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DEC. 30. 1997
ÍElir ^Jortlanò (Ohscrucr
Minorities May Be key To Reducing
Number Of Blood Shortages
African Americans and Hispanic
Americans are donating blood more
often than they did in the beginning
ol the decade, according to two blood
donation surveys
Accelerating (Ins interesting trend
c an help prevent seasonal blood short
ages, s a id Byron Buhner, president
o t American's Blood Centers I AB( ’ ).
the nation's largest netw ork of inde
pendent, non-prolitconmiunity blood
centers
"While this news is encouraging,
our members are always looking for
ways to increase minority participa
tion in their community blood donor
programs, especially during the holi
days when many blood centers across
the country experience shortages.”
Buhner said
A November I 9 9 6 Louis Harris &
Associates survey commissioned by
American s Blood Centers showed
that 3 7 '/ ol both African Americans
and Hispanic Americans had donated
blood in their lifetime. Separately, a
survey conducted by the National
Heart. Lung and Blood Institute in
1993 showed that 33% ol African
Americans had donated blood at least
once, while 28% of Hispanic Ameri-
cans have donated blood.
To summarize, the findings show
that 4% more African Americans are
donating blood (from 33% to 37% ).
which represents a 12% increase in
the rate ol blood donation. Likew ise.
9% more Hispanic American are
donating blood (from 28% to 3 7 '/ ),
which represents a 32 '/ increase in
the rate ol blood donation. Overall,
there has been a 2 1% rate of increase
in blood donation among A m erica’s
leading minorities, the reports show.
A frican A m ericans and H is
panic A m erican s are the U nited
S ta te s ’ tw o largest and fastest-
grow ing m in o rities, acco rd in g to
the 1990 U S C ensus W ith popu
latio n s o f 10 m illion and 22.4
m illio n r e s p e c tiv e ly , A fric a n
A m ericans ( 1 2 '/ ) and H ispanic
A m ericans (9% ) c o n stitu te a p
p ro x im ately 21% of the p o p u la
tion. In c o n tra st, a c c o rd in g Io
the L ouis H arris & A sso ciates
fin d in g . C a u c a s ia n s m ake up
about 79% ol the U S. p o p u la
tion and 53% have d o nated blood
in th eir lifetim e.
Rare Blooil Types
While blood compatibility is not
Innovative Teaching at
Madison High School
based on race, rare blood types often
are. Numerous blood subty pcs exist
within the traditional and most well
known A, B and O blood types. For
example. U-negative, Dutfy(a, hi
negative and J s( b)-negative are bloi id
antigens lound almost exclusively
among African Americans.
One in I ,(WM) African Americans
has these rare blood antigens, except
for Dully-negative, which is more
common.
“The jobol saving African Ameri
can lives is a special-though not
exclusive—responsibility of African
Americans,” said Washington. D.C
co u n cilm em b er C h arlen e Drew
Jarvis. Councilmember Jarvis is the
daughter ol Dr. Charles R Drew, a
well known African American pio
neer in blooil banking. “Each one ol
us can save the lives ol three or four
people by simply taking one hour out
of our busy holiday schedules to do
nate one unit ol blood. It’s safe: it’s
easy; and it is one ol the most per
sonal gifts one person can give to
another."
M ore particip atio n in Blood
Drives is key to Ending Blood Short
ages.
Appollonia Ponce is the head
instructor of an innovative bilin
gual program at Madison High
School. She ise.xcitedly involved in
the school's pioneer project.
I'he Spanish speaking students
are taught from texts w ritten in
their native language. T his is
based on a common sense ap
proach of teaching basic English
e f f e c tiv e ly and e f f ic ie n tly .
Appolloma explains. "If you teach
them in their language, it enhances
their English." Ihe two courses.
Health and Global Studies are
taught by her in Spanish
There are many practical v alues
to this new program According to
Appolloma. "When you teach the
youngsters in the maintenance ol
their language, they hav e developed
another job skill that they can use
when they enter the world of work.
If you only teach them English, then
you have not developed their lan
guage and they then lose their lan
guage and their learning time."
A basic prem ise o f the pro-
gram is to involve the stu d en ts in
th e ir fu ller role in so ciety . They
are being p repared to be c o n trib
uting citizen s. A ppollom a shares
th is g r e a te r v is io n w ith the
School B oard so they can act for
the good ol the w hole. If this
can n o t be ach iev ed as a team e f
fort. she raises the c h a lle n g in g
q u e stio n . "W hat co ntext do they
(the stu d e n ts) have for a full en
Ira n c h ise m e n t into so ciety ?"
flic textbooks used in class are
up-to-date and appropriate. It took
Appollonia two years to acquire them
Based on the Spanish textbooks,
she teaches meaningful matters like
conflict resolution. AIDS awareness,
stress management, current events
and other interesting topics
I'he students are lead through
the user-friendly Internet. They arc-
taught how toaccess information to
help themselves
fhe two resources needed to tur-
tlier this model program is money
anil tune Its successes are worth
repealing throughout O regon s
school system More money is
needed for books and more tune is
needed by Appolloma to provide
data proving the effectiveness ol
the program
If the School Bo,ml and State-
can give assistance, a w in-win situ
alion would result.
"Students who have a sense ol
themselves as lilc-long learners and
the validation of who they are and
what they can contribute to our so
ciety is definitely a win-win situa
tion," says Appolloma.
If you would like inserviee or
staff development, you may con
sult with Appollonia Ponce at 281-
(1601 or Madison High School at
916-522».
a n d S p ir it
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J o y R vm o s
T h ere is a “d a n c e " betw een
m an a n d N a tu re as s e a s o n s
ch an g e. We m ove w ith N a tu re ’s
forces in ad ynam ic way On many
lev els, we seek b alan ce in ad
lu stin g to each seaso n al change.
W in ter is here. A ceo rd in g to
( h iñ ese m edical th in k in g , the
Yin force o f the U niverse is do m i
nant at this tim e. E lson Haas.
M l ) d e sc rib e s the Yin p rin cip le
at w ork in w inter as "N atu re in
her restin g seaso n , q u ie t, w ith
d ra w n , d eep in the e a rth and
ro o ts, p rep arin g for S p rin g ."
As N ature c h a ra c te ristic a lly
becom es m ore Yin, so do our
b o d ies re fle c t the c h a n g e .W e
start to go m ore w ithin ourselves,
co nserving our en erg ies and re
sources
T here are som e b asic p rin
ciples of eating in harm ony with
N ature M acro b io tic d ie titia n s.
Ki -istina I'ui n e re x p la in s that “lo
cally grow n, seasonal fruits and
vegetables help you adapt to your
su rro u n d in g s by subtly c o n n e c t
ing you to the rhythm o f the se a
so n s.” She adds that we should
eat w hole, u n refined foods that
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are cooked appropriately for each
season.
E ating according to the s e a
sons is optim al as well as e c o
nom ical. F ruits are not as plenti
ful in the w inter m onths. The
w inter fruits are apples, oranges,
pears and kiw i.
Many w inter vegetables have
th eir "e n e rg ie s" deep w ithin the
earth. This is especially true with
ed ib le roots and tubers. T he win
ter veg etab les are carro ts, tu r
nips, a rtich o k es, onions anil p o
tatoes.
The E a rth 's energ ies as w ell
as our own are also m oving in
w ardly in the w inter. We req u ire
m ore rest, feeling w ithdraw n and
se n sitiv e . We draw upon inner
re a litie s through dream ing and
quiet re fle c tio n during w inter.
I hey help us to reg enerate s p iri
tually.
T he in te rp la y betw een o u r
selves and the seasonal forces of
N ature are unique. W hen the se a
sons change, we change.
As we work in harmony with
Nature's laws during winter, this pre
pares us for Spring. Spring is a time
of rebirth and an inner cleansing of
our bodies. We also move energeti
cally outward with renewed creativ
ity and inspiration.
D isclaim er: I am not a m ed i
cal doctor and cannot prescribe
or make any medical claim s. I
am a student of the H ealth Sci
ences. I f you have a health con
cern, please consult w ith a l i
censed m edical p ra c titio n e r.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
1929-1968
Reverend John W. Garlington, Jr.
1937-1986
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