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Helmet Sales Promote Kid’s Safety
Portland State to Offer
Courses in North Korea
North K orea’s com m unist
government will allow Portland
State University to offer courses
on international trade initiatives.
Six PSU instructors will teach
parts o f the program, probably at
Kim II Sung University, said Earl
Molander, a PSU business profes­
sor who will direct the program.
North Koreans are expected to
study at PSU next summer. Those
who know enough English may
enroll in the university’s MBA
program in Fall 2003.
“Teaching N orth K oreans
about market econom ics and
business is a very good thing.
Lord knows they need all the
help they can get,” said Marcus
Noland, a senior fellow at the
Institute for International Eco­
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nomics, a public policy think
tank in W ashington D.C. “Their
basic level o f understanding is so
low, anything you can do helps,”
he added.
North Korea’s economy shrank
sharply after the collapse o f the
former Soviet Union stripped it of
key trade partners and aid provid­
ers.
The North’s problems were ag­
gravated by years o f bad weather
and mismanagement, forcing the
country to depend on aid since
1995 to feed its 22 million people.
North Korea has sent 400 offi­
cials abroad since 1990 to study
economics — including capital­
ism and accounting, according
to a South Korean report issued
last week.
The weekend is
what you make o f it.
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it’s a nice fit for Nia as her aunt. Monique, helps her put on a bicycle safety helmet in the Legacy Children's Garden.
It’s the summer and lots o f kids
are out riding bikes...but are they
wearing a helmet? Parents can make
sure their child is protected by
purchasing a helmet at one of
Legacy Health System ’s summer
sales. Helmets will be available for
$5 each and are discounted thanks
to grants from Legacy Portland
Hospitals' medical staff and Trauma
Nurses Talk Tough. Helmets o f all
sizes are available and will be fitted
to each person. Kids also can bring
in their own helmets for correct fit­
ting and adjustment. A limited num­
ber of helmets will be available at
the following locations:
Good Samaritan Hospital
Street Car Celebration on July 21,
from 10a.m. to2p.m .
Clackamas Town Center
Parking Lot Miles for Molly on
July 29, from 8 a m . to 12 p.m.
Emanuel Hospital Atrium
on August 6, from 3 p.m. to 5:30
p.m.
Mt. Hood Medical Center
Kids Health Fair on September 15,
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For more information on the
Summer Helmet Sales, call 503/415-
5725.
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she protects me from colds,
ear infections, headaches,
asthma attacks and even cancer
without lifting a finger.”
A Northeast Portland housing
ivelopment agency has received
distinguished award from Gov.
hn Kitzhaber for its outstanding
ccess in providing quality, af-
rdable housing in North and
ortheast Portland.
The Portland Community Rein-
stment Initiatives, Inc. (PCRI) re­
ived the 2001 G overnor’s Liv-
lility Award for its two, newly
ult homes on Northeast 24lh Av-
lue.
T he h om es, lo cate d in the
Concordia neighborhood, are avail­
able to families at 50 percent of area
median income. Each o f the homes
has two bedrooms in keeping with
the agency’s client demand for 2-
bedroom homes.
The homes blend in with the
neighborhood because their exte­
rior echoes the Victorian style
homes that are prominent in the
Concordia neighborhood.
Since its inception, PCRI has
worked to provide quality, afford­
able homes in primarily North and
N ortheast Portland. PCRI was
formed in 1991 when an investor /
banker known as Dominion Capital
filed for bankruptcy, putting 350
families at risk o f losing their
homes.
Through a community effort,
PCRI acquired those properties in
partnership with U.S. Bank. PCRI
offered homeowners the opportu­
nity to purchase their homes with
the remaining homes preserved as
long-term affordable rental hous­
ing.
Potassium Can Lower Vour Blood Pressure
t ’s no secret that eating right is
! o f the major ingredients o f a
ilthy lifestyle. But studies show
t increasing potassium in your
t can help reduce high blood
ssure, and in some cases even
vent it.
Jncontrolled high blood pres-
e is the second leading cause of
ney failure in the U.S.
)ubbed the “silent killer,” un-
itrolled high blood pressure can
undetected for years while still
aaging the kidneys and ulti-
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mately causing kidney failure if
untreated. By including high po­
tassium foods in your diet, it can
actually help to lower your blood
pressure; Or if your blood pressure
is normal it can help keep it that
way.
Potassium is a mineral found in
certain fruits and vegetables. It
plays a role in keeping your heart
beating regularly and your muscles
working right. A small list o f foods
high in potassium include: Bananas,
oranges, potatoes, yams, spinach.
tomatoes, broccoli, avocados, car­
rots, dried beans and peas.
If blood pressure readings are
consistently above 140/90, this is
considered high for adults 18 years
or older. To rule out prostate can­
cer, all patients with high blood
pressure should have tests for PSA
(prostate specific antigen) and an
annual digital rectal examination.
For more information, contact the
National Kidney Foundation at 1-
888-3K ID N E Y , or log on to
www.kidneyorwa.org
How? Josiah’s mother doesn't smoke and doesn't allow
secondhand smoke in her home. If you smoke, take it
outside. Or better yet, consider quitting.
For help, call the Tobacco Quit Line at 1-877-270-STOP
or The African American Health Coalition at 503-413-1850.
A message from
M u ltn o m a h County Tobacco Prevention C oalition
A frica n Am erican Health C oalition