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Kaiser Permanente Offers Health
Education Classes in North Portland
Several classes open lo the pub
lic are being offered in North Port
land th is fall th ro u g h K a ise r
permanente. For registration infor
mation, call Kaiser Permanente. For
registration, call Kaiser Permanente’s
H ealth E ducation d ep artm en t at
9503)286-6816.
Communication and decision
making skills for many couples are
easy to learn but hard to put into
p ra c tic e . K a ise r P e r m a n e n te ’s
“C ouples C om m u n icatio n ” class
helps couples learn and practice ba
sic communication skills. The eight
sessions will be form 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. on Tuesdays, Oct. 25 through
Dec. 13, at Bess Kaiser Medical
Center, 5055 N. Greeley Ave., Port
land. Cost is $80 for couples who are
Kaiser Permanente members, $140
for the general public. Please register
at least I Odays before the class starts.
E n d in g a love re la tio n sh ip
can
be
d iffic u lt.
K a is e r
P e rin a n e n te ’s "D iv o rc e A d ju st-
Free Back To School Children’s
Health Check-Ups
Children 12 years and under may
receive free physical exams at a spe
cial W ell-Child Clinic on Saturday,
October 8th from noon to 4:00 p.m.
at Portland Naturopathic Clinic. This
preventive health screening may also
be sued to satisfy back to school
physical exam requirements. Parent
should call (503) 255-7355 for an
appointment. Since the number of
appointm ents is limited, parents are
urged to call early.
P o rtla n d N a tu ro p a th ic C lin ic
is a p a rt o f N atio n al c o lle g e o f
N a tu ro p a th ic M e d ic in e , an in te r
n a tio n a l c e n te r for e d u c a tio n and
re se a rc h in n a tu ro p a th ic health
care.
Health Screening
For Seniors
Free health check-ups for adults
age 55 and older are being offered
during O ctober by the Legacy Visit
ing Nurse Association.
The health screenings may in
clude general physical assessment,
nutrition, testing, blood pressure
checks, foot care evaluation, m edi
cation review, pulmonary functions,
cancer education, and vision, glau
com a and hearing tests. Blood tests
are optional at a $5 fee.
Appointments are necessary and
may be made by calling the follow
ing screening sites:
Oct. 7 - EASTCO Loaves and
Fishes, St. Aidans Episcopal Church,
17405 N .E.G Iisan, 255-9775,9 a.m.
to noon.
Oct. 1 4 -Volunteers o f America;
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537 S.E. Alder, 232-2233, 9 a.m. to
noon.
O ct. 21 - Lents Loaves and
Fishes, St. Peters Catholic Church,
S.E. 87 and Foster, 771-1610,9 a.m.
to noon.
Oct. 28 - Sandy Senior Center,
38348 Pioneer Blvd., 668-5569, 9
a.m. to noon.
L e g a c y ’s v isitin g n u rse sc o n -
duct 25 sc re e n in g s a y e a r at se
n io r a n d c o m m u n ity c e n te r s
th ro u g h o u t the P o rtlan d area. The
sc re e n in g team in c lu d e s r e g is
tered n u rse s, re sp ira to ry th e ra
p ists, p o d ia tris ts , d e n tists, p h a r
m acists, m ed ical lab o rato ry te c h
n o lo g ists, o p h th a lm o lo g ists and
d ie titia n s . F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n
call 2 2 5 -6 3 0 0 .
m e n t” pro g ram fo c u se s on a d
ju s tm e n ts lo m ake d iv o rc e less
p a in fu l. T he e ig h t se ssio n s w ill
be from 6 :3 0 to 8 :3 0 p.m . on
tu e sd a y s, O ct. 11 th ro u g h N ov.
29, at K aiser P e rm a n e n te ’s B ess
K aiser M edical C e n te r, 5055 N.
G re e le y A v e ., P o rtla n d . C o st is
$8 0 fo r K aiser P e rm a n e n te m em
b e rs, $ 1 4 0 for the g e n e ra l p u blic
(fee in c lu d e s te x tb o o k ). P lease
re g iste r at le a st 10 days befo re
the c la ss sta rts.
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Call 503-288-0933
O regon health officials this
school year plan to vaccinate an ad
ditional 5,000 teens against the highly
contagious disease, hepatitis B . Dur
ing the past two and one-half years,
the state has provided shots in juve
nile detention centers, school-based
health centers, primary care clinics,
county health departments and resi
dential facilities for psychosocially
dysfunctional children. Pharmaceu
tical companies Merck & Company
and Smith Kline Beecham donated
the vaccine.
“O ur recoid for im m unizing
teens against hepatitis B is better
than for any state in the country,”
said project director Jeri O 'Banion.
“But as we prevent more cases among
adolescents, we want to encourage
all young people to talk to their health
care providers about receiving vac
cinations.”
MEETING NOTICE
OREGON D EPARTM ENT OF EDUCATION
State Advisory Council for Special Education will meet at
M ultnomah ESD, 11611 NE Ainsworth Circle (at Airport W ay)
Auditorium East and West
Portland Oregon 97220
Septem ber 29, 1994. 3:00-7:00 p.m
and Septem ber 30, 1994, 8:30 a .m .-12:00 Noon
Public Participation Is Important.
For map & agenda, call Vicky W ilbanks 378-3598
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P ink ey e , o r those reddish,
scratchy, drippy eyes, spreads easily
among students.
Pink eye is caused by a conta
gious virus or bacteria. It inflames
the transparent layer, or conjunctiva,
covering the surfaces of the inner eye
lid and the front o f the eyeball.
The start o f the school year is a
good time for parents to remember
the signs and treatments for pink eye:
* In addition to the tell-tale color,
optometrists recommend looking for
inflamed inner eyelids; watery eyes;
blurred vision; a sandy or scratchy
feeling in the eyes; and a pus-like or
watery discharge around the eyelids.
* Parents should seek immedi
ate treatment for pink eye. Optom
etrists treat bacterial pink eye with
antibiotic eye drops and/or ointment.
Viral pink eye may require antibiot
ics for secondary bacterial infections.
* Younger children should be
kept away from school, camps and
the swimming pool until the condi
tion is cured.
To prevent pink eye, students
sh o u ld k e e p th e ir hands aw ay
from their eyes; thoroughly wash
th e ir hands before and after a p
plying eye m edication; and avoid
sharing tow els, w ashcloths, c o s
m etics or eye drops w ith each
o th e r.
C o n ju n c tiv itis can a lso be
caused by allergic and chem ical
reactio n s. T hese types are treated
by rem oving the source of irrita
tio n ; eye drops are also av ailable
to relieve the discom fort.
For a free brochure on
c o n ju n c tiv itis, call the O reg o n
Optométrie Association toll-free at
1-800-922-2045 or, in the Portland
area, 654-5036.
A D V E R T I S E IN
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Hepatitis B is caused by a highly
infectious virus that attacks the liver.
It can lead to severe illness, liver
damage, and in some cases, death. A
person can get hepatitis B by sharing
needles or having sex with someone
who is infected with the hepatitis B
virus. Infected mothers can pass the
disease to their babies during child
birth. As many as 30 percent of the
people infected with the virus, how
ever, have no known risk factors for
the disease.
Despite the 1982 introduction
of a safe and effective vaccine, hepa
titis B continues to be a public health
problem in Oregon and the nation.
The primary strategy for eliminating
the disease includes routine shots for
infants. Adolescents and adults, who
have never received the shots, make
up an estimated 91% ot the hepatitis
B infections nationwide.
"I M ade I t !"
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H ealth A nd Lifestyle
products, including an extraordi
nary line of frozen entrees called
Smart Ones ", with one gram of fat
(or less!) per serving.
When dinner is over, don’t blow
it on dessert! Choose fresh fruit,
sh erb ets or reduced-fat sw eets
such as Weight Watchers Frozen
Treats and Frozen Desserts, which
will cure any sweet tooth. Imagine
treating yourself to a 35 calorie
W e ig h t W a tc h e rs C h o c o la te
M ousse B ar, or an in d u lg e n t
Sweet C elebrations ’ Chocolate
Eclair, and not feeling guilty.
To be a sm art eater, you must
be a sm a rt shopper. A cabinet
filled w ith h ig h -fa t chips and
cookies is dangerous, choose fat-
free or re d u c e d -fa t sn a ck s
instead. For example, to play it
safe, stock up on some W eight
W atchers S m a rt S n a c k e rs ”, a
fabulous line of low-fat snacks
in clu d in g ap p le chips, cheese
curls, honey roasted peanuts and
butter toffee popcorn. Eat realis
tic portion sizes, read labels for
fat, calorie and sodium content
and use snacks wisely.
W eight W atchers Food Com
pany offers a wide v a rie ty of
great-tasting, nutritionally advan
taged food products, that can help
you reach your weight loss and
maintenance goals. Start now by
entering the Weight Watchers Food
Com pany Lose 10 lbs. Am erica
Challenge. To participate, simply
purchase 20 Weight Watchers Food
Company products, submit cash
register receipts, plus proofs of pur
chase and the official mail-in cer
tificate. In return, you will receive
a ten dollar check redeemable at
your grocery store. Now that s a
g rea t incentive to s ta r t e atin g
healthy. For more inform ation,
just visit your local supermarket.
The Multnomah County Health
Department continues to offer free
immunization clinics for children,
teens, and adults at different sites
around the country. No income or
insurance screening is required. For
the next two weeks in September, fee
immunizations will be available at
the following locations:
• T h u rsd a y , Septem ber 22nd from
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Beach Elementary
School, 1710 N, Humboldt
• S atu rd a y , Septem ber 24th from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Eastmoreland
Hospital, 2900 S.E. Steele
• T uesday, Septem ber, 27th from
3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Matt Dishman
Community Center, 77 N.E. Knott
• T h u rsd a y , Septem ber 29th from
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Woodlawn Elemen
tary School, 7200 N.E. 11th
“Pink Eye” Likes School
State Project Targets
Hepatitis B In Teens
OF NUTRITION
by Robin Vitetta, nutritionist
(NAPS)—A recent Gallup poll of
over 1,000 women over the age of
18 revealed th a t 51 percent say
they are overweight by at least
ten pounds. In fact, the Calorie
Control Council determined that
48 million consumers are dieting
■ a t any tim e, and
Ian additional five
I million are dieting
las a result of holi-
| day over-eating.
My g u e s s is,
lyou, or someone
" you know, are prob-
i . ably one of those
y feeling guilty about
over-indulging this
Vitetta
h o lid ay se aso n .
Just get back on track, and make
your New Year’s resolution both
attainable and enjoyable.
“Diets don’t work!” Heard this
before? Well, it’s true. The word
“diet” evokes feelings of fru stra
tion, deprivation and often failure
for anyone who has unsuccessfully
tried to lose weight. Successful
weight loss begins with changes in
food intake and exercise routine.
But, w hat few people realize is
these changes should incorporate
the foods and activities you enjoy.
Follow th ese suggestions to
help you prepare great tasting low
fat meals: Fill 75 percent of your
plate with fresh vegetables, whole
grains and legum es, and add a
fist-size portion of lean meat or
fish. Marinate in oil-free, fat-free
dressings, and grill or broil for the
ultimate fat and calorie savings. If
you don’t have time to cook, you
can still eat healthy, as prepack
aged meals boast a better-than-
ever nutritional profile. For exam
ple, you c a n ’t go wrong with
Weight Watchers Food Company
Free
Immunizations
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