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November 8, 2000 IJurtluuíi (Obstruer Health New Directors Guide Health Department Four new managers have been named to oversee programs in the Multnomah County Health Depart ment. Carol Ford has been named deputy .-ZA-' Ac / Page A3 (Tlje 'Jtfortlanh (Obseruer y C o n su e lo S a ra g o za o f the department. Ford was the county’s acting bud get officer and benchmark and strate gic planner. She has a background in finance and budget for The City o f Portland, Portland D evelopm ent Commission, and local government in Florida. “I am excited to work where I can care passionately about the services Ja n e Spence being provided,” Ford said. “The Health Department’s commitment and values match mine providing quality services and creating a respectful environment for employees and cli ents.” Bonnie Kostelecky will head the department’s Division o f Planning and Development. She holds Mas ters Degrees in both nursing commu nity health and public administration and is currently adjunct faculty at the Oregon Health Sciences University School ofNursing, Linfield College, and Washington State University. Her previous employment spanned over nine years with the Southwest Washington Health District and the Oregon Health Division. C onsuelo Saragoza has been named Director o f Neighborhood Health. She is a former manager o f the health department’s West County Health Center and LaClinicade Buena Salud. In her new position, Saragoza will provide oversight and assure quality services are directed to citi zens. She brings 20 years o f public and private sector experience to the position. Jane Spence becomes Division Director for Corrections Health, the program providing health serv ices to inmates at five adult county jails and the Juvenile Justice Center. “Multnomah County Corrections Health is nationally accredited pro gram. My goal is to continue to pro vide quality physical, dental, and mental health care while inmates are in jail,” Spence said. Spence is a former administrator of mental health and addiction medicine at Kaiser Permanente. She is a li censed professional counselor, a reg istered nurse, and holds a Masters Degree in Education with over 30 years ofexperience in the health fields. The Doctor's Corner Don't Make Friends Live by Your Rules By John Oda, Ph.D. for The Portland Observer Dear John, I have had a problem accept ing my friend’s homosexual re lationships, especially how open and honest he is about them. If I disapprove ofhis lifestyle, I ques tion whether we should still re main friends. Please advise. Anonymous C a ro l F o rd B o n n ie K o ste le c k v Dear Anonymous, I need to find out a couple of things. How do you define the word friendship? Maybe if this person were truly your friend, it wouldn’t make a difference. I have a question, if he had a female would it be a problem with you. If you answered no, I feel you need to check yourself, and stop making your friends live by your rules. You don’t have to follow his life style, and you can still be his friend. I feel you handled this very immaturely. Your friend de serves someone that is true to himself. Take some responsibility for your actions and grow up. Dear Doctor John, I’m a high school student, and I can’t get along with two of my teachers. They remind me of my mother. How can I work things out with them? Renee of N.E. Portland out with your mother. Dear Renee, It appears that you are displac ing your anger that you have to ward your mother with your teach ers. It’s time to realize that these teachers are not your mother. It’s also time to work things out with your mother. Sometimes people remind us of other people and it appears that you need to step up by showing your teachers respect. I suggest that you apologize to your teachers and explain to them what’s going on with you and seek counseling and work things It’s time to enjoy your high school years in a healthy way and find new “tools” of dealing with your anger issues. Make your school year awesome! John P. Oda, P h D ., N L P is a P e a k P e rfo rm a n c e E x p e r t w ith 13 y e a rs e x p e rie n c e in the m ental health f ie ld a n d a regular fe a tu r e d w riter f o r the P ortland O bserver. I f y o u have any questions f o r The D o c to r ’s Corner, em a il y o u r question to news(q.PortlandObserver, com . Feed the hungry through the power of the arts. \ CO HUNGER SPECIAL OFFER: NOVEMBER 2 - 1 2 ONLY Donate two non-perishable food items between November 2 and 12, and receive FREE ADMISSION to the Portland Art Museum or PICA (Portland Institute for Contemporary Art). In addition, you’ll be entered in a raffle to win one of 25 pairs of FREE tickets to Oregon Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker. ........ * 'B Food will be collected at all three venues. For locations and times, call (800) 932-3788. W* SubfKt io availability. One vouchor per person Am Against Hunger is a global partnership of Philip Morris, leading arts organizations and local food banks, using the power of the arts to fight hunger L and sca p in g is a ll th a t rem a in s to he a d d e d to a new ped estria n w a lkw a y a lo n g N o rth C olum bia B o u leva rd All food collected benefits the Oregon Food Bank North Portland Walkway Nearly Complete The cem ent is cured and ju st some landscaping rem ains to be done for a new walkway along North Columbia Boulevard. This month crews will be adding trees, shrubs and grass to com plete a pedestrian and bike path a lo n g th e b o u le v a r d from Chautauqua Avenue to Argyle Way and K enton Park. The $422,000 com m unity en hancem ent project is part o f the c ity ’s overall C olum bia Slough Combined Sewer Overflow program that includes construction o f a big pipe sewer. Storm w ater and sew age that once overflow ed into the i Colum bia Slough is now diverted through the Big Pipe to the C olum bia Boulevard W astew ater Treat ment Plant in North Portland. Next summer, phase two o f the project will extend the path west from Chautauqua to Portsmouth A venue. Under the stew ardship o f Envi ronm ental Services, plans for the North Colum bia Boulevard w alk way were developed jo in tly by Portland Parks and Recreation, Ur ban Forestry Department, Portland Transportation, and a citizens com mittee com prised o f people from the local neighborhoods. Supported by the Philip Morris fam ily of com panies KRAFT FO O DS, INC. MILLER BREWING COMPANY w w w .p h ilip m o rris .c o m I P H ILIP MORRIS U .S .A .
