AGI
F ebruary
A 6
8, 1995 • Tm-
P or 11 and O bserver
Healthier Lifestyle Is Often The Tobacco-Free Coalition Of Oregon
Key To Avoiding Heart Attack
m J ohn F. B i - \m , 111. M.D.
I he message is simple: Heart
disease and heart attack would be
less o f a problem if more people
understood the need to live health­
ier lives.
People who d o n 't get any
exercise, sm oke and ignore high
blood p ressure and high blood
ch o le ste ro l are at least eig h t
tim es m ore likely to d e v e lo p
h eart d ise a se . To help av o id
heart co m p licatio n s:
Exercise regularly. Thirty to
sixty minutes o f aerobic exercise
three to fixe times a week strength­
ens heart muscle and boosts its abil­
ity to use oxygen. It also helps raise
"good" cholesterol levels.
Aspiring athletes should work
closely with their doctors in setting
up an exercise regiment.
Eat lean, low -fat foods to low er
cholesterol levels. Fruits, vegeta­
bles and whole grains are good
choices.
Stop smoking. People who
smoke a pack ofcigarettes a day have
more than twice the risk ot heart
attack than people who have never
smoked Smokers who have a heart
attack have less chance o f surviving
than nonsmokers.
Reduce salt consumption, watch
weight, limit alcohol use and tmd
ways to manage stress to help pre­
vent high blood pressure.
If your doctor has told you are a
candidate for a heart attack, it is
essential to learn which hospitals in
your area offer state-of-the-art treat­
ment. You need to discuss with y our
physician what treatment is most
appropriate for you. Keep an up-to-
date list o f your prescription medi­
cines and a copy o f your most recent
electrocardiogram. Also maintain a
list o f allergies and other treatment­
limiting conditions. Be sure to take
all o f these documents with you to
the hospital emergency room if chest
pain occurs.
For many patients, heart disease
is best managed with a combination
o f lifesty le improvements and drugs
th at c o n tro l b lo o d p re ssu re
(hypertensive medicines), choles­
terol (lipid-low ering treatments »and
angina (coronary vasodilators). The
medicinal arsenal ot physicians is
impressive, and getting better. A
recent advance in preventing clots
from forming in coronary blood
vessels and from getting bigger are
thromobolytic drugs. They are tak­
en as soon as possible after a heart
attack to dissolve clots w ithin arter­
ies.
D etailed in form ation about
heart d ise a se and heart atta c k s
is c o n ta in e d in a new b ro ch u re
called "W hat You N eed to Know
A bout H eart A ttack s.' D ev el­
oped by the P h arm aceu tical R e­
se a rc h and M a n u fa c tu re rs o f
A m erica, it is the first in a series
o f "H ealth M atters" brochures on
m ajor diseases.
I f you want a copy o f " What
You Need to Know About Heart
Attacks. " write to PhRMA, / /00
Fifteenth Street. NAY. Box N,
Washington, D.C. 20005.
Ffeople who sm oke a
High blocd pressure
(generally ever 1-40/90 fo r
a d u lts ) can be kept in
check by; shaking th e s a lt
habit, watching your
weight, learning t o relax,
and takin g any blood
pressure medicine as
prescribed by yo u r doctor.
Hollyw ood
Senior Center
SPECIAL EVENTS
Be As Well As You Can Be:
Tuesday, Feb. 2 8 ,10:30 AM.
S tro k e ...It's B rain A ttack. What
are the symptoms? What should
you do° How can you reduce your
risk0 Why are the first six hours so
critical?
In the U.S. 500.000 have
strokes each year, 150,000 die.
Stroke is the third leading cause of
death and the number one cause of
disability . It is the second leading
cause o f d em en tia fo llo w in g
Alzheimer's.
Join us when Kathy Kearns,
RN. Acute Stroke Study Coordi­
nator at Oregon Stroke Center at
OHSU talks about stroke and re­
ducing your risks.
pack o f c ig a re tte s
i d a y have m ore th a n
tw ic e th e risk o f
Students addicted to nicotine are
getting help form schools in Oregon,
which are beginning to offer tobacco
cessation, peer education and diver­
sion programs. Programs are being
offered in Bend, Coos Bay, Portland,
Hood River and possibly other sites.
Primary
C ontact-C athy
Ko wland- 1 merican Cancer Society-
295-6422.
TEEN TOBACCO USE IS UP
Joe Camel the choice o f a new
generation?-H ood River success
shows way to reduce teen use.
Illegal tobacco sales to children
by Oregon retailers amount to nearly
3 million packs o f cigarettes every
year. Retailers ring up about $5.5
million from these sales. The State of
Oregon collects about $800.000 in
taxes as a result o f these illegal sales
o f tobacco to children.
Primary C ontact: Brenda
Niblock-American lu n g Associa­
tion o f Oregon, 246-1997.
R elated Stories-upcom ing leg­
islative proposals. Project 16 in Hood
River, Enforcement checks being
done by Oregon Office o f Alcohol
and Drug Abuse Programs.
PACCHP Members Gain Free Health Classes
P ACC Health Plans members in
Clackamas. Multnomah, W ashing­
ton and Clatsop counties now can
attend-free o f charge-health and
fitness classes at local Providence
Health System hospitals. Members
can attend classes on nutrition, w eight
control, fitness, family life, parent­
ing, and lifestyle enrichment at no
charge, unless otherwise noted.
"W e want to give PACCHP
members the tools to take charge o f
th e ir own h e a lth ." sa id Ju lie
Ferguson, vice president o f Health
Systems and quality "Being a man­
aged health care company means
offering our members preventive care
and wellness promotion through these
types o f programs.”
Each quarter, PACCHP mem­
bers in the four-county area will re­
ceive a new class listing filled with
fun and educational classes. To sign
up for a class, member can complete
the registration form in the back o f
the class catalog and send it to Prov­
Furse Condemns Oregon
Anti-Abortion Group
Rep. Elizabeth Furse has con­
demned the anti-abortion rights group
that has targeted three Portland doc­
tors for harassment.
The Portland-based American
Coalition o f Life Activists recently
released a list o f 12 doctors to be the
focus o f harassment to drive them
out of business.
"1 am shocked by the news re­
port that three fine Oregon doctors
have been targeted for harassment by
an Oregon anti-choice group which
has created a deadly dozen’ list iden­
tifying 12 doctors - three o f them
from Oregon - to be the target o f
intense harassment," Furse said, on
the floor ofthe U.S. House o f Repre­
sentatives.
"This is the kind o f terrorism
that leads to murder at abortion clin­
idence Health System’s Health and
Lifestyle Center with a copy o f their
PACCHP identification card. To re­
ceive a registration form in the mail,
members can call the Health and
Lifesty le Center at 503/645-4864.
PACCHP is a physician-spon­
sored. not-for-profit health care con­
tractor with 57 years’ experience in
offering a full line o f managed care
products. PACCHP serves more than
104.000 members in Oregon and
Washington.
Legacy Condemns
Threats Against
Its Staff
ics. This must be stopped.
“ A b ortion is legal and is a
right that m ust be protected. A nti­
a b o rtio n g ro u p s th at refuse to
condem n acts o f te rro rism and
m urder are en couraging violence.
T h is la w le ssn e ss is e x tre m e ly
frig h te n in g to me and should be
to all o f us.
"In a d d itio n to the fed eral
law s we have p ro te c tin g clin ic
e n tra n c e s. I call o f my co lle a g u e s
to su p p o rt Rep. M e e h a n 's re so ­
lution re q u irin g federal law e n ­
fo rc e m e n t o ffic ia ls to act sw iftly
to p ro te c t clin ics.
"I support freedom o f speech,
but not harassment, not murder. Re­
gardless o f one’s position on choice,
we must stand against the escalating
lawlessness at clinics," Furse said
The p re sid e n t and c h ie f e x ­
e c u tiv e o f f ic e r o f L e g a c y ’s
P o rtla n d h o s p ita ls issu e d a
sta te m e n t M onday to condem n
re c e n t a c tio n s by a P o rtla n d
a n ti-a b o rtio n rig h ts group.
" L e g a c y H e a lth S y ste m
and its h o sp ita ls are o u tra g e d
by and stro n g ly condem n re ­
cent th re a ts m ade by ra d ic a l
te rro rists g ro u p s ag ain st p h y ­
sic ia n s on our m edical sta ff,"
said Jam es E. M ay. "W e b e ­
lieve in the in d e p e n d e n t p ra c ­
tic e o f p h y s ic ia n s a n d w e
stro n g ly su p p o rt p h y s ic ia n s ’
rig h ts to p ra c tic e in sa fe ty .”
M ay said L egacy w ill do
e v e ry th in g in its pow er to p re ­
serv e th e se rig h ts.
h e a rt a t t a c k th a n
J o in u s in c e le b ra tin g
people who have
n ilje J ì n r t l a n b (iD b s e ru e r’ s
never sm oked.
T w e n ty -fifth A n n iv e rs a ry .
Safeway Low Prices
Prices effective February 8 through February 14, 1995 at your nearby Safeway store.
rresn ureaon
Cut-Up Fryers
Economy Pack
SAVE UP TO 39e
PER LB.
Breakfast With Seniors:
Sat. Feb. 17, 9 - 11 30 am. all-
you-can-eat pancakes, with bacon
& eggs, juice, and coffee Adults
$2.75; Kids $1.25
Slides:
Oven joy
Tuesday. Feb. 21. 10:15 am.
"Armchair travel" with Leonard
Schoessler to Puerto Rico & Cen­
tral America including Panama,
Guatemala, Costa Rica and Mexi­
co City.
Fresh Bread
• 2 2 .5 -0 u n c e
• W hite or W h eat
Alzheimer's Social Group:
(F o r p a tie n ts )...E v e ry
Wednesday. 1-4 pm. Our music
and activity therapists and caring
volunteers add zest to life for call
Pat for information or to register.
288-8303.
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Bumble Bee C h u n lu ^ ▲
Light Tuna
Stroke Club:
• 6-Ounce
Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 10:30.
Allison Stoll, crime prevention
specialist with Central NE Neigh­
bors, will talk on Personal Safety,
Home Security, and Beware ot
Fraud and Scam Artists.
• Oil or W ater Packed j g j j
Contact: Pat Williams or
Mary Ann Campbell, 2NK-H.MIJ
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