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AUG. 27,1997 ï b JJnrllanò (Observer Page A7 Look Of A Show of Support Love Survey for Children’s Health Shows: Isaac Hayes receives NAACP’S James Weldon Johnson Award B y U.S. A griculture S ecretary D an G lickman Beauty Ranks High with Singles hen it com es to finding a partner, tod ay ’s singles are m ore concerned with “looks” than m arried people w ere w hen they were single. T h at’s w hat G reat E xpecta tions video introduction service d is covered in its revealing “Look ofLove” survey, according to R obert R ichley, president and C E O o f G reat E xpecta tions. “T he purpose o f this survey w as to com pare how singles and m arried people view m atters o f the heart,” said Richley. “W e w ere surprised to learn how differently single and m ar ried individuals view appearance when trying to find a partner. But, the results speak for them selves. Single people need to realize, when looking for their life partner that in the end, it is the person inside that counts.” In the survey, w hich polled 2,0(X) people in June, 32% o f single w om en and 35% o f single m en w ere set on finding an attractive mate, w hile 39% o f married women and 25% o f married men said looks were never that im por tant when it cam e dow n to selecting a partner. The “Look o f L o v e” survey also yielded som e interesting results re garding how both single and m arried people view sexual chem istry. A w hopping 42% o f single men and 40% o f m arried men said they wanted a partner w ho was w ell-versed in the “language o f love” while 34% o f single w om en and 31 % o f m arried w om en selected this quality over a partner w ho excelled in the board room , kitchen or fix-it departm ent. A s far as expenses go, it’s im por tant to 73% o f single w om en and 58% o f m arried w om en for a m an to be generous with his m oney. H ow ever, 40% , o f single m en and 67% o f m ar ried men prefer a lady w ho is w illing to take a ‘90s approach and “go d u tch .” * 40% o f single men surveyed seek w omen w ho are not rebounding from a previous relationship. * 45% o f single w om en desire a man who is sensitive and caring W am ilies and the y o u n g est the healthiest baby in North Bergen. A m ericans have good rea A lthough I was born in m id-w inter, son to celebrate these days. Presi I have yet to learn what a cold is, dent C linton and C ongress recently never had a cough, never had a fever agreed to the first balanced budget or any stom ach problem s. in a generation. In it, w orking fam i W hy ? W ould you like a c lu e ? All lies will get a$5(X)perchild tax credit, the sta ff o f the N orth H udson C o m and as many as five m illion chi Idren m unity A ction H ealth C enter ad w ithout health insurance will soon vised my m other to breastfeed me be covered. A p p a r e n t l y th a t d e c i s i o n We at the U.S. D epartm ent of m a d e h er h ig h ly lite r a te , to o ! A griculture are proud o f the role we L ittle M ic h e lle ’s e x p e r ie n c e play in ensuring A m erica’s children r e f le c ts w h a , th e m o st a d v a n c e d grow up healthy. s c ie n c e now p ro v e s. N o t o n ly is M ost folks are fam iliar w ith the m o th e r ’s m ilk n u tr itio n a lly a d school lunch and breakfast pro e q u a te , it o ffe rs n u m e ro u s a d d e d gram s w hich we run. But U SD A h e a lth b e n e f its , to o . actually has a hand in ch ild ren ’s S tu d ie s sh o w th a t b re a s tfe d health from the very start. W e do b a b ie s g et all th e n u tr ie n ts th e y this through our W om en, Infants n eed fo r th e firs t fo u r to six and C hildren (W IC ) p ro g ram . m o th s . T h e y g e t a s tr o n g e r im W IC serves as a ‘guardian an g el’ m u n e sy s te m , an d a d d e d p r o for nearly half the babies born i n our te c tio n a g a in s t d is e a s e . N ew r e country. T h o u g h th is p ro g ra m , s e a r c h a ls o in d ic a te s th a t A m ericaensures that m illion o f new b r e a s tm ilk m ay im p ro v e c o g n i m om s and their babies get a bal tiv e d e v e lo p m e n t as w ell. anced diet, m edical referrals and T h e re is g o o d n e w s fo r m o m , answ ers to their questions about to o . D o c to rs says th a t how to give their chi Idren a healthy b re a s tf e e d in g m o th e rs re c o v e r start in life. f a s te r fro m p r e g n a n c y , h a v e an W IC w orks, too. S tudies show e a s ie r tim e lo sin g w e ig h t, an d that for every d o llar A m erica in te n d to d e v e lo p s tr o n g e r b o n d s vests in the program , the public w ith th e ir c h ild re n . saves more than three dollars in N ew re s e a rc h a lso sh o w s th a t m edical costs dow n the road. b r e a s tf e e d in g m ay h e lp p re v e n t M any o f us know the im portance b r e a s t c a n c e r. o f im m unizations and a balanced U n f o r tu n a te ly , w h ile m o m s diet, but another critical piece of a re g e n e r a lly a w a re o f th e s e advice our WIC folksoffer new moms h e a lth b e n e fits an d th e n u m b e r is the im portance o f breastfeeding. o f b r e a s tf e d b a b ie s is on th e In fact, the health benefits are so r is e , to o m a n y w o m en a re d is positive that m any pediatricians c o u r a g e d f ro m m a k in g th is today call m other’s miIk ‘baby ’s firs, c h o ic e b e c a u s e th e ir lo v e d o n e s immunization.’ are n o t s u p p o r tiv e o r th e fa m ily Now, in cooperation w ith state d o c to r th e y tr u s t d o e s n ’t sp e a k and local W IC agencies, the A m ei i- up on the issu e . can Academy o f Pediatrics and other W h e th e r y o u w o rk in h e a lth partners, USDA is launching a year c a re o r n o t, w h e th e r y o u a re a long cam paign to raise aw areness p a re n t o r ju s t a c o n c e r n e d c i t i and support for breastfeeding. z e n , w e ca n all s u p p o rt m o m s Before I tell you what I'v e learned, w h o w an t to g iv e th e ir c h ild re n I thought I w ould defer to an expert th e h e a lth ie s t p o s s ib le s ta rt in a fan o f the local W IC folks in life. North Bergen, N ew Jersey: I f w e ta k e th is sta n d to d a y , a ‘Hello! M y nam e is M ichelle s tro n g e r, h e a lth ie r A m e ric a ca n A lejandraL opez. I consider m yself th a n k us la te r. F Ronald McDonald House Charities Awards Future Health Care Professionals ealth and m edical students across the country are co n stantly in search o f financial aid re sources to help bridge the gap be tween their shoe-string budgets and rising tuition costs. T he good new s is that scholarship m onies are available for A frican A m ericans and other un dergraduate students o f color who w ant to w ork as health care profes sional in underserved rural and urban areas. R e c e n tly , R o n a ld M c D o n a ld H ouse C harities (R M H C ) and The College Fund/UNCF awarded 10 two- year, full-tuition scholarships to co l lege sophom ores pursuing and ed u cation in health sciences. The RM H C / U N CF health and M edical Scholars program recognizes students for their scholastic achievem ents, leadership abilities, and diligent pursuit o f a health care profession. Created in 1994 to help address the need for m ore m inority health care practitioners in rural and inner-city co m m u n ities, the R M H C /U N C F H ealth and M edical Scholars pro gram has awarded more than $550,(XX). W hile M cD onald’s and its franchi sees have given more than $ 10 m i 11 ion to the C ollege Fund/U N C F, these scholarship dollars are expected to be returned to the A frican A m erican com m unity when the students be com e health care professionals. R e cipients w ere selected based on their academ ic perform ance, theirdedica- tion to service and volunteerism ; and a w ritten description o f a singular volunteer experience that helped a f firm their desire to pursue a health related career. 4* Learning how to learn: Legendary composer and entertainer Isaac Hayes recently received the NAACP'S prestigious James Weldon Johnson award from NAACP Regional Director Ernestine Peters. The NAACP bestowed the honor upon Mr. Hayes for his inspirational work in introducing African American children to the life changing study technology developed by author L. Ron Hubbard. Mr. Hubbard's methods are in use in African American communities throughout the U.S. and have been hailed by many as the solution to growing illiteracy. U.S. Jobless Rises-» Goldman Vs. O.J. he legal haggling conlin ued today over who owns a $20,()()() p ia n o , O .J. Simpson or Fred Goldman — neither of them can play a note. In Santa Monica, C a lif, Judge David Perez ruled that Simpson could pro duce witnesses at a hearing M onday to attempt to show that he bought the piano as a present for his mother, Eunice. Attorneys for Goldman, win >se si in T I Diversify R on w as m u rd e re d alo n g w ith S im p s o n ’s e x -w ife, N ico le B row n S i m p s o n , in 1 9 9 4 , m a in ta in though S im p so n b o u g h t the in stru m e n t as a p ie c e o f f u rn itu re to a d o rn h is m a n sio n . S im p so n w as found not g u ilty in a crim in al trial o f m urdering his ex- w ife and Ron G oldm an, but at a civil co u rt trial he was found liab le for th e ird e a lh s and o rd ered to pay $33 million. he num ber o f newly o u t" ' of-work Am ericans seek « ing unem ploym ent ben efits rose by 2(),(XX) in m id-A ugust, the U.S. government said today. First time claim s for jobless benefits rose to 337,(XX) in the week ended Aug. 16 from 3 17,(XX) the prior week, the La bor Department said. 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