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Lung Association program
helps people with asthma
Dust, lead, m olds, biological
C o n tam in an ts and h o u se h o ld
; chem icals are a few o f the indoor
pollutants volunteers check when
they assess hom e environm ents
through the M aster Home Envi
ronm entalist program offered by
the A m erican Lung A ssociation
o f Oregon
C urrently, priority for assess
ments is being given to residents
o f north and northeast Portland.
The program is available to all
fam ilies who have a family m em
ber with asthm a.
“ W e’re excited about this pro
gram,” said Margaret M cConnell,
M aster Home Environm entalist
.Program C oo rd in ato r. “ I t ’s a
chance for fam ilies to dram ati
cally reduce their exposure to in
door pollutants by taking advan
tage o f the expertise o f our volun
teers. And in many cases, that
expertise is free.”
A m erican children and adults
spend 90 percent o f their tim e
indoors. For people with asthm a,
that m eans exposure can often
begin with the home environment.
U.S. Environmental Protection
A gency studies o f human expo
sure to air pollutants indicate that
indoor air levels o f many pollut
ants m ay be two to five tim es and
occasionally more than 100 times
higher than outdoor levels.
T h ro u g h
th e
L ung
A ssociation’s M aster H ome En
vironm entalist program , profes
sionally trained volunteers can
identify pollutants and address
resid en ts’ concerns about air in
their homes.
The program puts em phasis
on prioritizing problems and find
ing low -cost or no-cost solutions
that reduce exposure to indoor
pollutants, thus im proving the
health and well being o f the resi
dents.
The assessm ent can take from
tw o to three hours. They are of
fered free o f charge to fam ilies
w ith a hou seh o ld in co m e o f
$45,000 or less when at least one
fam ily m em ber has asthm a.
R esidents who are interested
A pro fessio n a lly trained volunteer looks for m o ld a n d o th e r co n ta m in a n ts th a t can c a u s e breathing p ro b lem s in h o m e s. The Am eri
ca n Lung A sso cia tio n o f Oregon o ffe rs indoor pollution te s ts to north a n d n o rth e a st P ortland re sid e n ts who have a fam ily m e m b e r
with asth m a .
in receiving a hom e environm en
The M aster H om e E n v iro n M u ltnom ah C o u n ty H ealth D e ral G as, O regon C enter for E nvi
tal assessm ent can contact the m en talist program is an A m eri p artm en t, E n v iro n m en tal Ju s ro n m en tal H ealth, O reg o n D e
A m erican Lung A ssociation o f can L ung A sso ciatio n o f O r tice A ction G ro u p , The U rban p artm en t o f H ealth S erv ice s
O regon at 1 -800-LU N G -U SA or egon p ro g ram in co o p e ratio n L eague o f P o rtlan d , H ealthy A sthm a P rogram and P o rtlan d
503-924-4094, extension 18.
w ith P o rtlan d G eneral E lectric, C om m unities, N orthw est N atu- C om m unity C ollege.
Minority Advocate Honored
A Portland attorney is being
honored her commitment to social
justice.
Adrienne Nelson will receive the
Judge M ercedes Deiz Award for
promotion o f minorities and women
in the law during the 11th annual
Oregon Women Lawyers awards
dinner on Friday, March 14, at the
Portland Hilton.
Oregon Women Lawyers is the
largest specialty attorneys group
in Oregon with nonprofit status
and a membership o f women, men,
law yers, ju d g e s, students and
many others who are committed to
improving the practice o f law and
thé justice system.
The group’s mission is to pro
mote the advancement o f women
and minorities in the legal profes
sion.
T he ju d g e M erced es D eiz
Award named after the Honorable
Mercedes Deiz, the first African-
A m erican judge in O regon, is
awarded to an individual who has
made outstanding contribution to
promoting women and minorities in
the legal profession and in the com
munity.
Nelson has been a longtime ad
vocate for minorities both in and
before the law.
One nominator noted, “in the
course o f her career, she has repre
sented countless members o f mi
nority groups, including both ra
cial and ethnic minorities, as well as
sexual and gender minorities.”
As a public defender working for
M u ltn o m ah D e fe n d e rs, Inc.,
Nelson earned the respect o f col
leagues and judges alike for her
commitment to social justice and to
providing professional, respectful
representation to her clients.
Most recently, as an associate
with the law firm o f Bennett,
Hartman, Morris and Kaplan, LLP,
Giving
our best.
Adrienne N elson
Nelson has continued to represent
numerous minority clients in her
private practice, while assuming a
more active leadership role in the
legal community.
She has been elected twice to
statewide seat in the American Bar
Association House o f Delegates,
where she participates in the Mi
nority Caucus.s
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