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November 15, 2000 Page A3 (£lp> |)o rtlan b (Dhseruer Health/Education 9ortlan¿ (Observer Oregon Group Crafts Health Care Plan for Minorities statewide group has created a plan to address the high number of racial and m in orities who d o n ’t get proper health care in Oregon. The group o f 22 politicians, health professionals and mi nority advocates will send the plan to Gov. John Kitzhaber this month, hoping to close the gap between the state’s mi nority and white populations. The plan calls for increased access to basic treatment and prevention programs. It also aims to reduce five health problems that plague minori ties: diabetes, asthma, HIV, lead poisoning, and alcohol and drug abuse. Policy and legal changes dom inate the plan. These changes include recruiting more minority health workers to Oregon, restructuring the state’s Office of Multicultural Health, collecting more minor ity health data and boosting accountability by creating con- A sumer oversight committees for local health departments. Extra money would pay for more ethnic interpreters for clinics, more prevention programs, such issues as asthma and in centives for physicians who treat HIV patients in rural or underserved areas. No price tag has been placed on the plan. But some new fund-rais ing ideas are potentially con troversial, such as taxing wine and beer to pay for health care for migrant workers and new immigrants or imposing real estate fees to bankroll lead- rem oval projects in older homes. Sen. Avel Gordly, D-Port- land and co-chairwoman of the task force, said the 29-page document should be more than a guide for Kitzhaber. “It should be a call to ac tion", Gordly said, adding that physicians, hospital leaders, insurers, politicians and the public have ignored the dis parities in health care for mi PCC Wants Input on President’s Search T “Being at Oregon my eyes to so Dear Doctor John, I ’m a senior in high school. M y parents have been pressur ing me about my grades. My G.P.A. is a 3 .6 .1 play sports and am very active in school. My parents feel that I should be getting a 4.0. It gets me de pressed and stressed out about their dem ands. I ’m alw ays try ing to please them. People in my school think I have the perfect life because I’m always smiling. In reality, I have very low self esteem . How can I w ork things out w ith my parents? HELP! Brad o f Lansing, MI I have been dating this guy for 18 m onths. I found out that he has been cheating on me. We have been having unprotected sex for the last six months. He has told me this will never hap pen again. I still love him very much. I ’m confused and need your help. Darcy o f Portage, IN Dear Brad, Dear Darcy, I w ant to thank you for w rit ing. It appears that you are do ing an outstanding job. I t’s time to pat y ourself on the back. I feel if som eone is m aking out standing grades and playing sports on the side, in m y book, you are doing great. Darcy it’s time to get your life back. It’s tim e to leave him. It seem s that you have low self esteem because you are allow ing him to use you. If he loves you so much, he would have never cheated on you. I t’s time for you to get a m edical check Dear Doctor John, d a y , J S2J ¿J many things, not only about the A t Oregon State University, w e recognize world that th a t some o f the best lessons are learned surrounds me, The Doctor's Corner By John Oda, Ph.D. for The Portland Observer t o State has opened not just inside the classroom but by example. but about T i,' myself. The .7O 1 And we have a strong com m itm ent to en suring that every student w h o attends OSU receives a quality education that is relevant things I have I feel that you and your par ents need some type o f counsel ing to better understand their rules. I also w ant to thank you for recognizing that you need to w ork on yourself. It’s time to take o ff your mask to deal with your issues. A gain, when you are always sm iling, you are put ting on a mask. W ork on your se lf and find a counselor that you can relate with. Keep up the outstanding job. Make Your Life O utstanding! It’s a novel health care approach for aging Oregonians - preventive medi cine. This fall, Oregon Health Sciences University’s kicks off as 15-month demonstration project as part o f its new Center for Healthy Aging. The goal is to improve the overall heal th of middle-aged people to senior citizens. Participants will receive personal ized health care through a team of health professionals. Patients will de velop individualized goals and receive ongoing education and support to achieve those goals. Formore information, call 505-494- 7757. he board o f directo rs o f lic com m ent on the ch allen g es P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity and opportunities that lay ahead College has hired the na for PCC and desirab le c h a ra c te r tional A ssociation o fC om m unity istics sought in a new p resid en t. C o lle g e ’s T rustees to co o rd in ate The forum is set for T uesday, the search for P C C ’s next p re si Nov. 28, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the dent. S ylvania C am pus, 12000 S.W . 49th Ave. in Room 107 o f the ST C urrent P resident D aniel F. Building. M oriarty, who has been w ith the T hose who w ish to com m ent college since 1986, announced but are unable to attend the fo his re tire m e n t e ffe c tiv e Sept. rum can contact N eal N aigus, 2001. C om m unity R elations M anager, The PCC board is seeking com Portland Community College, P.O. m unity input to help w ith the se Box 19000, Portland, OR 97280 or lection process. T he board w ill e-m ail him at nnaig u s@ p cc.cd u . hold a com m unity forum for p u b norities. African American children in Oregon are nearly three times more likely to die in in fancy than white children. AIDS is the fourth-largest cause of death for the state’s Latinos, making it much more deadly than for any other group. M eanw hile, N ative Americans, Asians and Afri can Americans are more likely to die from diabetes than their white or Latino neighbors. The reasons for the minor ity health gap are varied, ex perts say. They cite poverty, language barriers, lack of in surance or cultural differences that may prevent some from seeking care out of fear or shame. ”It’s a pretty complex set of factors,” said Mark Gibson, the governor’s health care policy adviser and the other task force co-chairman. “But they all add up to worse health outcomes for minority com munities.” Good Grades, Deserve Pat on Back Prevention Behind New Health Project taken from to his or her life and dreams fo r the future. Talk to our Ujima Education Office and learn * ■ a b o u t all the support programs, financial here will last 'ttiep aid and scholarships available. Open your me a mind to the possibilities, and w e'll open the door to your future. lifetime, f Chala Harrington, O R EG O N STATE A SO SU Vice President and Senior majoring in Speech ( .ommimications (graduated from Park rose H.S. in Portland). U n i v e r s i t y Open minds. Open doors. oregonstate.edu 1 .8 0 0 .2 9 * 1 .4 4 9 2 out and see if you have con tracted any sexually transm itted disease. It’s time to start loving yourself, and find the greatest love o f all which is Y OU! It appears that he w ill keep lying to you because he knows that you w on’t leave him. It’s time to step up to find out about who your self-w orth. W hen you are confused, it is an opportu nity to deeply learn about your self. Take time to heal. Enjoy the process. John P. Oda, Ph.D., NLP is a peak performance expert with 13 years experience in the men tal health fie ld and a regular featured writerfor the Portland Observer. I f you have any ques tions fo r The D octor's Corner send us your email, the address is news@portlandobserver com. FIVS «TA » * * * * * ktm nr «o gju in m w , (>» J7WW T im W il s o n (503)610-0516 (800) 367-3640 v o ic e Eschelon Telecom. At last, an easy answer to a complex question. 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