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Kids’ Health I riefs March 1999
We re Rghting Breast Cancer the Best Way We Know How.
Together
T his year, m ore than 180,000
w om en will learn for the first time
that they have breast cancer. More
than 2,500 o f them will live in O r
egon and SW W ashington More
than 40,000 w omen will lose their
lives. M ore than 600 o f them are our
n eig h b o rs, fam ily m em bers and
friends. If found early, more than
95% o f breast cancer can be arrested
before it’s life threatening.
Less than 10 % o f all breast cancer
can be genetically traced. Early de
tection rem ains our best protection
against life threatening breast can
cer. The Susan G. K om en Breast
C ancer Foundation has been w ork
ing through local affiliates and Race
for the C ure events since 1982 to
eradicate breast cancer as a life-
threatening disease by advancing
research, education, screening and
treatment. The G reater Portland A f
filiate has been active since 1992, and
hosts the second largest Race for the
Cure in the country, w ith m ore than
33,000participants in 1998.
Eradicating Breast Cancer
The Susan G . K om en Breast C an
cer Foundation w as established in
1982 by N ancy B rinker to honor the
memory ofher sister, Susan G . Komen,
w ho died from breast cancer at the
age o f 36. The Foundation is a na
tional organization with a netw ork o f
volunteers w orking through local
affiliates and Race for the Cure events
across the country, fighting to eradi
cate breast cancer as a life-threaten
ing disease by advancing research,
education, screening and treatment.
The Foundation is often the only
source for cuttm g-edge breast can
cer research. In addition to funding
innovative scientific research through
the N ational G rant Program, our na
tional headquarters and local affili
ates throughout the country fund
breast cancer education, screening
and treatm ent projects for the m edi
cally under-served.
Where the Money Goes
Mammograms: The Komen Foun
dation provides free and low-cost
m am m ogram s and other diagnostic
procedures to under-served women
throughout Oregon and SW W ash
ington through its toll-free M am m o
gram Hotline: 1-800-404-8241. More
than 2,000 services are paid by the
K om en Foundation each year.
Grants: The m ost effective out
reach is conducted on a grassroots,
com m unity-based level. That sw hy
the Komen Foundation provides an
nual community grants of up to $20,000
each to local organizations to sup
port outreach, education and screen
ing. The Foundation also provides
mini-giants o f up to $ 1,000 on monthly
cycles for community based outreach
and education projects. The Affiliate
also sponsors medical research grants
in the N orthw est region.
Outreach and Education: Sponsor
ship o f educational events and confer
ences. awareness campaigns, speaker's
bureau activities, educational brochures,
booklets and shower cards: dozens o f
volunteers help get the word out to
women, employers and the media about
early detection and the most current
information about breast cancer.
Survivors: Sponsorship and support
Television creates a
weighty problem for
children
Siblings'complaints
of unfair treatment
deserve attention
HOUSTON -A lthough today’s
children are not, on average, consuming
morecalories than previous generations,
they certainly might be mov ing less.
More than one- fourth o f America ’ s
children spend four or more hours each
day watching television, and a lull two-
thirds spend at least two hours a day in
front o f "the tube," according to a
recent study. Not surprisingly, the
more television the children watched,
the fatter they tend to be.
"Kids sprawled in front o f the tele
vision don' t bum many calories,” says
Dr Marta Fiorotto o f the U SD A 's
Childrens Nutrition Research Center
in Houston. "They need to get on their
feet, go out and play."
W hile tim e spent sitting in class
room, doing hom ew ork, and reading
is not negotiable, parents can help
their couch-potato kids becom e more
active. Fiorotto suggests replacing
unnecessary sitting with family walks,
bike rides, hopscotch, soccer drills,
or even dances in the living room.
"M aking regularphysical activity
a fun family affair helps children build
a lifetime ofhealthy habits," she said.
H O U ST O N W hen kids co m
plain they a re n ’t being treated the
sam e as th eir brothers and sisters,
parents sh o u ld listen.
“ S om e p aren ts ju s t n atu rally fa
vor o n e ch ild o v er an o th er, so they
need to m ake a c o n scio u s effo rt to
be o b jectiv e and note w h eth er they
are tru ly trea tin g all the k id s e q u i
ta b ly ," said Dr. Jam es B ray , a p sy
ch o lo g ist in the D ep a rtm en t o f
F am ily and C o m m u n ity M ed icin e
at B ay lo r C o lleg e o f M ed icin e in
H o u sto n .
S o m etim es th ere are v alid rea
sons w hy ch ild ren d o n ’t g et the
sa m e p r iv ile g e s , a n d p a r e n ts
sh o u ld tak e tim e to ex p lain the ra
tio n ale. "Y o u n g e r k id s m ig h t not
realize th e ir o ld e r sib lin g s are a l
low ed to do m ore th in g s b ecau se
o f th eir ag e," B ray said. T een ag ers
w ho q u estio n w hy th e ir y o u n g er
sib lin g s get m ore g ifts for b irth
days an d C h ristm as m ig h t need a
rem in d er that the ty p es o f gifts
m ore appropriate for teenagers tend
to be m ore ex p e n siv e th an k id s ’
toys, so a sm a lle r q u a n tity does
not n ec essarily m ean less m oney
w as spent.
activities for survivors include two
Dragon Boat teams; fourHood-to-Coast
teams; information and referral about
support groups and survivor family
activities; sponsorship o f issues After
Breast Cancer annual conference; the
annual Survivors’ Brunch and Fashion
Show; and speakers' bureau.
Earth Day Celebration
D o Y ou K n o w A T e e n a g e r W h o
N e e d s A S e co n d C hance?
“C o m m u n ity C o n n e c tio n s t o t h e E n v iro n m e n t”
April24,1999,from 10 am til lpviatMatt
Dishman Comm. Center, 77 NE Knott St
Tentative Performance Schedule
10:15 a m 10:30 a m Speaker to open
Earth Day • 10:45 am -1 1: 30 a m NW
African Amencan Ballet Theater, Bruce
Smith • 11 :30 am - 12: 75 pm Wisdom of
the Elders, Rose Dryer High Bear •
12. 15 am -1: 00pw"BarbieBetReal"Solid
Waste Management by, Susan Duncan
Main Forum Events
Ockley Green Middle School, Joe
Fraser • W ater Bureau Tim Lichen,
Planting o f a wetland • C lear Corps
Larry E hrbar, lead reduction • Ports
mouth M iddle School Doug Saulter •
Salmon Corps Scott Welch, project
with Ockley Middle School • Portland
Parks, C om m unity G ardens Leslie
P ohl-K osban, tran sp lan tin g M ari
golds • Saturday Academy Stacey
Renfo, Steward restoration project
All Day Events
•Paper making, Freda Shebum e
from METRO • Procession o f the Spe
cies, art work shop to create endan
gered species costumes for parade,
produced by Earth and Spirit Council
Mary W infeild and Chad Bliss. •
1:OO p m -3 : 0 0 p m Free swim at Dishman
After Earth Day Events
1 2 :3 0 p m - 6 : 0 0 p m Procession o f the
Species parade, from Broadway to
Pioneer Court House Square.
“There are likely to be occasions
when parents can justify w hy one
child gets preferential treatm ent, and
parents should take advantage o f the
opportunity to teach an im portant
lessons about life," Bray said. "Life
is not fair. It ju st is w hat it is.”
The Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program will be starting its next
class on July 17, 1999. Applications are now being accepted. Student's ages 16-
18 can earn the GED or 8 high school credits. This is a cost free, CO-ED, 22
week residential program that offers a “second chance" for at-risk teens. You
can go back to high school after completing the program. The main branches of
military accept our graduates with a GED or Diploma. The goals of this pro
gram are to provide young people with values, self-esteem skills, discipline,
education, and to succeed as students and young adults. The program is con
ducted at the Central Oregon Training and Education Facility (COTFF) in Bend,
Oregon. If you have any questions regarding the program ot would like to
enroll, please write or call for more information. You can obtain specific infor
mation and an enrollment application at our website at www.ycporng.org
Dust mites might be triggering all allergies
H O U S T O N — W a sh in g y o u r
ch ild ’s pillow in hot w ater could help
lesson allergy symptoms. "Pillows
are one o f the biggest triggers o f
allergies, because dust mites live in
them," said Dr. Holly Birdsall. an ear-
nose-and-throat specialist at Baylor
C ollege o f M edicine in Houston.
D ust m ites take up residence in
pillows and bed coverings, where
they can feed o ff skin cells that fall o ff
the body. W hen your face com es in
contact w ith the pillow, you might
breath in dust mites. O nce inside
the nasal passage, these m icroscopic
bugs can cause such allergic reac
tions as sneezing and itchy eyes.
Birdsall recommends washing pil
low s and all bedding every two weeks
in hot water. “ It’s the hot tem pera
ture. not the soap, that kills dust
m ites," she said. Nonw ashable items
like m attresses should be enclosed in
allergy-proof covers. Stuffed ani
m als should be washed or moved
aw ay from the bed.
Brooke
Hohnstein
Looking for a career
Brooke “ wandered" in high school, not sure what she
wanted to do.Then she had a talk with her uncle, an
optician.“ Opticians w ork w ith glasses, and that wasn’t
too interesting to me," she says. But an ophthalmic
medical technician— whose duties include diagnostic
testing, patient teaching and assisting in surgery— was
w o rth a second look.
In PCC’s program, she progresses from course to
course with the same small group of teachers and
students."Everyone is really supportive,” she
says. "The instructors understand
you have a life outside of
school— I w ork
three days a
week— and
they’re willing
to help you
in any way
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