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— .. * 7 P age A5 T he P ortland O bser \ i r • M arch 8, 1995 HEALTH Little Scabies Mites Cause Big Itch T h e y're tiny m ites that cause a infested person, anything from h o ld mighty itch. And the sharing ofgloves ing hands to w re stlin g w ith school the household even i f o n ly one per son appears infested," says Church. and mittens in w in te r can spread the mates. They can also be spread when ‘‘Clothes and bedding also need to be Sarcoptes scabies mites, w hich cause people have sex o r sleep together. washed and d ried on hot cycles.” C h u rc h e n co u ra g e d p e o p le to "Intense itching usually appears scabies. "These mites are com m on in from four to six weeks after a person Oregon. But because o f the stigma, people d o n 't ta lk about being infest ed," says Kaiser Permanente’ s infec is firs t exposed," she says. " I f y o u ’ ve been exposed before, the symptoms can occur in as little as a day or tw o .” tion co n tro l expert N ancy Church. Church, w ho practices at Bess Fortunately, the mites can be k ille d w ith an application o f pre Kaiser M edical Center in north Port land. says children and adults pick up scription lotions. The lotions must be the mites form close contact w ith an spread over the body from the neck down. "W e must treat everybody in Nurses Foundation, Inc. w ill fund one year o f neighborhood im m u n i zation clinics. The Oregon Nurses Association c lin ic coordinator. The up-to-date im m u n iza tio n rate is a lo w 49% in the Lents neigh borhood, and school exclusion let ters support this fin d in g. On E xclu get p ro m p t tre a tm e n t as the m ite s m u ltip ly r a p id ly , e n la rg in g the rash. “ D o n ’ t be asham ed to see a d o c to r. S ca b ie s sh o w up a m o n g the ric h and p o o r, am o n g a ll ages and o c c u p a tio n s - even o rc h e s tra o u tb re a k .” B is the part o f the M edicare program opportunity to certain in d iv id u a ls that covers d o cto rs’ charges. It is w ho d id not receive an open e n ro ll and w ho have found it d iffic u lt to available to those people w ho are 65 and o lder o r disabled and w ho have ment period because they were a l purchase M edicare supplem ent in surance w ill now have an “ open paid into the Social Security system. T h is special period began January en ro llm e n t” period du rin g w hich C ongress re c e n tly im p ro v e d they can purchase the p o lic y o f upon this law by a llo w in g persons w ho have M edicare by reason o f 1,1995, and ends on June 30, 1995. B eneficiaries who turned 65 after care by reason o f d isa b ility d o n 't fo llo w in g th e ir 65th birthday. For know about th e ir open enrollm ent e xa m p le , som eone w h o became may purchase any M edicare sup plem ent insurance p o lic y available rights, according to Lisa Joyce, O r M e d ica re -e lig ib le due to a d isa b lin g in egon's S e n io r H ealth Insurance co n d itio n at age 50, w o u ld have six Benefits Assistance (S H IB A ) C o months beginning at age 65 d u rin g health conditions du rin g this spe ordinator. In 1993, the Oregon Leg w hich no M edicare supplem ent com islature expanded M edicare ch o ic pany could deny coverage. “ T h is is great news fo r M e d i cia l period In d iv id u a ls w h o need a s s is s u p p le m e n t M e d ica re su p p le m e n t p la n ap proved fo r sale in the state o f O re abled status and denied M edicare o rg a n iz a tio n s can g e t fre e in fam ilies can receive in fo rm a tio n on the Oregon health Plan. The c lin ic gon who is w ith in the first six months supplem ent insurance coverage in fo r m a tio n o r re fe rra l to a tra in e d o f e n ro llin g in M edicare Part B, lo c a l S H IB A v o lu n te e r fo r as has also offe re d flu shots and a car including people w ith medicare by reason o f d is a b ility . M edicare Part the past,” said Joyce. The new leg isla tio n also offers a seat c lin ic . E valuation o f the p ro g ra m ’ s e f period o f one year. The Oregon N urs ters. C h ild re n are unable to attend fectiveness w ill be accom plished es Association was n o tifie d o f the school u n til they receive th e ir shots. using b oth fo rm a l im m u n iz a tio n award January 19, 1995. In 1993, seventy-one ch ild re n from tracking mechanisms already in place the three elementary schools serving the area received school exclusion through the county health depart M e d ic a re in s u r a n c e , h e a lth and 'f. ‘Managing Herpes’ Gives Information Doctors May Omit develop a nursing/com m unity part nership model that sig n ific a n tly in approxim ately one th ird o f the par teers and parents w ill also be asked to creases and sustains the im m uniza ents o f kindergartners received warn People w ho order "M a n a g in g avoid infecting others, so they need the o nly nationw ide support program tion status o f disadvantaged, urban ing letters. From a main intersection in the provide feedback. As part o f th e ir Cam paign fo r Herpes: H ow to L iv e and Love w ith better inform ation on transm ission,” fo r people w ith genital herpes. The Better health, the O regon Nurses A ssociation launched “ Nurses G ive a Chronic S T D ,” a new handbook from the A m erican Social Health she said. “ They also ask about topics book draws on the C enter’ s 15 years o f experience in com m unicating d a i Lents N eighborhood. The Oregon Nurses Association heart o f Lents, it takes three bus has jo in e d w ith P ilg rim Lutheran Church, 4244 SE 91st Avenue, the transfers to reach the closest county' health department c lin ic . Katheryn K in g , pastor o f P ilg rim Lutheran K ids a B ooster),” an im m unization tra in in g program fo r non-pediatric M ultnom ah County Health D epart Church, says that "tra v e lin g 20 or 30 offered tra in in g classes to o ver 500 nurses. In the past year, O N A has Association, are most often seeking such as n u tritio n , exercise and stress reduction that may suppress flareups inform ation th e ir physician has not provided, such as how to avoid trans o f the infection. A nd they want more com plete in fo rm a tio n on m edical m ittin g the infection. P ublished in O c to b e r 1994, treatments then th e ir doctor has pro to press fo r a second prin tin g , b ring- vid e d .” G enital herpes is the most com mon sexually transm itted disease in ingthe total number ofco p ie s in print the U.S., w ith an estimated 40 m il o f herpes management. "M a n a g in g H erpes," available Association to p ro vid e this grass pointm ent is often too great a barrier nurses statewide. The volunteer nurs es re gularly s ta ff im m u n iza tio n c lin roots im m unization outreach. V o l unteer nurses w ill adm inister vac fo r many residents in our com m uni ics an p ro vid e sig n ific a n t support fo r ty " statewide “ Im m unize N o w !” day. Pastor K in g emphasizes, “ ...we to25,000. The book currently is avail lio n Am ericans infected, or one in book, call the Herpes Resource Cen fo u r adults. A bout h a lf a m illio n peo ter at 800/230-6039 or the N a tio n al ple, get herpes each year. A lthough Herpes H o tlin e at 919/361-8488. Sandy M arron, o f the Oregon im m unization clin ics. The project Nurses A ssociation, agrees: “ The are so pleased to w o rk cooperatively able o nly through direct orders to w ill include comm unity' education Lents neighborhood is a very under w ith the Oregon Nurses A ssociation A S H A ’ s Herpes Resource Center. and targeted fo llo w -u p . The grant w ill a llo w fo r a fu ll served area. T his population tends to and county health departm ent to de and-w hite illustrations, a glossary, resource list and index. T o order the there is no cure fo r this vira l S T D , its Both numbers operate fro m 9 a.m. to pleased w ith the level o f interest in physical and em otinal im pact can be m in im ize d through accurate in fo r m ation and, fo r many people, some 7 p.m. (Eastern) M onday through tim e c lin ic coordinator, signage at be neglected.” The grant w ill take e ffect in velop and strengthen the o p p o rtu n ity fo r preschool im m u n iza tio n s and the church c lin ic and various adver M arch and run fo r one fu ll year. w e ll-c h ild screenings at o u r church.” tising approaches in the co m m u n ity. H owever, several successful clin ics Mem bers o f the church emphasize A S H A president Peggy Clarke. Volunteers w ill s ta ff the c lin ic each have already been held at the church. that th e ir doors are open to anyone in em otional counseling. “ M anaging Herpes” was w rit and handling) to: A S H A Herpes Re month, under the dire ctio n o f the C lin ics w ill be open the firs t Satur- need o f these health services. “ M any people who call to order the book mention that th e ir doctor ten by Charles Ebel, d ire c to r o f to ld them very’ little about how to A S H A ’ s Herpes Resource Center, 13827, Research T riangle Park, N C 27709. M a n a g in g H e rp e s ’ in the fo u r ■ • 4 4 Í • ' : • « ■ - <. » - - : in softcover, has 224 pages, six black- “ W e ha ve been e x tr e m e ly months since we published it, said : medical advisers eminent in the fie ld blocks to a health or counseling ap “ M anaging Herpes” has gone back ■ ly w ith people who have herpes, as w e ll as the expertise p rovided by ment and the Lents N eighborhood cines at the m onthly, church-based 7. s ista n ce b y c a llin g th e S H IB A p ro g ra m at 1 -8 0 0 -7 2 2 -4 1 3 4 . one-tim e, six-m onth open enrollm ent ment and p u b lic school system. Par ticipants, co m m u n ity leaders, v o lu n preschoolers in Southeast Portland's • • m a in te n a n c e letters. In one target area school, Lents Im m u n iza tio n P roject is to - ta n ce w ith M e d ic a re , M e d ic a re ca re -eligible in d ivid u a ls w ho were discrim inated against fo r th e ir dis schools and ce rtifie d daycare cen r • > », J/., Í it ««•< the state regardless o f th e ir have taken advantage o f the im m u n i zation services to date. A t the c lin ic , • * • .6 * >• N o v e m b e rs , 1991, and w ho d id not receive an open enrollm ent period, d isa b ility an open en ro llm e n t period person has the rig h t to en ro ll in any k <- tr; « t * *4 ; ’ < ready enrolled in M edicare Part B. Many people who have M e d i es fo r people w ith d isabilities. A ny Inc. to fund a m onthly Lents neigh borhood im m unization clin ic , fo rth e The o ve ra ll o b je c tiv e o f the People w h o are e lig ib le fo r day o f every m onth, fro m 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A p p ro x im a te ly 300 people sion Day, children who are not up-to- date w ith th e ir im m unization sched ule are excluded from all elementary » V ' M edicare by reason o f d is a b ility th e ir choice. m em bers at th e San F ra n c is c o O p e ra re c e n tly s u ffe re d fro m an the A m erican Nurses Foundation, has received a $10,000 grant from A / '. Medicare Supplement Changes Mean Easier Enrollment Oregon Nurses Association Receives $10,000 Grant Immunization Project The grant from the A m erican í - * .> : '< • .. - ■ ■ Friday. Orders may also be placed by sending $19.75 (includes shipping source Center, Dept. PR49, P O. 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