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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.
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