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Preventing Aids Among Young African-Americans
is Goal of New Kaiser Permanente Study
P O R T L A N D , O r e . - K a is e r
P e rm a n e n te ’s C e n te r fo r H e a lth
R e se a rc h (C H R ) h as b eg u n a new
stu d y to u n d e rs ta n d h o w y o u n g A f
ric a n -A m e ric a n c o u p le s can p ro
tect th e m se lv e s a g a in s t u n in ten d ed
p re g e n c y a n d se x u a lly tra n sm itte d
d ie a s e s, in c lu d in g A ID S .
T h e C H R is c o lla b o ra tin g w ith
th e P acific In s titu te o f W o m e n ’s
H e a lth o n the P A R T N E R S stu d y ,
w h ic h is fu n d ed th ro u g h the P u b lic
In s titu te o f W o m e n ’s H ealth o n th e
P a rtn e rs s tu d y , w h ic h is fu n d ed
th ro u g h P u b lic H e a lth In stitu te in
L o s A n g eles. T h e s tu d y ’s g o al is to
d e v e lo p c u ltu ra lly a p p ro p iate h ealth
e d u c a tio n p ro g ra m s th at w ill h elp
y o u n g A fric a n -A m e ric a n w o m en
an d th e ir p a rtn e rs p re v e n t in fectio n
w ith th e h u m a n e d e fic ie n c y v iru s
(H IV ), w h ic h c a u se s A ID S , and
o th e r se x u a lly tra n sm itte d d ieases
(S T D ’s), as w ell as u n p la n n e d p re g
n an cie s. A ll th re e is su e s a re o f
c o n c e rn w ith in A fric a n -A m e ric a n
c o m m u n itie s. H IV /A ID S is p a r
tic u la rly tro u b lin g g iv en th e h ig h
d e a th a n d in c u ra b le n a tu re o f th e
in fectio n . N e a rly h a lf o f all A ID S
ca se s - an d 56 p e rc e n t o f th o se in
w o m e n - h a v e b e e n in A fric a n
A m e ric a n s, e v e n th o u g h th ey m ak e
u p o n ly 13 p e rc e n t o f th e U .S. p o p u
latio n . A fric a n -A m e ric a n s acco u n t
fo r 63 p e rc e n t o f all n ew H IV in-
E m m a n u e l T e m p le , an d P a u l A.
M a rs h a ll, E x e c u tiv e D ire c to r o f
R en aissan ce M ark et.
T h is ev e n t w ill tak e p lace at 12
n o o n o n S atu rd ay , F eb ru ary 2 7 ,1 9 9 9
at th e R en aissan ce M ark et, 9 0 9 N .
K illin g sw o rth .
“W e are reco g n izin g th ese tw o
k ey in d iv id u als w h o are resp o n sib le
fo r th e c re atio n an d c o n tin u e d su c
c ess o f a fu ll-s e rv ic e retail sto re
that ch o o ses n o t to sell alco h o l o r
to b a c c o p r o d u c t s , ” s a id C h i e f
M o o se, C h a ir o f th e R eg io n al D ru g
In itiativ e T a sk F o rce, “ ’r h e R e n a is
sance M ark et is y e t an o th er ex am p le
o f an o rg a n iz a tio n tak in g p o sitiv e
actio n s at the lo cal lev el, fo reg o in g
p ro fits from to b a c c o an d alco h o l
sales to p ro m o te a h ealth y an d safe
e n v iro n m en t fo r th eir cu sto m e rs.”
T he O re g o n C o a litio n to R ed u ce
U n d erag e D rin k in g (O C R U D ) ap
p ro ach ed the Y o u th C o alitio n o f the
R eg io n al D ru g In itiativ e (R D I) to
co sp o n so r an e v e n t th at h ig h lig h ted
ach ie v em en ts in th e field o f alco h o l
an d d ru g a b u se p rev en tio n . T h e R D I
Y o u th C o a litio n , m ad e u p o f P ort-
lan d -area m id d le sch o o l an d h ig h
sch o o l stu d en ts, d ecid e d to h o n o r
B lack H isto ry M o n th b y ch o o sin g
the R en aissan ce M ark et as a N E
P o rtlan d o rg a n iz a tio n th at p ro m o tes
Ballots In
The Mail
For The
March 9th
Vote-By-Mail Election
Multnomah County Elections
Division announces that the U.S.
Postal Service will begin deliver
ing ballots for the March 9,h Vote-
By-Mail election.
All reg iste red vo ters in
Multnomah County will receive a
ballot and a Multnomah County
Voters’ Pamphlet. Before return
ing the ballot, voters must sign the
back of the return envelope; oth
erw ise, the ballot cannot be
counted.
Ballots must be received at any
Elections Office or a Drop Site by
8:00 p.m. on March 9* Ballots
received after this deadline can
not be counted. Postmarks do not
count!
A m e ric a n s ag e 25 to 44.
S t a t i s t i c s fr o m th e O r e g o n
H ealth D iv is io n ’s H IV /S T D P ro
g ram sh o w a sim ila r p ic tu re lo
c a lly . C u m u la tiv e ra te fo r H IV
d ia a g n o s is p e r 100,000 p o p u la tio n
(1 9 8 9 to 1997) am o n g O re g o n ia n s
o f A fric a n d e se n t w ere h ig h e r th an
fo r an y o th e r p o p u la tio n g ro u p -
m o re th a n five tim es h ig h e r th an
w h ites a n d 13 tim es h ig h e r th an
A sia n -A m e ric a n s an d P a c ific Is
lan d ers.
“ P ro g ram s to p rev en t H IV /A ID S ,
n ity A d v iso ry B oard at C H R . “ M ore
an d m o re A fric a n -A m e ric a n s are
g ettin g th ese d ieases, an d too m an y
p eo p le in o u r c o m m u n ity still b e
liev e th a t A ID S is n o t a p ro b le m
that a ffects us. W e n eed ed u c a tio n
p ro g ra m s that w ill c h an g e this p e r
ce p tio n , w e need p re v e n tio n p ro
g ram s th a t w ill h e lp p e o p le a d o p t
sa fe r sex u al b eh av io r, an d w e n e e d
th ese p ro g ram s to b e b a se d o n re
search th at u n d erstan d s th e fe e l
ings, n eed s, b eliefs and b e h a v io r o f
S T D s and u n p la n n e d p reg n an cies
am o n g y o u n g A fric a n A m erican s
h av e not b een very su c c e ssfu l,” says
N an cy V u ck o v ic, P h D , p rin cip al in
v estig ato r for the P A R T N E R S study
at C H R . “ W e h av e to b e tte r ta ilo r
p re v e n tio n p ro g ra m s to the n eed s
o f the p e o p le w e ’re try in g to help.
L e a r n in g h o w a n d w h y y o u n g
c o u p le s m a k e se x u a l d e c is sio n s ,
e sp e c ia lly a b o u t c o n d o m s u se , w ill
h e lp u s d e sig n p re v e n tio n th a t w ork
fo r b o th p a rtn e rs.”
“ H IV a n d A ID S a re serio u s p ro b
lem s in the A fric a n -A m e ric a n c o m
m u n ity ,” say s B a rb e r T a y lo r, p re s i
d en t o f the A frican A m erican H ealth
C o a litio n a n d C h a ir o f the C o m m u
A fric a n -A m e ric a n s.”
T h e firs t o f the P A R T N E R S
s tu d y ’s tw o p h ases is ju s t b e g in
ning in the com m unity. E ach w o m an
ag e 18-25 w ho ag re e s to jo in th e
stu d y w ill be ask ed to in v ite her
m a le p a rtn e r to a lso p a rtic ip a te .
T h ey w ill be in te rv ie w e d b y A fri
ca n -A m e ric a n s train ed in d is c u ss
ing sen sitiv e issues a n d en su rin g
c o n fid e n tia lity . A fe m a le in te r
v ie w e r an d m en w ill in te rv ie w
w o m e n by a m ale in terv iew er. E ach
p a rtic ip a n t w ill receiv e $30 at the
e n d o f the c o m p le te d 6 0 -m in u te
in te rv ie w , p lu s a list o f h ealth se r
v ices a v a ila b le in th e co m m u n ity .
A fric a n -A m e ric a n w o m e n a g e
18 to 25 w ho have a m a le sexual
p a rtn e r a re en co u rag ed to p a rtic i
p a te in th is study. If y o u w ould like
to jo in the study o r w o u ld like m o re
in fo rm a tio n , call (503) 4 9 9 -5 5 4 0 .
Lewis &. Clark College to Present 18th
Annual Gender Studies Symposium
NE Portland Store
Will Be Honored
For Creating Safe
And Healthy Role
Models
P o rtlan d P o lic e C h ie f D r. C h arles
A . M oose w ill jo in m em b ers o f the
R eg io n al D ru g In itiativ e Y o u th C o a
litio n and th e O re g o n C o a litio n to
R e d u c e U n d e r a g e D r in k i n g to
p re se n t certific a te s o f ap p reciatio n
to th e R en a issa n c e M ark et, in rec
o g n itio n o f the o rg a n iz a tio n ’s co n
trib u tio n to th e N E P o rtlan d c o m
m u n ity . R e ceiv in g th e certificates
w ill b e B is h o p W e lls, p a s to r o f
fe c tio n s am o n g p e o p le 13 to 24.
E v en th o u g h th e d e a th ra te fro m
A ID S h as fallen , it rem ain s th e le a d
in g c a u se o f death am o n g A frican -
Lewis & C lark C ollege will present
its 18* annual G ender Studies Sym po
sium, “ E xam ining the
Issues: G ender, P ov
e rty a n d H e a lth ,”
W ednesday, M arch 10,
through Friday, M arch
12, Lewis & C lark C ol
a safe an d h ealth y co m m u n ity . “ W e
a re p ro u d to co n g ratu late B ish o p
W ells fo r p u ttin g in p lace a p o licy
th at is firm ly co m m itted n o t to sell
alco h o l o r to b acco to m in o rs and
h as p o sitiv ely ch an g ed this N E P o rt
lan d n eig h b o rh o o d ,” said L orenzo
Jo h n so n o f O C R U D .
T h e R en aissan ce M ark et is a for-
p ro fit en terp rise o w n ed and o p e r
a ted b y a n o n -p ro fit o rg an izatio n ,
E m m a n u e l C o m m u n ity S e rv ic e s
(E C S ). “ T h e R en aissan ce M ark et
g rew o u t o f E C S co u n selin g , jo b
train in g an d jo b p lace m en t p ro g ram s
tw o an d a h a lf y ears a g o ,” said Paul
A . M arsh all, E x ecu tiv e D irecto r o f
R e n a issa n c e M ark et. “ W e re c o g
n ized th e need for eco n o m ic c o m
m u n ity d ev elo p m en t-to go b ey o n d
ju s t jo b counseling to create jo b s for
Dazon Dixon (below left), Michael Kimmelfbelow right) and Betty Jean
Steinshoer(below) wiil be the key note speakers for Lewis & Clark
co-director o f the documentary “Jane:
A n A bortion S ervice,” and Judith
Arcana, a former "Jane, "Portland writer
and instructor o f w om en’s studies.
Lundy and A rcana will present the film
and discuss the history o f abortion and
the current debate surrounding abor
tion, W ednesday, M arch 10, 3 to 5
p .m ., in th e C o u n c il C h a m b e r,
lege, 0615 S.W . Pa
latine H ill R oad.
The three-day sym
posium includes tw o
keynote speakers, one
keynote perform er and
m ore than 4 0 presenta
tions and panel discus
sions o n a w ide range
o f gender issues. A l
m ost all o f the activi
ties are in Tem pleton Student Center.
All events are free and open to the
K im m el is the author o f “M anhood
in A m erica: A Cultural H isto ry " He
also is an expert witness for the U.S.
D epartm ent o f Justice’s Civil Rights
D ivision on gender issues, gender in
equality and the history o f masculinity.
K im m el has testified in cases involv
ing sex discrim ination at Vlrginia M ili
tary Institute and The Citadel.
•Betty Jean Steinshouer, perfor
m ance artist, will present “C om fort
M e W ith Apples: Homeless C harac
ters Throughout Literature,” Friday,
M arch 12, 4:45 p.m ., in the Council
public.
* D azon D ixon, an activist for the
advancem ent o f w om en’s health is
sues, will present “W om en and HTV: A
H um an Rights Perspective,” W ednes
day, M arch 10,7:30 p.m ., in the Coun
cil C h a m b e r, T e m p le to n S tu d en t
C enter.D ixon founded SisterLove in
1989, the first and largest w om en’s
AIDS organization in the Southeast.
Since then, SisterLove has grow n from
to ch an g e th eir lives an d take o n re
sponsibility, and they have turned out
to b e som e o f o ur m o st faithful and
•Michael K im m el, author and pro
fessor o f sociology at the State U ni
versity o f N ew Y ork at Stony Brook,
will present “ M en ’ s Health, M en ’ s V io
lence, M en’s L ives: W hy Gender Equal
ity is the A nsw er,” Thursday, M arch
11,7:30 p.m ., in the Council Cham ber,
h ard w o rk in g e m p lo y ees.”
rights.
T em pleton Student Center.
M ark et em ploys 25 em ployees, m any
o f th em youth w ho have been gang-
involved, com e out o f d ru g treatm ent
p ro g r a m s , o r e v e n in c a rc e ra te d .
T h ese youth ju s t need ed the o p p o rtu
n ity to dem onstrate they w ere ready
grants from the National Endowm ent
for the .Arts and die National E ndow
ment for the Humanities.
Featured guest include Nell Lundy,
a one-person operation D ixon ran out
o f her Atlanta, Ga., hom e to a full-
fledged organization w ith seven staff
m em bers and tw o transitional homes
for H IV -positive w om en and children.
Dixon, w ho continues to volunteer for
SisterLove, is the national program
director for the C enter for H um an
Rights Education, w here she special
izes in w o m en ’s rights and human-
o u r y o u th . N o w th e R en aissan ce
form ance poetry, creative writing and
literary research She has received
Cham ber, Tem pleton Student Center.
Steinshouer has performed her one-
w om an shows throughout the country
for the past decade A mong the charac
ters she portrays are W illa C ather,
M arjorie Kmnan Rawlings, Flannery
O ’C o n n o r a n d G e rtru d e S te in .
Steinshouer is the author o f “ Poems
From the R oad"(C oquina Press, 1995).
She teaches w orkshops in acting, per-
T em pleton Student Center.
T he film tells the story o f a small,
underground counseling/clinic service
that operated for four years in Chicago
before abortion becam e legal in the
U nited States in 1973. Service w ork
ers at the clinic were called Janes.
“Jane” has been featured at several film
festivals, including Sundance, and has
appeared on PB S station in m any
cities.T h e sym posium includes 22
panel discussion with titles such as
“V isions in Action: C om m itm ent to
End H unger and Poverty,” “V oices o f
W om en
H e a le rs :
A lte r n a tiv e
H e a lth c a re in M o d e m S o c ie ty ,”
“ M o n ey M atters: C a n ’t B u y M e
H ealthcare,” “G ender Identity Crises
in M odem Cinem a,” “W om en and the
Politics o fW o rk ,” and “N ever Another
Battered W oman: M en and W om en on
D om estic Violence.”
I "he G ender Studies Symposium also
includes workshops, theatrical perfor
mances. readings, roundtable discus
sions and an art show. Sign language
interpreters will be provided for the
keynote addresses.
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