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Science
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Oregon Students Need To
Improve Health Behaviors
Oregon’s students demonstrated
generally healthy behaviors in 1995,
but there is lots of room for improve
ment, a recent Youth risk Behavior
Survey Report released by Oregon
Health Division reveals. The study
identifies strengths and pinpoints
areas where improvement can be
made.
Key findings show that in 1995,
most Oregon students did not carry a
weapon in the 30 days prior to being
surveyed. They were also highly
aware of the risk of HIV, and most
students did not use drugs. About
half reported healthy eating habits
and more than half maintained a
healthy level o f physical activity .
Areas where work is needed in
clude tobacco use, physical violence,
alcohol and drug use, and vehicle
safety.
Narconon Portland will present
the first annual Drug Education
Benefit for the Portland M etro
politan area on April 6th, 1996 at
6:30 pm at the Holiday Inn W in
dows R estaurant and T errace,
1021 NE Grand, Portland, O re
gon
Perform ing at this years ban
quet will be the music o f Curtis
Middle
School
Menu
Thursday M ar 1 4 ,
Breakfast
Wheaty Sausage Pocket
Warm Bagel
Bowl of Cereal
SidesT'ruit or juice
llot-llam & Cheese Bun
Lunch
Hawaiian Pizza
Ham & Cheese Sandwich
Potato Skins w/Taco Crumble
Sides: Applesauce
Broccoli Florets w/Ranch Dip
Animal Crackers
Friday March 1 5 ,
Breakfast
Fruit Roll Swirl
Warm Bagel
Bowl o f Cereal
Hot-Ham & Cheese Bun
Sides fruit or juice
Lunch
| Chef Salad
Turkey Sandwich
Beef Burrito
| Sides: Warm Wheaty Roll,
Banana, Shamrock Cookie
Monday March 25 ,
Breakfast
Pumpkin Bread
Warm Bagel
Bowl of Cereal
Hot-Ham & Cheese Bun
| Sides: Fruit or Juice
Salgado and his band.
Guest speakers will be former
LA Raider, W illie Gault and also
Bobby W iggins Narconons pre
miere drug presentation special
ist who has delivered drug edu
cation personally to over 500,000
children.
Awards will be presented to
individuals who have played a
significant role in helping others
successfully avoid or overcom e
problems with alcohol and drugs.
Limited seating is available.
This is a cocktail attire sit down
dinner. For more inform ation,
contact Lisa W hytock, or Darci
Robertson at Narconon Portland
(5030 246-1200.
Narconon has two m ajor pur
poses. They are to conduct a com
prehensive prevention program
and to rehabilitate those addict
ed to alcohol and other drugs.
The prevention program includes
education on alcohol and other
drugs, and peer leader training
for adolescents and young adults.
Since 1980, when we decided
to make a concerted effort to re
verse the epidem ic o f drug abus
es, Narconon has delivered “ The
I ruth About Drugs” presentation
to people throughout the world.
P aralleling the shocking in
crease in drug use by our young
people has been ever increasing
dem and for “effective” drug ed
ucation. As a result o f 17 years
experience in the field o f drug
prevention and 30 years success
fully rehabilitating drug addicts,
Narconon has developed a truly
Health officials issued a consum
er protection notice to private well
ow ners who are disinfecting and test
ing their drinking water as they re
cover from recent flooding.
‘Not all Oregon laboratories that
test drinking water are certified to do
so,’ says Michael Skeels, public
health laboratory director at Oregon
Health Division. “Our recommenda
tion is that private well owners con
cerned with the safety of their water
make sure that the laboratory they
fjtUCK
use has been certified for drinking
water testing by the Health Division,
and that it uses an EPA approved
drinking water method for testing.’’
Because there is no state regula
tion of testing of private drinking
water wells, anyone can open a lab
oratory and use any method for test
ing, according to Skeels. He also
warns that a small number of certi
fied labs may be using non-standard
collection and testing methods for
private samples. “We have also heard
that some people have been offered
home test kits for water testing, and
this is not a reliable procedure, ’ Skeels
warns.
Homeowners may obtain infor
mation about certified drinking wa
ter labs in their area by contacting
their county health department Ad
ditionally, the state public health lab
oratory will do private well water
testing, but homeowners must have
the work approved through their lo
cal health departments.
“Any private well that has had
flood water flow into it is considered
contaminated,” Skeels said. “It is
extremely important that these wells
be properly disinfected and properly
tested to assure that the water is safe
to drink.”
Skeels also said that the IDEXX
Corporation, makers o f Colilert, an
EPA approved method, has donated
materials to do several hundred wa
ter tests to help people recovering
from the flood
Health Improvement From Baylor College
effective program that results in
students with a firm decision not
to use drugs.
Narconon provides a high im
pact program containing the true
facts on drugs, presented in a
way that young people can relate
to and understand, Drugs are used
as a solution to problem s people
have in their lives. Once som e
one truly understands what drugs
are and what happens to a person
when they take them, they can
see why drugs are not really a
solution at all. The next step is to
provide education on the alte r
native solutions and skills need
ed to resist the pressure to use
alcohol and other drugs.
B e s id e s d ru g e d u c a tio n ,
N arconon (n a rc o tic s-n o n e ) is
also a totally drug-free, highly
effective drug rehabilitation pro
gram for those addicted to alco
hol and other drugs.
Narconon provides a most work
able road out for alcohol and drug
abusers by putting them back in con
trol o f their lives. Our effective pro
gram usus sauna, vitamins, minerals,
exercise, proper nutrition and life
skills courses.
Utilizing methods developed by
philosopher L. Ron H ubbard
Narconon was founded by William
Benitez, an inmate in Arizona State
Prison in 1966. The narconon net
work o f non-profit organizations
consist of 38 centers in 15 countries
around the world.
F or m ore in fo rm a tio n on
Narconon services or help call
I (800)D rugH elp.
Pinpointing peak periods o f cal
cium absorption during childhood
and adolescence may help young
girls build stronger bones.
“Most of an adult’s skeleton is
build and enlarged during child
hood and adolescence, so getting
enough calcium at the right time is
important,” said Dr. Steven Abrams
at the USDA’s Children’s Nutri
tion Research Center At Baylor
College of Medicine in Houston.
Abrams has launched a five-
year study to identify critical peri
ods o f bone development by deter
mining the effect of puberty on cal
cium absorption and bone forma
tion. He will follow 60 black, white
and Hispanic girls as they age from
7 to 12.
Middle school can be a trying
experience
Elementary school is a dramatic
contrast to the new world o f class
changes, increased discipline, larg
er student bodies and fewer person
al relationship with teachers, said
Dr. Lou Ann Todd Mock, a psy
chologist at BaylorCollegeofMed-
icine in Houston
Mock suggests that parents be
a ware of characteristics com mon
to middle school:
• Peer groups begin to exert tre
mendous pull.
• Independence is shown in cloth
ing and hairstyles.
• Grades may fluctuate due to new
class routines.
• Identity questions arise Who am
I? What am 1 going to be?
• Substance abuse becomes more
prevalent.
• Sexual identity and activity be
come issues.
She suggests that parents be will
ing to discuss the additional stressors
their children are facing.
Exercise can be addictive
For some people, exercise can
become as big an addiction as alco
hol or other drugs.
“Exercise becomes a fix, just like
a drug,” said Dr. Jorge de la Torre, a
psychiatrist at Baylor College of
Medicine in Houston. “Although
addicts can get some relief from ex
ercise, it does not last, and they need
to do it over and over again.”
Characteristics of exercise ad
diction include:
• Selection o f “loner” exercises
such as biking, swimming, running
or weight lifting.
• Lack o f flexibility with exercise
schedules.
Legacy Health System Senior
Health Screening Program
Senior Health screening program provided by Visiting Nurse Association.
Screening are provided freeofeharge to adults 55 and better. Blood tests require
a nominal $5 fee. To schedule an appointment, please call the phone number
at the site of the screening. Screening scheduled for April of 1996 include:
Portland ImPact, April 12, 9am to 12 noon, 4610 SE Belmont
248-3660.
Volunteers of America, April 19, 9am to 12 noon, 537 SE Alder, 232-2233.
Neighborhood House, April 26, 9am to 12 noon, 7688 SW Capital HWy,
244-5204.
• Belief that exercise is manda
tory and that missing it is unbear
able.
• Deterioration of other aspects
of personal life.
• Association with people with
similar charactertics.
Scientist studying long-term
HIV survival
Scientists are increasingly aware
of an unexplained phenomenon
why some HIV positive people do
no appear to develop AIDS.
With a four-year, $580,000 grant
from the National Institutes of
Health, Dr. Dorothy Lewis of Bay lor
College of Medicine in Houston is
studying why CD28 molecules re
main intact in HIV-positive people
who are free of AIDS symptoms.
She theorizes that the loss of
CD28 molecules affects the func
tion of important immune-system
cells called CD8s.
Lewis has observed that long-term
HIV survivors tend to have higher
levels of CD* cells that do HIV
positive people who become ill.
She is studying three groups:
people who have recently become
111V-positive, “non-progressing”
HIV-positive people and HIV-pos
itive people who have become ill.
“People Like Us, Live”
The Kidney Association of Ore
gon, an affiliate of the National Kid
ney Foundation, has a new program,
“People Like Us, Live!” for all pre
dialysis kidney patients, their families
and friends. I'he workshops will be
held March 9th, 16th, and 23rd at
10:00a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Smith
Memorial Center at PSU, with lunch
included, for more information or to
register for “People Like US, Live!”
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Prices Effective March 13 through March 19,1996 at your nearby Safeway store.
Lunch
| BB Pork Rip Patty on Bun
Tuna Sandwich
Chicken Nuggets
Sides: Garfield Lip Lickin’
Chicken & Pasta Soup
Cauliflower Bites w/Dip
| Red Delicious Apple Wedges
Boneless Beef
Top Sirloin Steak
Tuesday March 2 6 ,
Breakfast
French Toast Squares
Warm Bagel
| Bowl of Cereal
Hot-Ham & Cheese Bun
Sides: Fruit or Juice
• Valu Pack 3 or More
• Smaller Packages, 2.08 lb
• SAVE UP TO 1.91 LB
Lunch
Taco Salad En Barco (Boat)
I Submarine Sandwich
J Hot Dog
Sides: Whole Kernel Corn
Warm Soft Bread Stick
Blueberry Crisp
Sweet, Ripe
Wednesday March
27
Breakfast
| Cinnamon Roll
Warm Bagel
Bowl of Cereal
Hot-Ham & Cheese Bun
Sides: Fruit or juice
Lunch
Egg Rollw/Assorted Dips
P&J Sandwich
Fun Fish Pieces
I Sides: Fried Rice, Carrot
| Coins, Orange Wedges,
Fortune Cookie
Strawberries
• 1/2 Flat, 6 Pint Baskets, 4.49 each
• California
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