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ini ’ " •^ o rtb n b B lack H istory M o nth 2oo2sP <>C2 a i - (0b»eruer H||||| A .V . L V A W /f VIA’ S T O R Y e ffiiio n -------- February 27, 2002 Your Life May Depend on Overcoming Obesity Fam ilies can reduce the G rant H igginson , M.D. amount o f time they watch tele- A death certificate tells only vision, prepare and eat m ore part o f the story. W hile O rego meals together and plan activi nians are dying o f heart disease, ties that provide exercise and stroke and cancer, the m ost sig enjoym ent. C om m unities can nificant cause o f death may never dev elo p safe places for their appear on the docum ent: o b e m em bers to w alk and ride sity. bikes. M any o f us com m it to ex er Schools should ensure that cise and eat better, but histo ri Dr. Grant Higginson they are providing healthful food cally most will abandon their re and sensible portions. A nd they should solve w ithin a few w eeks. W ith such d is provide culturally appropriate education couraging inform ation, why bother? Your about healthy eating habits and regular physi life depends on it. cal activity. E ach year about 300,000 deaths in the M ore than 100 m illion o f us spend the U nited States may be attributed to obesity, m ajority o f our day at a w orksite. E m ploy according to a report from the surgeon ers should establish w orksite exercise fa general. cilities or create incentives forem ployees to M ore than one in four O regonians are jo in local fitness centers. T hey can help overw eight and h alf are sedentary. O ver curtail the endless parade o f unhealthy food w eight and obesity are associated w ith appearing at w orkstations and reception heart disease, certain types o f cancer, type counters everyw here, and encourage em 2 diabetes, stroke, arthritis, breathing prob ployees to share healthier snacks with their lem s and psychological disorders such as co-w orkers. depression. O regon em ployers are spending huge W e live in an environm ent that has made am ounts o f m oney on health insurance and unhealthy behavior the easierchoice. W e racking up an estim ated $ 1 billion in hospi drive rather than w alk o r bike. W e eat tal costs attributable to obesity, so these burgers and fries rather than fruits and steps m ake good business sense. vegetables. W e sit at co m puters and in T he good new s is that 50 p ercen t o f the front o f televisions rather than getting the 30 risk o f developing chronic disease and dy minutes o f moderate activity recommended ing prem aturely is posed by som ething we by the surgeon general. can change. E ven m odest w eight lo ss— 5 O u r school districts are m aking deals to 15 percent o f total body w eight — with soft drink companies and putting vend reduces risk factors for conditions such as ing m achines in schools. T he fast food cardiovascular disease. industry promotes bigger sizes, better value. By m odifying our environm ents and be Im proving the health and w ell-being o f haviors to prom ote h ealth ier eating and O regonians will take the collaborative ef increased physical activity, w e can extend fort o f fam ilies, schools, worksites, media, lives, save m oney and im prove the quality government and communities. The first step o f life for thousands o f O regonians. is shifting the primary reason for weight loss Grant Higginson, M.D., is the state and exercise from appearance to health. public health officer in the Oregon D e The second is figuring out w hat you can do partment o f Human Services. about it. Page A3 Not only have talented Blacks sold billions of tickets. They even invented the machine that dispenses the tickets. by I I A The ticket dispensing machine, was invented by Frederick foies, lune 27,1939, US Patent 2,16 3 , 7 $ K $ Dry cleaning process for clothes, Thomas lennings, ( First African American to recede a US Patent) March 3, 182J. US£attfiL&306X • Folding cabi net bed, Sarah Goode, ( First African American woman togieive a US Patent) machine, Dewey Sanderson, luly 28, 1970, US Patent 3,522, 011 • US Patent 5,188,321 • K e yfo rd stand, and, ¡cHarding 8r Sr B. Hirschenson, Feb. 23, 1993, Fire e ^ M I t f d e r ' Joseph Winters, May 7, 1878, US Patent Wrench, lohn ¡ohnson, April 18, 1922, US M g y f Patent 3,802,434 • Patent 3,802,434 • syringe, Brooks, Apr. 9, 1974, US Ito y e security with TVsurveillance,Miine V$trown, Dec. 2, 1969, US Patent 3,482,037 • Automatic safety break systeifyl safety break system, Brehm if Splws, lair. 2, 1962, USPatent'8,0d5,522 • Street sweeper, Charles Brooks, Mar. 17, 1896, US Patent556,71l • M O frlh t >^tsSJewart, /line 13; 1893, US Patent 499,402 • Patent556,711 * M f y h 'vm S h*m ’S ? .w 1 3 j 1893.USPotent499,402 • US US Patent Patent 1,680,521 1,687,521 • • W Urinalysis Steam boiler furnace, Granville Woods, ¡uae p l 88 4,1JS latent 299,894 • Laser surgery process for cataracts, Patricia Bath, MD, Inly 6, 1999, US Patent 5,919, 203,517 • f^ td 'd f^ lfJ v P Patent a te n t 322,117 • !Ä Electric heater, Ebert Stallworth, Oct. 16,1928, Electric heater, Ebert Stallworth, Oct. 16,1928, f R & t t e e d d & 9 sheet, sheet, tibrtha 1959, US Patent 2,907,055 • Oil stove, lohn Standard, Oct. Hertha Bemfai Bennati Ck&6, C w - J "-C . . . ..... I ” 29, 1889, US Piftent 4T3,68Si • StaM im bing wheelchair, pressure cooker & ¡m o w Maurice 1959, US Pc Patent^ S q fc 2 9 ,1959, 'aver, Nov. 19, 1968, US Patent 3,411,598 • Automatic * * $,191 • Vehicular restraint system, Leslie /ones, Sept. 12, 1972ÀI8 PaW 3,490, From inventions like the ticket dispensing machine to the many other unknown African American achievements, Black history has touched our lives in many ways. |2| Washington Mutual MORE IIMRH IH T E R E S V ms» FDIC Insured 1
