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Terrorism War “Thanks for clearing the air
at work, Oregon.”
Pays for New
Health Workers
I can remember days where I could see the smoke in my office hanging
near the ceiling tiles. But with the Oregon Smokefree Workplace Law,
it’s a thing of the past. No more dirty ashtrays. No more
butts in the sink. And no more secondhand smoke.
health departm ents, private doc
to r s a n d la w e n f o r c e m e n t
groups, link the state’s clinical
m edical labs and make sure of
ficials can quickly inform all
state residents, including non-
E n g lis h s p e a k e r s , a b o u t
bioterror threats, Higginson said.
H ospitals may face the big
gest challenges.
O regon H ealth and Sciences
U niversity needs to im prove its
r e a d in e s s , s a id D r. J e r r is
Hedges, chairm an o f emergency
m edicine. O H SU needs better
c o m m u n ic a tio n s w ith o th e r
health officials, better traffic
and security plans, m ore staff
training and more units to de
contam inate patients.
In general, O regon hospitals
n eed m o re d eco n ta m in a tio n
equipm ent, drugs and antidotes,
staff training, and better com
m unications and security plans,
said Dr. John Jui o f the Oregon
D isaster M edical Team.
H ospitals in every region in
the state m ust also create a plan
to handle 500 patients at once,
H igginson said. That will be
tough, because bed space is
already at a prem ium .
(A P) - O regon will use its
s h a re
of
n ew
fe d e r a l
bioterrorism m oney to hire at
least 70 public health workers.
The O regon D epartm ent o f
Hum an Services said it will use
$6.1 m illion to im prove state
wide anti-terror efforts and d i
vide an additional $6.5 m illion
am ong county health depart
m ents.
H ospitals and health system s
will get $1.5 m illion to study
how ready they are to respond
to terror.
The federal funding was cre
ated after the Sept. 11 attacks
and subsequent anthrax attacks,
which raised concern that the
nation could not com bat the use
o f disease as a weapon.
State health o fficer G rant
H igginson said his division will
hire about 24 new staff m em
bers, including several doctors.
The state public health lab will
be able to hire about six people,
buy testing equipm ent and cre
ate an efficient system to get
sam ples from county health
departm ents fortestin g , he said.
The state also plans to im
prove com m unication am ong
Because now smoking doesn't work in Oregon. And I'm
breathing a lot easier.
If you’ve got questions,
please contact us:
Information About The Law
• Toll-free 1-866-621-6107
• www.healthoregon.org/tobacco
• Your county health department
Oregon Tobacco Quitline
• 1-877-27O-STOP
• 1-877-2NO-FUME (Spanish)
• TTY: 1-877-777-6534
If you have a disability and need the material
in an alternate format, call 503-731-4273
(TTY: 503-731-4031).
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SMOKEFREE WORKPLACES. IT’S OREGON LAW.
O regon D epartment O f H uman S ervices
Seeking African American Families with ADHD Children
for a Research Study
Legacy to Launch
Reading Program
tal ages.
“R esearch shows that lan
guage and literacy development
in early years, is significantly cor
related to both school success
and reducing the risk of high-risk
behaviors in later years,” said
Sonja Steves, vice president of
marketing and community rela
tions for Legacy Health System.
“Parents raising children in pov
erty face a variety of severe
stresses and may have limited lit
eracy or knowledge regarding ef
fective ways to develop pre-lit
eracy skills.”
An innovative program that
focuses on improving literacy in
children is being launched by a
local health clinic forchildren and
adolescents.
Legacy Clinic Emanuel will re
ceive $24,500 over the next four
years to launch the Reach Out and
Read program, developed by Bos
ton Medical Center specifically
for physician and health provider
offices.
* The program uses volunteer
role models to teach parents ef
fective techniques to read to their
children at specific developmen-
Support Group for
Alzheimer Sufferers
ADHD, Ethnicity, and Family Environment
W ho is the Principal I nvestigator?
W h at is t he stinh about?
This study is about gaining an understanding of what it is like for a family to live with attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Virtually no research exists on how African American
and Hispanic families experience and manage ADHD, what health needs they may have, and
what opportunities they have for receiving these services. The study will involve two
meetings, about 2 hours each, at your home or place convenient for you.
W hich families arc cli<iible.?
• Families with at least one child (age 6-19) with a diagnosis of ADHD.
• Families with at least two people (the ADHD child and one parent). Hopefully both
parents and siblings will participate as well.
face. The meetings also provide
an opportunity for participants
with specific concerns to share
them w ith others facing those
same concerns. All meetings are
confidential.
The group will include those
who are personally involved in
caregiving at home or those
w hose loved ones live else
where.
For more inform ation, call
Nancy M cCarthy at 503-281-
2113. For inform ation about re
spite care provided during the
support group meetings, call the
Marie Smith Center at 503-335-
9980.
A n A lz h e im e r ’s su p p o rt
group, designed to help fam ilies
cope with caring for a loved one
with memory loss, will meet from
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 26, in
the Marie Smith Center, 4616 N.
A lbina St.
S p o n s o re d
by
th e
A lzheim er’s A ssociation, the
newly form ed group will meet
from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. every
fourth W ednesday in the cen
ter. There is no charge, and drop-
ins are welcom e.
Participants in the support
group receive em otional sup
port and practical assistance in
coping with the problem s they
• Families that are willing to participate in one interview and complete a series of
questionnaires.
• Families that speak English or are willing to work through an interpreter.
• Parents that are able to read and write at the 5th grade level or are willing to have the
questions read to them.
All information will be held strictly confidential.
There will be no cost to you for participating in the research.
In appreciation of your time and contribution,
Each family will receive $50 after each meeting for a possible totaJjjfJLLQO.
Immunizations Now
Offered at NE Clinic
T h e M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty
H ealth D epartm ent will expand
immunization services by offer
ing im m unizations at 727 N.E.
24'" Ave., betw een Sandy and
N ortheast Irving.
Starting July 2, immunizations,
TB testing and lead-screening will
be offered at the clinic from 8:30
a.m .to l 1:30 a.m. and from 1 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, W ednes
days and Thursdays.
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People will be asked for a $5
donation per person, but no one
will be refused service for in
ability to pay. There are addi
tional charges for some adult
vaccines.
“W e’ve added this additional
clinic location to help ensure
that these preventive services
are accessible throughout the
county," said Lillian Shirley,
health departm ent director.
Judv Kendall rn . Ph d
School of Nursing, Oregon Health Sciences University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland. OR 97201
503-494-3890
If interested please call 503-494-4122.
Funded by National Institute of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research
OHSU IRB # 5275
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