o f the best th in g s to
start y o u r school year o f f rig h t? A
h e a lth y and a ttra c tiv e sm ile Bad
breath, starned teeth, o r ta rta r g u ild -
up do litt le to w in frie n d s Here are
some tip s fo r m a k in g y o u r school year
successful, d e n ta lly speaking:
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Keep a toothbrush and to o th
paste handy in y o u r school locker,
gym bag o r purse B rush , o r at least
rinse y o u r teeth a fte r every meal
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W h e n you snack, choose
foods tha t are good fo ry o u r teeth such
as nuts, popcorn, cheese, lean meats,
raw vegetables, p la in yo g u rt and sug
arless g u m o r candy.
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W ear a cu sto m -fitte d m o u th
guard in any sport th a t has the poten
tia l to seriou sly ha rm the face o r head
In h ig h school and college fo o tb a ll
alone, about 200,000 in ju rie s a year
are prevented by th e ir use.
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D o n ’ t use sm okeless to
bacco. A th le te s are n o w sw earing o f f
its use. Users o f “ c h e w " have a fo u r
tim es h ig h e r ris k o f o ra l cancer, and
the bad breath and b ro w n sp ittle o f
“ chew ” is a m a jo r tu rn -o ff.
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B e on the a le rt fo r gum d is
ease, D u r in g puberty , gum s can be
m ore sensitive to the to x in s in plaque
and are m ore lik e ly to become in
flam e d d u rin g th is period.
Stuttering
Causes Back-To-
School Woes
W hen teachers h e a ra c h ild begin
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im m im z i
to stutter, the im m e d ia te re a ctio n is
one o f concern m ix e d w ith a host o f
urgent questions.
Should they c a ll on h im in class
o r w ill th a t o n ly m ake the s tu tte rin g
worse? H o w should they h a n d le teas
in g by o th e r c h ild re n ? W h a t should
they do about re a d in g aloud?
T he n o n -p ro fit S tu tte rin g fo u n
R ecommended S chedile for
I mmlmzation oc H ealthy I mams and C hildren
d a tio n o f A m e ric a answ ers these and
m any o th e r questions in its new c o lo r
brochure, "T h e C h ild W h o S tutters as
School: Notes to the T each er.” T he
brochure was w ritte n by D r Dean E.
W illia m s o f the U n iv e rs ity o f Iow a, a
leading speech-language p a th o lo g ist
w h o specializes in s tu tte rin g
“ Y o u n g c h ild re n are busily le arn
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R h : omme \ i > ed I mmi
Birth
H epatitis #1 (given 0 —2 days after birth)
Sickle Cell Screening (if appropriate)
A ge ;
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R e c o m m e n d ed I mmunizations
in g to ta lk ,” e xp la in s D r W illia m s ,
"a nd , as such, they may m ake speech
‘ m istakes", such as effortle ss re p e ti
12 m o n th s..............Tuberculin Test (TB)
Sickle Cell Screening
(if appropriate and not screened)
Hib Conjugate #3 (if Pedvax llih™ used)
tion s and p ro lo n g in g o f sounds.. In
most instances,” he adds,
“this is very
1 m onth ................ H epatitis #2 (or may he given with
n o rm al I f parents and teachers liste n
2 - in o n th v a c c in e s )
to and answ er these yo u n g c h ild re n in
15—18 m onths
a pa tien t, calm , u n e m o tio n a l w ay, the
2 m onths ............
c h ild ’ s speech w ill probably re tu rn to
n o rm a l."
“ Some c h ild re n , how ever, w ill
go beyond the n o rm a l and be gin to
repeat and p ro lo n g sounds m a rk e d ly ,"
exp la in s D r. W illia m s . “ They may’
I m onths
. . D iphtheria Tetanus Pertussis ( I) I P)
Oral Polio (OPV )
11 il» Conjugate #2
Sickle (Zell Screening
(if appropriate and not screened)
6 m onth s
Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis (DT P)
Hib C onjugate #3 (if necessary)
Lead Screening
(6 -1 2 m onths — if appropriate)
Woodlawn
Art ‘93
W o o d la n d A r t ’ 93, an a rt e x h ib it
fe a tu rin g fo u r N o rth and N ortheast
Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis ( D i'P )
Oral Polio (OPV )
llih Conjugate #1
P o rtla n d a rtists and art o f n e ig h b o r
hood c h ild re n w ill be held A ug ust 13.
14 and 15 at W o o d la w n U n ite d M e th
6 — IK m onths
1 0 -1 2 years .......... M easles, M umps, and Rubella (MMR)
(if 2nd dose not given earlier)
1 4 -1 6 years .......... Adult D iphtheria/T etanus booster (Td)
. . H epatitis #3
(given between 6 and IB m onths)
(scu lp tu re ), R ichard B ro w n (p h o to g
raphy). M a ria n K c rn a n (W a te rco lo r)
Tuberculin Test (TB)
1 1 -1 9 years .......... H epatitis B (0.5cc x 3 doses— for “at risk”)
H em oglobin/H em atocrit (H«S II )
and L y n n -M a rie Kara (m ix e d m e
Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis (D T P ) or (D I'aP)
< )ral Polio (OPV )
Lead Screening (if necessary)
H em oglobin/H em atocrit ( H& H )
M easles, M umps, and Rubella (MMR)
(or at 1 0 -1 2 yrs.)
Tuberculin Test (TB)
L - 6 y e a rs
odist C h urch , 1425 N E D e kum Street.
Featured artists are A1 Goldsby
. Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis (D TP) or (I)TaP)
Oral Polio (OPV )
llih Conjugate #4
M easles. M umps, and Rubella (MMR)
dia).
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A fu n c tio n o f the W o o d la w n
M u ltic u ltu ra l F air, the art e x h ib it w i l l
be open F rida y , 6-8 pm , Saturday 11
HEADHCARE
a m - 6 pm , and Sunday, 12:30 - 4 pm
Refreshm ents w ill be ava ila ble
U S. Healthcare — The Health Plan For All Americans
Friday eve ning, w ith c o n trib u tio n s
used to b e n e fit W ood la w n C h ild re n
o f Prom ise, a program fo r c h ild re n in
T h * puMcatxxi made poeaMe through a grant from U S Healthcare* m coopération with Pantalone Medical Aeeorlatee
the W o o d la w n neighborhood
It's Fun For All And One For Free
7:0 0 p m T h is ye a r's event w ill be
event fe stivitie s
'93 is ju s t around the corn er and the
h ig h lig h te d by an N B A C e le b rity
T r a il B lazers arc o ffe rin g fans a free
C lassic ba sketba ll gam e fe a tu rin g
T ic k e ts fo r the B an k o f A m e rica
Slam ‘ N Jam ’ 93 arc ava ila ble at all
general a d m issio n tic k e t w ith the
P o rtla n d T ra il Blazers players and
T ic k e tm a s te r lo c a tio n s , in c lu d in g
purchase o f three
Fans ju s t need to stop bv any o f
o th e r play ers fro m around the league.
B lazers on Broadw ay in d o w n to w n
A 3 -p o in t Shootout C h a m p io n sh ip
the fo llo w in g presenting sponsor lo
w ill take place at h a lftim e o f the
P ortla nd
T ic k e t prices start at $13 fo r
cations and p ic k -u p a coupon good for
C e le b rity C lassic
ad ults and $8 fo r k id s 18 years and
B ank o f A m e rica Slam
N Jam
T he B ank o f A m e rica Slam
the purchase o f three at the reg ular
Jam w ill conclude w ith the O regon
user fccsan d sen ice charges, a ll tic k
price B an k o f A m e rica , fo o d 1 Less;
A ll-S ta r Jam. w h ic h w i ll feature the
ets arc reserv ed) A host o f in te ra ctive
G I Joes. Toyota D e ale rship o r a n y
talents o f some o f the area’ s finest
basketball a c tiv itie s s im ila r to the
w here G atorade is sold
The sum m er basketball and m u
m u sician s in c lu d in g Andy
N B A s Jam Session w ill be available
sic festival
w h ic h w ill benefit O r
S pring er Local m usicians l oin G rant
passes cost $10 and arc required to
egon H ig h School ath le tics is set tot
and C u rtis Salgado w ill showcase
access the fie ld at a ll tim es
Saturday. A ugust 21 al P ortland s
th e ir talents in solo perform ances in
A free shu ttle service lo C iv ic
C iv ic S tadium
Gates open at 3 00 p nt and bas
the afternoon, p r io r to the N B A Ce
S tadium and free p a rk in g w ill be
le brity C lassic
k e tb a ll events w ill gel underway at
w o rks display w ill conclude the days
L in d a
H o m b u c k lc
and
N
you ng er (tic k e t prices arc subject to
one free general adm ission ticke t w ith
Stokes
D e n n is
A spectacular fire
on the fie ld at C iv ic S tadium
F ield
Fun And Informative Programs Slated
For New Kids Club Season
A new season o f fun education
niques o f Kendo and hav e t he o p p o r
ative stories and games w hich both
and excite m en t begins al Power Place
tunity to make O rig a m i crea tion s to
e n te rta in and em phasize the im p o t-
K id s C lu b sta rtin g A u g u st 22 Seven
take home
tan cc o f tric k -o r-tre a t safety.
in n o va tive , free program s com b in e
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September 19
le a rn in g and fun to create a season
School is C o o l! V e n trilo q u is t/
o ffe rin g a broad range o f e n te rta in
com edian, Steve Tay lo r, o f Prev en
November 14
C an H u n g e r Food D riv e
K id s
C lu b teams up w ith O regon Food
m ent fo r c h ild re n and th e ir fa m ilie s
tive E ducation Program s uses co m
B an k to fig h t hunger and educated
Follow in g is the program for the 1993-
edy and m o tiv a tio n a l tactics to e n
c h ild re n about the need to he lp out
94 season o f K id s C lu b
courage kid s lo stay in school T h is
tho se
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upbeat presentation is guaranteed to
d e lig h t and in spire c h ild re n w h ile
selves Asked to b rin g three cans o f
August 22
Journey to Japan The m agic and
less fo r tu n a te
th a n th e m
food to the K id s C lu b p ro gra m c h il
my stcry o f the Japanese c u ltu re come
also con veying an im p o rta n t mes
dren w ill m ake T h a n k s g iv in g cares
to life w ith a K en do (bam boo sw ord
sage
and centerpieces that w ill be d e liv
f ig h t in g ) d e m o n s tr a tio n
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October 24
ered w ith food boxes by O regon Food
U bukan K en do C lub, and an O rig a m i
It's Spooky and Creepy! S to ry
B ank.
prov id ed at C onsolidated Freightway s
w o rksho p by Japan A m e rica Society
te lle r. Dave R ayburn, sets the mood
and G ood S am a ritan H ospital
o f O regon K id s learn the basic tech
fo r H allow een w ith his h ig h ly cre
by th e
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