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Howard Research Team Goes To Ethiopia
A team o f Howard University fac
ulty and student researchers are
spending the summer in Ethiopia
doing research on malaria, sleeping
sickness and AIDS, as well as pro
viding training in a full range of
scientific and biomedical topics.
The projects undertaken in con
junction with this effort include re
search on finding ways to develop
b io lo g ic a l c o n tro l m ech an ism s
against the tsetse fly and malaria
bearing anopheles mosquito species.
In Addis Ababa, faculty will teach
anatomy and physiology courses to
military corpsmen. Week-long work
shops in molecular biology and bio
chemistry will be presented to facul
ty, staff and students in the ministries
o f health and agriculture A special
symposium on "Integrated Parasito
logical Research" will be included
with those workshops
Faculty and students will travel to
the northern town o f Mekele where
they will evaluate patients w ith malar
ia for resistance to various drugs and
teach science, mathematics, chemis
try. biology and English to 250 high
school teachers They will also study
the development o f new protocols for
the treatment of malaria.
The summer-long program is fund
ed by a National Institute o f Health
M inority International Research
Training grant from the Fogarty In
ternational Center and an National
Science Foundation/Research Ca
reers for Minority Students grant.
Dr. Winston Anderson, a member o f
the faculty o f the Howard Depart
ment of Biology , is the principle in
vestigator for both grants.
“This trip follows on the steps o f a
successful similar program we held
last summer," says Anderson "This
continuing effort to mount a research
and training program in parasitology
and permaculture. and build a train
ing and research capacity in Ethiopia
will soon begin to bear fruit with
results that will help to improve the
lives of people in Ethiopia and peo
ple throughout the world who suffer
from similar health problems."
Included on the team are Howard
faculty members Dr. Aniha Asseffa,
biochemistry and the Cancer Center;
Dr. Theodore Bremner. biology and
the Cancer Center; Dr. Richard Millis,
physiology and biophysics; Dr
Tamarat Retta. medicine; Dr. Bren
da Jasper, allied health; Dr. Vincent
Hollis and Dr Winston Anderson,
biology ; Dr. James l.indesay, phys
ics: Dr. Abraham Ford, communica
tions: and Dr. Adeniran Adeboye,
mathematics.
Others on the team include medi
cal, graduate and undergraduate stu
dents. as well as faculty from the
University o f Pittsburgh, the Univer
sity o f Washington. Brown Univer
sity. Yale University and the Food
and Drug Administration. Students
were selected from Howard Univer
sity, Xavier University, University
o f M aryland E astern S h o re.
Morehouse College, Morgan State
University and Brown University.
c in a tio n s.
“ T he cu rren t m easles o u tbreak
in the P o rtland M etro A rea and
M arion C ounty rem inds O re g o
n ian s th a t v a c c in e -p re v e n ta b le
d ise a se s are still with us, even
th o u g h they d o n 't occur o fte n ,"
says N ancy C h urch, co nsortium
c h a irp e rso n .
“ V accin es prevent ten serio u s
c h ild h o o d d is e a s e s in c lu d in g
m easles. A c h ild ’s first m easles
shot should be given at 12 to 15
m onths o f age. A second dose
can be giv en w hen the ch ild is 4
to 6 y ears o ld, or 1 1 to 12 years
old. O th e r c h ild h o o d v a c c in a
tions basically begin at b irth with
in terv als at 2, 4, 6 and 12 m onths
o f age.
“ S o, p le a s e p u ll o u r y o u r
c h ild 's im m unization card and
check your re c o rd s. And b ecau se
o f the recen t m easles o u tb re a k ,
we also e n c o u ra g e p a re n ts to
check th e ir own im m unization
s ta tu s w h ile c h e c k in g t h e i r
c h ild ’s.”
The O regon P reschool Im
m u n iz a tio n C o n so rtiu m is a
bro ad -b ased co a litio n o f m ore
than 60 m em ber o rg an izatio n s
from the pu b lic and p riv ate se c
tors.
T he C o n so rtiu m 's com m on
goal is to increase the im m uni
zation rate to 90 p ercent for
O re g o n 's ch ildren ages birth to
tw o years old. The cu rrent im
m unization rate is 67 percent,
ranking O regon 47th in the n a
tion.
lect a healthful item. About 66 per
cent o f the men surveyed told ADA
that they go out to eat at least once
or twice a week.
These results are consistent w ith
conclusions drawn from A D A 's
1995 "W inning Strategies.' a na
tional survey of m en's nutrition at
titudes and behaviors -- about 82
percent o f the men surveyed said
they were very concerned about
nutrition, but only one-half indicat
ed making any changes in their
diets within the previous year.
A Workshop for caregivers
of HIV Affected Persons
On June 22, 1996. Center Pointe, will sponsor a workshop for the
care providers o f HIV affected persons to explore what attitudes best
serve you and the person you are caring for. There will be time fo r
sharing and mutual support, as well as input around the issues of s e lf
care, managing stress and g rie f and taking care o f yourself as a care
provider Professional Care Providers are welcomed, as well as
fam ily members, friends and volunteers. The workshop w ill be pre
sented by Fr. John McGrann. Founder and Director ofKairos Support
fo r Caregivers in San Francisco. Fr. McGrann has been a priest fo r
29 years and has ministered to persons with AIDS and their caregivers
Vitamin
Rich Red
Wine
fo r the past 10 years in the Bay Area The workshop will take place on
June 22, 1996, fro m 10:00 am to 2:00pm at Carvlin Hall at St. Philip
Neri Parish, 2408 SE 16th Ave., Portland Brown bag lunches are
suggested with drinks provided. A S I 0.00 donation is requested.
_ d /Rem inder:
^dather A ddbay ii d'Sunday, J /u n e / blit.
Nation Conference on
Wine and Health
Comes to Portland
Wine connoisseurs and novices
alike from around the country have
been registering to attend the 1996
W omen for W ineSense N ational
Conference. Space is rapidly being
filled, but there is still plenty o f room
for more guests. “ Wine: A Positive
Perception,” will be held in Portland,
Oregon, July 11-14. This is the first
educational wine conference o f its
kind hosted by the Oregon Chapter
o f Women for WineSense.
“ Wine: A Positive Perception” will
be brought to life by keynote speaker
Jancis Robinson, an internationally
recognized wine writer and televi
sion personality Robinson and over
30 other noted speakers will discuss
a vast array o f topics concerning the
healthful attributes o f moderate wine
consumption, consumer/public opin
ion and o f course the enjoyment o f
wine. The three day conference will
be made up of: workshops, panel
discussions, special dinners and
healthy fun
The event will take place at the
Portland Marriott Hotel located on
the c ity ’s b eau tifu l W illam ette
riverfront. Some activities will be
spread throughout O regon’s lush
wine country, giving many a first
peek at the expanding Oregon indus
try Men, women novices and con
noisseurs are all welcome to attend
the conference.
For more information onthe WWS
National Conference, please contact
Nancy Daniel at (503) 5 8 1 -7458, or
Maria Ponzi at (503) 628-1227, or
fax to(503)6 2 8 -0 3 5 4 .
Health food items on a restau
rant menu are like the various tools
men collect in their garages — nice
to have around, but seldom used
for home improvements.
A recent survey o f callers to The
American Dietetic Association s
C onsum er N utrition Hot Line
shows that 98 percent o f male cal I-
ers think restaurants should offer
healthful menu items.
However, w’hen it comes to ac
tually ordering, only 54 percent
say they frequentlv or always se
"So What About Me?"
Preschool Immunization Consortium
The O regon P resch o o l Im m u
n iz a tio n C o n s o rtiu m (O P IC )
ad v ise s p a re n ts to check th e ir
c h ild re n ’s im m u n izatio n status.
P aren ts sho u ld have an im m uni
zatio n card d o c u m e n tin g each
c h ild 's v a c c in a tio n s.
“ T he c u rre n t m e a sle s o u t
break in the P ortlan d M etro Area
and M arion C o u n ty rem in d s O r
e g o n ia n s th at v a c c in e -p re v e n t-
ab le d ise a se s are still with us,
even though they d o n ’t occur
d o c u m e n tin g each c h ild ’s vac-
Unhealthy Eating
Habits Prevail
Jdappy f a t h e r
Kaiser Permanente hosted a luncheon for the Amalgamated Transit Union's Black Caucus Conference
during the group's 29th annual meeting, held recently in north Portland. Pictured are (left to right) Will
Sawyer, Kaiser Permanente senior account executive; Kaiser Permenente's Health Plan Manager Denise
Honzel; Amalgamated Transit Union officers Elaine Vance, secretary-treasurer; President Patricia
Burgess; and Leon James, who serves as vice-president.
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