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Breastfeeding Moms
Get Important Support
(P O R T L A N D ) O reg o n ch ild ren
have a better opportunity for a healthy
start in life, thanks to tw o m ilestones for
breastfeeding prom otion, and the O r
egon H ealth D ivision w ants the public
to know about them . M om s w h o want
to breastfeed their children in public
now have legal support to do so, thanks
to passage o f Senate Bill 744. And,
G overnor K itzhaber has issued an ex
ecutive order directing state agencies to
support nursing m others by taking steps
to becom e a breast feeding friendly
em ployer. A n event to celebrate these
achievem ents and recognize O regon
em ployers w ho have already m et Health
D ivision criteria for being breastfeeding
friendly w as held in Portland o n A ugust
25. Senator K ate B row n (D -Portland),
prim ary sponsor ot SB 744, spoke at the
celebration and presented aw ards to
those w ho helped get the law passed.
A lthough breastfeeding had never been
illegal in a public place, som e w om en
have been asked to leave for doing so.
"O n e o f the best things a m other can do
for her ch ild ’s health is to breastfeed.
This legislation reaffirm s a w o m an ’s
right to do that in apublic place.’’ B row n
stated. T he H ealth D ivision has de
signed wallet-sized cards im pnnted with
the legal w ording o f SB 744 for w om en
to use if they are questioned about their
right to breastfeed. A lso available from
the H ealth D ivision is “ Breastfeeding
W elcom e H ere" notices designed for
business to display, to let their custom
ers know they support breastfeeding
custom ers. F or m any new m others,
returning to w ork signals the end o f
breastfeeding. H ie G o v ern o r's Execu
tive O rder seeks to rem ove any o b
stacles to breastfeeding in state agen
cies. "W e w ant to support O reg o n ’s
fam ilies so they can provide their chil
dren w ith a healthy start. M ore im por-
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\ woman nm\ brenstfe.
her child in » public pin
tantly. this Executive O rder eliminates
barriers w om en face w hen breastfeeding
inpublicandthew oikplace. (encourage
all em ployers to adopt sim ilar policies
an d help ensure the w ell being o f
O re g o n ’s children,” said G o v ern o r
K itzhaber. The H ealth D ivision w as the
firs t s ta te a g e n c y to b e c o m e a
breastfeeding friendly em ployer, and is
now providing resource m aterials and
technical assistance to other state agen
cies. “ H ow to B ecom e a Breastfeeding
Friendly Em ployer" guide have m ailed
to over 100 governm ent agencies, ac
cording to Kristin Sasseen. project coor
dinator. To increase private business
involvem ent, the Breastfeeding M other
F riendly Employer Project w as launc hed
oneyeai ago. This year’s cerem ony w as
held at H anna A nderson, a children's
clothing catalog and retailer com pany,
in honor o f its proactive support for both
breastfeeding em ployers and custom
ers, including aspecial place for mothers
to nurse. "W e are proud that w e offer
em ployees and custom ers com fortable
e n v ir o n m e n t th a t a llo w th e n to
breastfeed at all our locations. T he
w om en w ho w ork and shop w ith us
know we support their efforts to raise
healthy children. In the end, w e all
benefit,” says C heryl H art, benefits
m anager at H anna A nderson. Being
known as a com pany tirat support breast
feeding goes along w ith the general
philosophy at H anna A nderson. Re
search show s that breastfeeding has
health benefits for both m other and
B A C K
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B\ CHRlsTorHtR B ald w in
market with one o f the local country
men, do so. I was able to visit the market
T f y ' < y o u ’ve ever thought you could
| negotiate
with the best, try visiting
negi
-Ä th e e r many marketplaces found in most
with a guide from the Tour Com pany
we used. I was able to get som e advice
on things, but he was m ore concerned
for his countrym en m ore so than me.
The vendors told m e from the start,
"This is m y price, but w e can negotiate.”
The vendors usually asked m e w hat I
w anted to spend. Beware; if you d o n ’t
give aprice the vendor will quote aprice
at least three tim es the value. Believe
me. I know from experience. O kay,this
is where the bargaining, negotiating hus
tling or w hat ever you w ant to call it
begins. The procedures are comparable
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B A C K
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com m unities in and around Kenya. A
s a l e s m a n ’s
playground.
A h u s tle r’s
dream. Ih e
m arketplace
is fu ll o f
ebonyw ood,
te a k w o o d ,
ro sew o o d
so a p -sto n e ,
b ra c e le ts ,
Baldwin
b e a d s , a rt,
clothing and more. M any vendors are
willing to trade for alm ost anything o f
value, w hether it’s A m erican currency,
tee shirts, w atches, pens o r pencils. Be
ware! W hen you visit one vendor, you
will feel obligated to visit them all.
T h ey ’ll know y o u ’re a tourist at first
glance. T h ey ’ll spot you before you
spot them , so y o u ’re disadvantaged to
begin with. V endors usually carry a lot
o f the same goods, but every now and
again you m ay find som ething original
o r authentic. M ost o f the goods are
handcrafted and painted by the local
artisans. Designs feature m edicine men,
drinking men, M aassi w arriors, wax
paintings and the list goes on. A nother
w arning, over paym ent for goods is
com m on. Try com paring the prices
betw een vendors for sim ilar goods ini
tially. H ow do you know w h at” too
m uch is? Y ou d o n ’t! I f y o u g o to th e
child. “C om panies that have location
pro gram s have low er health care costs,
less em ployee tumov e r and absentee
ism and higher em ployee m orale," ac
cording to Sasseen. “A ll it takes to
supporta w orkingm om isaclean areao r
express m ilk, tw o flexible breaks a day.
and a nearby sink for handw ashing,"
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to that o f over-stocked A m erican car
salesman. V endors rarely need m ore
than verbal contracts. M ake few prom
ises and your shopping experience will
go smoothly. Slicker than a fish out o f
water, the vendors have w hat w e in
A m erica have labeled, "gam e." The
vendors use m ethods considered fair
and unfair to sell or trade merchandise.
They m ay say: ‘ ‘I painted these m yself,’ ’
or “I carved these myself.” Duplicate
items m ay be on every vendor’s table in
the m arket. It is not advisable to prom
ise to return. M ore tim es thannot, you'll
end up seeing the sam e vendor again.
The vendor expects you to hold your
verbal contract. In m ost cases your
w ord is your bond. lfy o u m e a n ." N o ,"
say, “N o.” V isiting the m arket is a very
good expenence for anyone waiting to
experience the marketplace, purchase
fashions, or arts and crafts K enya has to
offer. H eed this warning. Y ou may
leave w ithm ore th an youintendtobuy.
stated Sassen. A ny em ployee or em
ployer interested in finding out more
about the breastfeeding M other Fnendly
E m ployer Project m ay call Kristin
Sasseenat 503-731 -3351. Alsoavailable
are wallet-sized cards for mothers to
carry and "B reastfeeding W elcom e
here" notices for businesses to use.
A s su m m er ends and kids head
back to the classroom . T he C ontact
Lens council (C L C ), en co u rag es p ar
ents to have their children screened for
vision problem s as part o f S ep tem b er'
back-to-school routine. A visit to a
pediatrician or an eye care specialist
can rule out co m m o n m isdiagnoses o f
learning d iso rd er in school age chil
dren and better prepare a ch ild for his
education. “C hildren can be easily
m islabeled as ’p o o r learn ers’.w h en , in
actuality, they m ay sim ply have a vi
sual p ro b lem ,” say s D r. S tuart R.
D a n k n e r, a p r o m in e n t p e d ia tric
opthalm ogist in B altim ore, M D . A
past president o fM a ry la n d S ociety for
B ight an d a m em b er o f the A m erican
A cadem y o f ophth alm o lo g y (A A O ),
Dr. D anker w orks extensively w ith
children and cities tw o conditions m ost
frequently overlooked w ith o u t proper
vision screening; am b ly o p ia and fo
cussing problem s. “ B oth conditions
can affect how w ell a ch ild learns" be
cautions. “A m blyopia, co m m o n ly re
ferred to as ‘lazy e y e ’, is entirely p re
ventable if diagnosed early enough."
says Dr. D ankner. A m b ly o p ia is gen
erally caused by one o f three things
than can m ake vision w eak er in one
eye: an m uscle problem o r m isalign
m ent called strabism us; o cclusion or
disuse; o r focussing pro b lem in one
eye that caused the other to grow ‘ lazy'
W hile am blyopia occurs w h en vision
is w eaker in on e eye, focusing prob
lem s involves trouble w ith both eyes,
and fall into three categories: m yopia
(nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsight
edness), and astigm atism , a curvature
o f the co m ea that can cau se vision
distortion. E ye specialist can correct
each o f these focussing pro b lem s The
C L C and eye care p rofessions en co u r
age parents to schedule regular vision
screenings for their children and to
consider contact lenses for vision co r
rection. M ore children are w earing
contact lenses for vision c o rre c tio tfa s , J
lens w ear becom es easier and m ore
convenient than ev er before There
have been num erous recent develop
THE LARGEST, HOST COMPLmRETAIL FABRIC STORE IS THE WEST
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