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Red Cross holds Thanksgiving Day Blood Drive
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I f your health is som ething you ’ re thankful for this holiday
season, dem onstrate your gratitude by sharing your
good health with accident victim s, prem ature infan t’s
patients suffering from cancer, leukemiaand other illnesses.
H ealthy adults are encouraged to share their health with
patients w ho need blood transfusions by donating blood
at the sixth annual T hanksgiving Day Blood D rive
sponsored by the A m erican Red C ross at its Portland
D onorC enter, 3 1 3 1 N. V ancouver Ave., from 7:30 a.m. to
12 noon p.m. T hursday, Nov. 25,h. D onors m ust be 17 or
older, w eigh at least 105 pounds and be in good general
health.
T h an k sg iv in g D ay D riv e is alw ays a festive an d
heartw arm ing event. The Pacific N orthw est Regional
Blood S ervice’s annual R eport/C alendar, w hich profiles
regional blood recipients, will be “unveiled” and distributed
to all blood drive participants. B lood donors w ill be able
to enjoy w atching the M acy’s D ay P arade and football
gam es, w hich will be broadcast in the donor w aiting area.
R ecipients o fb lo o d donations w ill be on hand to greet and
thank donors.
Like m ost blood regions nationwide, the Pacific N orthw est
Region o f A m erican Red Cross often experiences a decline
in blood donations and increase in transfusion rates
b e tw e e n T h a n k s g iv in g a n d N e w Y e a r ’s D ay .
C onsequently, the region struggles to m eet the needs o f
hospital patients. Red Cross officials are concerned the
blood supply w ill reach em ergency levels once holiday
traveling causes accident rates and subsequent traum a-
related blood use to rise. The goal for this drive is 200 pints,
and each pint o fb lo o d can be separated into com ponents
and transfused to as m any as four people, call (503) 284-
4040or 1 -800-Give-Life( 1 -800-448-3543).
Providence joins Spirit of Women initiative
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Providence H ealth System has joined
a national initiative that helps w om en
m ake positive, healthful change in
their lives.
K now n as S pirit o f W om en, the
initiative is a partnership ofhospitals
and healthcare system s that aim to
em pow er w om en by em phasizing
their total well-being: mind, body and
spirit.
As part o f its new participation
In the national initiative, Providence
w ill hold a m ajor w om en health
conference and aw ard three Sprit o f
W om en recipients.
The Sprit ofW om en initiative enables
participating hospitals to focus on
women in their local com munity while
also draw ing on strength and support
o f a national network. T hrough Spirit
o f W o m en , P ro v id e n c e H e a lth
System w ill conduct a w ide variety o f
events including, A Day for you, a
m ajor educational co n feren ce on
Saturday, Nov. 20, featuring M arci
Shim off, au th o ro fC h ick en Soup for
the w om en’s Soul.
O th e r e v e n ts in c lu d e h e a lth
screenings, w orkshops, m entoring
opportunities and support groups.
“O ur affiliation with S piritofW om en
represents the strong com m itm ent
that Providence is making to w om en’s
health in our com m unity, “ said A nne
Nedrow ,M .D . medical director o f the
W om en and C hildren’s Program s.
“ W e w ere ch o sen to jo in o th e r
national leaders in w o m en ’s H ealth
because o f our efforts to bring the
b est p o ssib le h ealth se rv ic es to
w om en, w hatever their stage in life.”
continues to grow.
Oregon receives Tobacco industry money
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A ttorney G eneral H ardy M yers announced that O regon
will receive its first paym ent of$27,543,797 later this month
as required by the historic M aster settlem ent A greem ent
(M SA ) w ith the tobacco industry. The Paym ent will be
received m onths earlier than expected because the
requisite num ber o f states have obtained final court
approval as required by the M SA. “This paym ent is the
first one received by our state by the tobacco industry for
the public costs caused by sm oking and for the industry's
past efforts to cause young O regonians to start sm oking,”
M yers said. “ I hope O regon will em ulate the w isdom o f
m any states in using the settlem ent m oney to enhance
public health and reduce the role o f tobacco in the lives
o f all O regonians.” O regon is projected to receive
approxim ately $73 m illion in 200 and annual paym ents
thereafter in perpetuity. Projected paym ents for 2001 are
$77 m illion, and $96 m illion in each o f the years 2002 and
2003. A ll paym ents are subject to inflation and other
adjustm ents specified in the M SA that will determ ine the
exact am ount due each year. ( See D O J’s website:
Y2 quit
w w w .doj.state.or.us) All paym ents will be deposited into
a special account at the O regon Treasury for transfer to the
state’s G eneral fund. U se o f the funds is currently under
the legislature's control but the legislature deferred to the
N ovem ber2000 ballot.
New media relations manager at AHA
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The Portland m etropolitan office o f
the A m erican h eart A sso ciatio n ,
N o rth w e st A ff ilia te , h a s h ire d
V a n c o u v e r, W a s h ., r e s id e n t
Shareefah A bdullah as its m edia
relation’s manager.
Abdullah, formerly the neighborhood
news coordinator for T he Colum bian
newspaper in V ancouver, will handle
r e s p o n s ib ilitie s
in c lu d in g
c o o rd in a tin g an d im p le m e n tin g
com m unications w ith broadcast and
print m edia in the Portland-Salem -
V ancouver market.
T he B oston, M ass., nativ e, w ho
moved to the Northwest in 1992,holds
a bachelor’s degree in political science
from the University ofM assachusetts
at Boston and a law degree from
Northwestern School o fL aw ofLew is
andC lark College.
She is a m em ber o f the W ashington
S ta te a n d C la r k C o u n ty b a r
asso c ia tio n s an d se rv e s on th e
e x e c u tiv e s c o m m itte e o f th e
V ancouver chapter o f the N ational
A ssociation for the A dvancem ent o f
Colored People.
The N orthw est A ffiliate, com prising
Alaska, Idaho, M ontana, O regon and
W ashington, is am ong 15 regional
affiliates o f the A m erican H eart
A ssociation.
Founded in 1924, the association is a
n o n p r o fit,
v o lu n ta r y
h e a lth
o rg a n iz a tio n fu n d e d by p riv a te
contributions. Its m ission is to reduce
d is a b ility
and
d e a th
fro m
cardiovascular disease and stroke.
D u rin g fiscal y ea r 1999-00 the
A m erican h eart A ssociation will
spend $4.1 m illion on N orthw est
research, com prising 31 percent ofall
A m e r ic a n H e a rt A s s o c ia tio n ,
N orthw est Affiliate, expenses for the
year. Such funding includes 34
s tu d ie s in v e s te d in O re g o n
institutions, totaling $1.5 million, and
35 in W a sh in g to n in s titu tio n s ,
totaling $1.85 m illion. Learn m ore
a b o u t th e A m e r ic a n
H e a rt
A ssociation’s research, education,
advocacy and fund-raising program s
online at w w w .am ericanheart.org or
call the Northwest Affiliate ’ s Portland
office at (503) 233-0100or (800) 452-
9445.
Portland State University loses friend and colleague
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It w as announced that Portland State U n iv ersity ’s School
o f B usiness A dm inistration’s D ean Em eritus, Roger
A hlbrandt, lost his battle w ith cancer.
Portland State U niversity President D aniel B em stine said,
“I know I speak for the entire University com m unity when
I say that w e are deeply saddened by o u r friend R oger’s
passing. H e has m ade a deep and lasting im pact, not only
on the PSU com m unity, but on the reg io n ’s business
com m unity as well. H e will be m issed b oth as a colleague
and as a good friend.”
A lthough A hlbrandt never sm oked, he was diagnosed
w ith lung cancer earlier this year. In A ugust, the School
o f B usiness A dm inistration organized “R o g er’s R om p”
to raise m oney for cancer research. The w alk./run raised
$22,000 and drew o ver 100 participants.
Since becom ing D ean o f P S U ’s School o f Business
A dm inistration in 1993, A hlbrandt had increased the
c o m p e titiv e n e s s o f th e S c h o o l o f B u s in e s s b y
strengthening the S ch o o l’s relationships with industry
through a variety o f partnerships. T hese included the
creation o f a com prehensive Food Industry Leadership
Center, the Small B usiness O utreach Program , supply and
Logistics M anagem ent Program and M anagem ent o f
Innovation and T echnology Program.
He w orked tirelessly to highlight the school’s quality
program s, excellent faculty and ability to respond to the
needs o f the com m unity. U nder A hlbrant’s leadership the
School o f B usiness w as aw arded reaccredidation by the
A A C SB this fall. He continued his research actively and
co-authored and published “The R enaissance o f the
A m erican Steel Industry.”
Prior to com ing to PSU , A hlbrandt served as Associate
Dean and P rofessor at the U niversity o f P ittsburgh’s
JosephM . Katz G raduate School o f Business. H ealsoheld
positions at the U niversity o f C olorado, U.S. D epartm ent
o f H ousing and U rban D evelopm ent and A CTIO N -
H ousing, Inc.
A hlbrandt received a B E. in M etallurgy from Yale
U niversity in 1963, an M .B.A. from H arvard Business
School in 1965 and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University
o f W ashington in 1972.
A celebration o f his life, was open to the public, it took
place at N oon, on Saturday, N ovem ber 20, at St. M ark the
Evangelist.
In lieu o f flowers the fam ily suggests donations be m ade
to the PSU Foundation, P.O. Box 243, Portland, O R 97207
for the R o g er S. A h lb ra n d t, Jr. P ro fe sso rsh ip o f
M anagem ent o f Innovation and Technology.
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State L aunches A ggressiv e C am paign to H elp
Tobacco U sers Q uit for the M illennium Instead o f
reaching fo racig arette, the O regon H ealth Division,
o f the D epartm ent o f H um an services, w ants tobacco
users to reach for the phone. Q uit line 2,000, the
state’s new radio, television and public relations
cam paign, prom otes the O regon T obacco Q uit Line,
a resource for O regonians ready to quit as well those
who have quit and w ant help staying tobacco-free.
On N ovem ber 1, the O regon H ealth D ivision (OH D )
launches a new cam paign call Q uit Line 2,000, Pledge
forthe new Millennium. In addition to encouragem ent
from fam ily and friends, q uit tobacco for the
M illennium w ill find support from their televisions,
radios and m ost im portantly, a team o f trained
counselors. A recent survey conducted by O H D
found 76 percent o f O regon’s sm okers w ant to quit.
“ W e know that m any tobacco users use the N ew
Year as an opportunity to begin a life free from
to b a c c o ,’’ sa id N a n c y C la rk e , m a n a g e d care
coordinator at the O regon H ealth Division. “ We
want O regonians to know that the O regon Tobacco
Quit Line is available to help them throughout the
year to m ake their tobacco-free pledge a reality."Q uit
Line counselors- som e ex-sm okers them selves
understand that d ifferen t approaches w ork for
different people. Q uit L ines counselors help sm oker
develop techniques to cope w ith stress and create
personalized program s that fit into individuals’
varying schedules. T he cam paign hopes to decrease
the toll tobacco takes on O regon. Each year, 6,200
Oregonians die from tobacco related illnesses and
800 die from secondhand sm oke. The m essage o f the
television campaign will be that quitting takes practice,
while the radio cam paign w ill the negative health
effects T he O re g o n T o b ac co P re v en tio n and
Education Program is a com prehensive effort to
reduce th e u se o f to b a c c o a n d e x p o s u re to
secondhand sm oke. It includes program s in local
com m unities, schools, business, m edia and special
populations. The program is funded by a tobacco tax
increase approved by voters in 1996. Ten percent o f
the new rev en u e is allo c a te d to tob acco use
prevention and reduction. O regonians who are ready
to quit tobacco, call toll- free 1 -877-270-stop.
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