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This program addresses a num ber of complex injury and chronic illness conditions that often eluded standard medical explanations for over a hundred years. It is based on recent medical research that has proven chronic stresscan make a personphysi- cally hurt more, and can make recov ery from injury difficultor impossible. Enlightened medical experts agree that chronic pain is not “all in your head”. However, the brain has the ability to signal various organs to produce chemicals that will acceler ate pain response and impair healing processes. Low back problems, repetitive strain injuries, chronic muscle pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic fa tigue, migraine headaches^nd many intestinal ailments, are addressed in this fascinating program. “ Stress Management, Chronic Pain, and Re covery” logically explains how emo tional and physical stresses contribute to physical disorders. Dr. Lendon Smith, a national, best-selling author on stress, nutri tion, and overall health, recently re viewed the program and stated, “ 1 found this program to be a clear, lin ear, and logical approach to chronic pain and recovery problems.” This recovery program integrates Educo-therapy (educating the nervous system to operate at higher levels) with the research and treatment work done by John Samo, M.D., author of Mind Over Back Pain, and Paul Davidson, M.D., author of Chronic Muscle Pain Syndrome. Sarno’s work at the Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine at New York University M edical Center, and Davidson’s work with chronic muscle pain, have helped thousands of people overcome pain and chronic illness conditions. Dr. Robert Kohnle of Health Essentials, a total wellness clinic in Tigard, Oregon, provides the physical and nutritional treatment plan that helps to intergrade this mind/ body concept. W allace Gamble, creator of “Stress Management, Chronic Pain, and Recovery,” gives a great deal of credit to his eight years of work with Dr. Page Bailey of the Page Bailey Institute for Health Related Studies and Programs. Gamble, a Health Re sources Management Specialist, states. It’s been a great opportunity to work with Dr. Bailey on stress manage ment, accelerated recovery, and cor porate wellness programs.” “After all these years, it was so rewarding to develop a program that would positively affect the lives of people living in pain,” says Gamble. 12,000 Families Leave Welfare means-work. The JOBS program succeeds be cause it gets people into ihe workforce. Although the average starting wage is just $6 an hour, that compares favorably with the average starting wage for all job placements through state Employment offices. In addition, the hourly wage is supplemented by continuing medic aid coverage for 12 months, subsi dized child care and food stamps for families who continue to be low in come. Ftunilies may also qualify for the newly expanded Earned Income Tax Credit, which puts up to $2,364 into the pockets of low-income fami lies who qualify (it rises to $3,370 by 1996). A R M O U R P R E M IU M P A N SIZE The principle behind these ben ....... .¿y©«''?!?? : w . efits is that no family should have less Æ ÏS f i ? «ARMOUR if they’re working than they did when Premium Bacon— T , ’! /¿ a n W they were on welfare. a N JOBS docs more than get people 12oz. into the workforce, however. It’s re PKG. ally a two-generation program that puts to work the adult head of house Œ E i S É hold, who in turn sets a positive ex ample for children in the home. BANDON A child who hears her parent Y/ '/ 5 ‘ ! ¡4 getting ready for work in the morning .7 í is more likely to stay in school than one who secs the parent sitting home watching television. P O U N D V .. 1 That is also why Oregon is stress LO A F ing getting teen parents back in school, and why more than 5,500 have done so in the past three years. M EAT s BEEF No other state even comes close to Oregon’s success in getting teen par ents aback in school. We know that by getting an education, these young par 16 o z . ents are more likely to obtain employ PKG. S8Ì ment. When that happens, the odds M S W BALL PARK FUN FRANSSS pkg ? ' ‘¡ “ 1 rise that they will be able to support and set that all-important example for their kids. And they are less likely to have a second child before thy have established themselves with school ing and a job. 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A Roseburg man, ^ave moved from welfare to work in whose family had been on welfare, P3^ 35 3 resu^ JOBS, recently told me he has gone back to ^*s experience confirms this work as a result of at state program simple fact: Most jobs arc never ad- called JOBS, which provides training vertised. Therefore, if you want to leant about and be considered for most in how to get and hold a job. “Before,” he said, “1 went in six openings, it’s best to be in the tunes and they wouldn’t even give me workforce so you’ll hear about them an application.” But after working for and so prospective supervisors will the organization through the JOBS have seen your work. Except for a few lucky lottery program, the employer offered him a regular job after only two weeks of winners, most people can lift them selves out of poverty by only one seeing what he could do. ------------- CENTER CÜT “No one could be happier than I am when people come back to the clinic and report that they arc feeling better than they have in twenty years,” he says with a smile. Previously costing thousands of dollars, this program has been inten sified and streamlined so that the in dividual cost is under a hundred dol lars. One patient that attended the program stated, “I’ve been to every medical professional in the book. This is the best investment in my health that I’ve ever made.” Both individuals andcorporat ions are now using the program for a vari ety of reasons, however, both want the same result - bottom line dollar sav ings. Tony Nordone, Supervisor, Integra Claim Service (Fred Meyer) stated, “I was very impressed with your in-depth knowledge of chronic pain issues, recovery, and health re sources management. You have de signed a “nuts and bolts” curriculum in a concise and cost-effective fash- îon. Industrial injury experience and much of the program design was de veloped during a two year corporate ' . Celebrate Diversity M ! S S « » : Continued from front played key roles. The House coa lesced in an amendment to keep the BDFAP alive. The House passed the BDFAP- saving legislation late Monday night, November 22, the day members were scheduled to adjourn. Strong biparti san support in both the Senate and the House, combined with the Energy Department’s commitment to the BDFAP, eventually convinced the Treasury bureaucracy to lessen its opposition. M in o rity -o w n e d b an k s breathed a little easier last T ues day afternoon, as across the coun try they began to realize they would not lose access to funds PO R TLAN D O BSERVER O ffic e : (5 0 3 ) 2 8 8 -0 0 3 3 F a x #: (5 0 3 ) 2 8 8 -0 0 1 5 ....................... ’. s .r- P». ■ Zj art that serve as the basis of so many of their loans in the com m unities they serve. Mr. Booker said,“the great thing about saving the BDFAP for inner cities is that it involved so much cooperation between so many people who are often on different sides of issues. Senator Packwood’s Pam Pifherand Ms. Hawley and Ms. Styles cooperated closely. It is just great to sec that our elected officials, and the people running the BDFAP in DOE, recognize the benefits of pulling to gether on an issue so critical to our nation’s inner cities.” Mr. Booker continued, “Many others in Congress helped saved the BDFAP funds for minority commu nities. I can’t name them all, but I would like to personally thank some who I know helped accomplish this legislation: Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole and his Legislative Direc tor, Greg Schnacke; Denise Ramones on Senator Domenici’s staff; Senator D’Amato from New York and his staff member Becky Chapm an; Marly and Congressman Albvi t Wynn and James Ballentine, his Legislative Director; Michigan Congressman John Conyers and his staff member Katherine Moore. 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O M • .7 , Ja Fabric Depot S tyles B y : K eyodi A 74. ■ • ÍS r Send your letters to the Editor to: PO Box 3137, Portland, OR, 97208 Volunteer For The Metro Crisis Line Give yourself a present - volun teer and make a difference Metro Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to staff its 24-hour tele phone crisis intervention and infor mation referral hot line. The agency needs volunteers for daytime,evening, and weekend shifts. Winter training classes begin Monday, January 24, 1994. Metro provides 52 hours of training for its volunteers. Volunteers accepted into the program arc asked to make a one- year commitment to work one four- hour shift each week. No experience is necessary; however, applicants must be 18 years or older. Call ihc Metro Crisis Line volun teer coordinator, Sara Cole, at 226- 3099 for more information. Metro Crisis Intervention Services, estab lished for the Greater Portland area in 1978. nity C ollege, has approved this program for Continuing Educa tion o f health care professionals. Several health care professions are also in the Process of evaluating and certifying the program at this time. Another program . Surviv ing Holiday Stress, a once-a-year holiday event, will be sponsored by PCC at the Ross Island Campus on Decem bet 9, 1993. A special appearance by Dr. Lendon Smith will be featured. Where does the program go from here? “Well, several Oregon Health Plan supporters have suggested that I call Hillary (Clinton), says Gamble. “ It’s a wonderful idea, but I doubt she would have time for me," he laughs. Gamble’s program shows defi nite m erit in reducing overall health care and expensive m edi cal costs, one of the primary goals o f the Clinton plan. In a town hall m eeting, U.S. Representative Ron Wyden was heard to say, “The new health care plan, to be successful, must focus on (1) prevention, (2) edu cation, and (3) better utilization of alternative methods.” Senators Deliver For North/Northeast Portland CHEDDÆ SÄLL PA R K FRANKS contract with Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation in Spokane, Washington, which was managed by Gamble. The results of that program were marked by a 40% reduction in injuries and a 50% reduction of over all workers’ compensation costs. At present, a number of local companies refer difficult injury and recovery cases to the program. How ever, some have decided to use the program in a pro-active fashion as part of theirCorporate Wellness, Con tinuing Education, or Employee As sistance Programs. M ed ical and C h iro p ra c tic P h y sicians have both referred chronic patients to this special ized recovery program with suc cessful results. Dr. Robert Kohnle, a health care provider for over 16 years, states, “ I can provide the best treatm ent, and obtain the best recovery results, when the mind/ body/system is ready to fully par ticipate in the healing process. This program allow s the best chance for that process to take place.” Recently, Portland Com m u *• M V V V 7 7 '^ w 1 55 ? N 04 R E T A IL H O U R S : Prices good now through Dec. 24,1993 .M ()N-IRI9(Xktm -9:00pm SAIT RDA3 9:(Xhin-“ pm SI \I)A Y IO(Xkim-~pm RETAIL - WHOLESALE Plenty of FREE PARKING CARS • BUSES • RVs W H O I ESALE HOURS: MON-FRI “ 3Dam-5 ADpm SA 11 RIIAN 9 (*ktm -5|im SI NDAY IO:OOam-2pm * *■' 700 S.E. 122nd Ave. P o rtla n d , OR 2 5 2 -9 5 3 0 m I : s ' ï ' A -rtZ ” ; 4
