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P age A4 O ctober 0 6 , 1993 » T he P ortland O bserver 1 '» W l I I M l D IC A l O F F IC E B I I I D IN G C o r n er sto n e for a H e a l t h ie r C o m m u n it y Architects rendering of the exterior and atrium of the new Emanuel Medical Office Building The 186,000 square foot building brings much needed clinical office space to the downtown core area, while breaking ground in health care delivery efficiencies. Special features include: skybridge access from practice areas to their corresponding floors of the hospital a health resource center onsite pharmacy and a health bookstore. Emanuel Hospital & Health Center A L-uffioan- .Affiliated Center of Caring & ExoeUence Utuhh Systrm Legacy Health System includes Emanuel Hospital & Health Center. Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center. Holladay Park Medical Center, M eridian Park Hospital. Mount Hood Medical Center. Legacy Visiting Nurse Association and CareMark/Managed Healthcare Northwest PPO New Computer Training Center And Expanded Job S eeker Services Offered At Urban League The U rban League o f Portland is providing job seekers with expanded em ploym ent services and advanced com puter training thanks io a three- year, $300,000 grant awarded by the M eyer M emorial Trust o f Portland IBM Corporation prov ided computer hardw are, software and other m ateri als for the L eague's new Computer T raining Center. “ We are extremely grateful for the support IBM and Meyer Trust have shown for our employment and career developm ent program s,’’ said U rban League President Dr Darryl S. Tukufu “Employment services are a top priority for our constituents Along w ith our partnerships with local busi nesses, the support from IBM and M eyer T rust will allow us to better serve both job seekers and employers tance and follow-up after the hire is in the Portland area." The Computer Training Center made," said th eL eag u esD r Tukufu Computer courses are offered on offers 15-week courses in desk-top publishing, netw ork management, a sliding fee scale, with no charge for database management. Word Perfect low income clients. Enrollment is and Lotus. Studies have indicated a open to both unemployed and em shortage o f skilled workers in these ployed job seekers Classes began areas in the Portland metro area “We September 7th believe that advanced computer train The League’s Employment De ing offers job seekers the fastest path partment provides job seekers with to a family wage job," said Urban career counseling, job referrals, job League Education & Career Dcvelop- postings and applications, resume ment Director H erm an Lessard, Jr., writi ng and interview workshops, and who directs the Computer Training on-site interviews with employers. Center The department helps employers re Graduates from the Computer cruit and retain qualified protected Trai ni ng Center will receiv e job place class job seekers. Employer services ment assistance from the League s include prescreening candidates, re Employment Department. “Now we ferrals. assistance with cultural di can take a client through career coun versity issues, and hosting an annual seling, job training, placement assis job fair. PSU Grabs $1 Million For Library Network Portland State University will enhance its model electronic library netw ork thanks to a SI million grant from the U.S. Senate Appropriations Com m ittee. The primary objective of the grant is to make governm ent in form ation more accessible through public and privately funded libraries. T he funding allocation, sponsored by Sen. M ark Hatfield, will transform the Portland library network into an “ inform ation superhighw ay.” “This remarkable story began in 1991 when the Oregon State Legisla ture allocated $2 million for the Port land Agenda, and Portals, the Port land Area Library System, was one of the m ajor projects that evolved from th a t f u n d in g ,” said D r. Ju d ith R am aley, presidentofPSU . “We have iinked 14 academ ic, public and spe cial interest libraries in the Portland region for the purpose o f sharing re sources, coordinating capital invest ments in library materials, and m ak ing it easier for people to access infor m ation. W e are grateful to Sen. Hatfield for his support and vote of confidence in Portland State.” PSU ’s Branford Price Millar L i brary is O regon’s depository for fed eral information. The library receives and makes available all information, printed an electronic, distributed by the federal government. The PSU Foundation recently funded expanded com puter capabilities for the Millar Library to improve public access to this information on site. “Ih a v e u s e d P o rtals,” said Sen. H atfield, “ and it is a national m odel o f an interactive in form ation n e t w ork that allow s m a x im u m use o f lim ited reso u rces and that can be r e p lic a te d a t o th e r c a m p u s e s th roughout the country. T h e fed- oral governm ent recognizes the ncct to su p p o rt libraries and to m ake go v ern m en t data available to the people w ho pay for it.” Thomas Pfingsten, PSU library director, said the funding will be used to acquire computer hard ware and to upgrade the present capacity o f Por tals to deliver information in the Port land region and beyond. “T h e library w ill su pplem ent current inform ation w ith databases available from o th e r sources in cluding the U nited N ations and the International M onetary Fund. T he Portals n etw ork w ill be one o f the best and m ost co m prehensive c o l lections o f dom estic and interna tional governm ental data in the w est.” The general public can access Portals and its data bases through the Multnomah County Library. The Meyer gant will allow the League to offer more flexible serv ice hours, schedule more workshops for job seekers, and expand job retention and outreach recruitment services. “We also plan to recruit candidates for more specialized training pro grams. “ said Employ ment Director B ren d a S h e rm a n -S a n d e rs. T h e League recently recruited 20 people for specialized training for positions in the mortgage industry'. M ey er M em o rial T ru s t is O regon's largest private foundation and is not connected with Fred Meyer, Inc. The Urban League of Portland is a non-profit, community based hu man service agency serving at-risk youth, students, job seekers, and se niors in the Portland metro area. PORTLAND OBSERVER Office: (503) 288-0033 Fax #: (503) 288-0015 - Family Health Fair Introduces Medical Office Building To Community As part o f Emanuel Hospital & Health C enters’s continuing com m it ment to being a vital member o f the community, the hospital is inviting the public to “A Celebration of Fam ily Health”, a free health fair on O c tober 9, from 10am to 4pin in the Atrium of the newly opened Emanuel Medical Office Building The fair will feature health education activi ties, music, children’ events, com m u nity exhibits and refreshments. Health education activities in clude healthy cooking demonstrations throughout the day, which stresses preparation techniques and nutritious foods. A health research contest in The Health Corner will introduce the range of information available to the pubic in this free health resource cen ter within the Emanuel Medical O f fice Building. A lung function test will allow people to learn about lung capacity and respiratory care. A lively lineup o f music will entertain event goers. The Joyful Sounds Gospel Choir, featuring State Representative M argaret Carter will open the event at 10ain. At noon. Hearing Voices with Jeff Lenoard will entertain those enjoying lunch at the fair with jazz/rock tunes. The Ron Steen Trio will play topnotch jazz from 2 to 4pm. A wide array of children’s events are awaiting kids of all ages. Clowns Angel and K aren Ocasio will make balloon toys, do magic tricks, play games and, in conjunction with the Portland Police Bureau, teach Hal loween safety to kids. D an’l B ’loons will create am az ing balloon hats for youngsters. Kids will also get a chance to use artistic skills at the Trick or Treat Bag Deco rating Area Halloween face painting and free high visibility Trick or Treal safety buttons round out the holiday- themed activities. “A Celebration of Family Health” will also feature community exhibits and information. An exhibit about the history of North and Northeast Portland neighborhoods is planned. The Portland Police Bureau w illbe on hand to prov ide North precinct com munity information. Guided tours of the new building will be conducted throughout the event Refreshments at the health fair will include savory snacks, desserts and k id s’ favorites. Three L ions’ Bakery/Cafc will be open providing a wide array of light entries, pastries and desserts. The Emanuel Medical Office Building provides 186,00 square feet of medical office and support services space. The building is designed to create an efficient and comprehen sive healthcare services. The new complex provides on-site diagnostic equipm ent, centralized health re source and pharmacy services, as sorted patient amenities and direct skybridge access to each to of the hospital’s five floors. The medical office building is located on Emanuel Hospital & Health Center cam pus’ southw est side at 501 N. Graham Street. Adjacent to the medical office building is multi-floor parking structure with skybridge ac cess to the building’s front door. Urban Tour Group Seeks Volunteers Join and provide a public ser vice to broaden young people (usu ally third graders) aw areness of Portland’s Heritage and unique ur ban environment. Downtown Port land provides a powerful classroom to connect young people to their city and to its history. We served about 4700 students last year. Learn to guide these young people on w alk ing tours o f two hours. Three differ ent tours are provided You will have up to ten students and one adult helper on each tour and thorough preliminary training is provided. Please attend a membership sympo sium on Monday October 25, 1993 9:30am to 11:30am at the First Pres byterian C hurch T he W hitm an Room, at 1200 SW Alder, down- townPortland. TrainingClasseswill begin in January. M inimum com m itment is for six torus in the fall and six tours in the spring. Contact Gloria Jensen, 645-8223 for infor mation. Nurturing Of Our Children L u th eran Fam ily Service o f O r eg o n a n d S o u th w est W ash in g to n h a s rec e iv e d a g ra n t a w a rd o f $ 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 from the M eyer M e m o rial T ru st to a ssist in im ple m e n tin g a sta te w id e N u rtu rin g C o m m u n ity P ro g ram T he Mey er M em o rial T ru st is not affiliated w ith F red M eyer Incorporated O ver a period of three years, six new N urturing Community Program sites w ill be added A variety of partnering organizations including schools, churches, and public and private social service agencies will co-sponsor the programs. Families w ith children and teenage parents will be served by the program T he program involves the entire fam ily participation The parents at tend a group parent session while their children attend a group geared to their age level at the same location A break is taken from the group ses sions to serve a dinner meal that is provided by the program Child care is provided at no cost for younger children when the group being of fered is for families with children age four or older. The three hour group sessions take place one evening a week for fifteen (15) to twenty-three (23) weeks depending on the age focus of the group being offered The sessions fo cus on child development ages, pa renting skills, self awareness, and family interaction The N urturing Community Pro gram. a replication o f a prov en pa renting and pre-parenting education program, makes extensive use of vol unteers to provide the services NCP is also an innovative strategy for pro- m o tin g a n d s tr e n g th e n in g a com m unity's com m itm ent to care for its children The program uses tech niques and materials developed by Stephen J Bavolek, Ph D that have b een su c c e ssfu lly im p le m e n te d throughout the United States The N urturing Community Pro gram has been successfully piloted over the past three years at the LFS Yamhill County office. This year the Yamhill County office added a pro gram specifically designed for the Hispanic community. New nurturing programs are currently being imple mented for Astoria, inner N/NE Port land and Klamath Falls. Additional sites to be added include Hillsboro. Prineville, and a second program site for the Portland Metro Area. Volunteers are now being re cruited for our N/NE Portland pro gram The first group, which will begin in early November, will be for families with children age 4 to 12 Volunteer positions include facilita tor for children's group activities, child care providers for younger chil dren. and food servers for the evening family meal For additional informa tion on this new program contact Becky Rodgers, the inner N/NE Port land Nurturing Program Coordinator at 288-4166, or Vikki Rennick at the LFS administrative offices, 231-7480 for information on the program and volunteer opportunities Fed Actions Against Fraudulent Advertising In Diet Business Long Overdue A series o f settlements and law suits by the Federal Trade Com m is sion involving five major companies in the commercial diet industry is “a m ajor victory for thousands of con sum ers.” said Rep Ron Wyden “Given the preponderance o f cvi- dcncc submitted to our panel. I am convinced that these programs fail the vast majority o f consumers, they just don’t work,” said Wyden, who chairs the Small Business Subcom mittee on Regulation and Business Opportunities Finally. W yden said he is a n x ious that the FTC com plete its in vestigation and enforcem ent cITuits in o ther a re a s o f the $33 billion- pcr-y car w eight-loss industry c u r rently under agency review. ft ■* V
