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Pa& eA8__________________________ íl’e ^ortlanò (©bseruer_______________ ing is Your Right Wellness Village Returns Healthcare providers to provide free services Even convicted felbns can vote if not currently in custody o f the Oregon Dept. o f Corrections If you are in any other part o f the criminal justice system, such as a county' jail, you have not lost your voting privilege. CafcfweCC’s CoConiaC Chapel J 20 N.E. 11'1' Avenue Portland, Oregon 97232 (.503) 232-4111 k The Pre-arrangement Concept Denyse O. Peterson Dear Family Member: Denyse Peterson represents funeral homes and cemeteries in the Portland Metro- politan area. Many families have a difficult time getting through all the associated decisions, questions, grief and financial responsibilities that follow when a love one dies. Denyse’s responsibility is to provide information. l’re-ai ranging lessens the burden before the time of death with challenges such as emotional overspending, indecision, haste and worry. ( )nr personal planning guide can he a great henelil to loved ones. ( herall, pre arranging will benefit families tremendously. 'Hie pre-arrangement Dignity Memorial providers are honored to help families in out community with your funeral and burial needs. Representing these Jine funeral homes: • Caldwell’s Colonial Cliapel • Sunnyside Chajiel it Memorial Gardens • Lincoln Memorial Park & Funeral H on«- • 1 lennessey, Goelseli K MeGee Funeral Directors • Gateway Little Chapel of the Chimes • I .incoln-Willamette Funeral Directors • Killingsworth Little Chapel of the Chimes • Ross Hollywood Chapel • Skyline Memorial Gardens & Funeral 1 lome Drummer Kamau Sadiki performs the Call o f the Drums libation ceremony at last year's Wellness Village. The annual event returns Saturday to the Blazer Boys and Girls Club with a full day o f free health services and entertainment. A Healthy Community Starts with You: Community-Driven Strategies to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Among African Americans join Us for the 9th Annual Wellness Village Saturday, October 16, 2004 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Blazers Boys & Girls Club S2S0 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Activities Include: Gospel Choir Wellness Walk Exhibits Forty exhibitors and health screeners will provide free services to the public at the 9"' annual African American Wellness Village. Saturday, Oct. 16,9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Blazers Boys & Club in northeast Portland. The African American Health Coalition organizes the annual event to bring community members in contact with healthcare providers to help people manage their health and celebrate African American Wellness Week. A A H C P resid en t C o rliss M cK eev er said, "W ellness Village is a place where many people, for the first time, get important screenings and learn vital information about things like their bkxid pressure and blood sugar levels. That knowledge can help people make healthy lifestyle changes." African Americans suffer higher rates of stroke, diabetes and various cancers than other popula tions. Wellness Village is an event that creates access to tools that combat those diseases. H ealth services and exhibits include blood g lu cose tests, blood pressure readings, glaucom a screenings, blood lead tests, m assage therapy, an d g o u rm e t c o o k in g d e m o n s tr a tio n s an d samples. Health care providers and exhibitors include Legacy Health System. Providence Health System. Kaiser Permanente, Red Cross. Multnomah County Health Department, Operation Diabetes (OSU C ol lege of Pharm acy), Devers Eye Clinic, New Seasons Market, Wild Oats Market and the National College of Naturopathic Medicine. The event is a family affair, with activities for children, door prizes and— for those seeking a little physical activity— salsa dance lessons and a group wellness walk. The Blazers Boys & Girls Club is at 5250 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The 9th Annual Wellness Village is made possible through major sponsors like Legacy, Providence, Kaiser and Oregon Health and Science University. For more information or to volunteer, contact A A H C at 503-4 1 3 -1 8 5 0 or visit w w w .aahc- portland.org. Flu Vaccine in Short Supply continued For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call Denyse Peterson at (503) 232-4111. October 13. 2004 from Front dents of nursing homes and long term care facilities, health care work ers and children less than six months o f age. "This is a severe blow to the nation’s efforts to prevent influ enza, and we know it will challenge both medical providers and the public,” said Dr. Grant Higginson, state public health officer in the Oregon Department of H uman Ser vices. “We are working with our partners around the state to mini mize the extent to which O regon's flu vaccination efforts will be af fected by this, although we know that the effect will be substantial.” The Center for Disease Control is advising health-care providers to provide flu vaccines only to people in high-risk groups This includes children ages six to 23 months, adults ages 65 and older, anyone ages two to 64 with underlying chronic medical condi tions, women who will be pregnant during flu season, residentsof nurs ing homes and other long-term care facilities, children ages six months to 18 years on chronic aspirin therapy, health-care workers who deliver direct patient care and out- of-home caregivers and household contacts o f children under six months. Because of the shortage, experts say the best prevention and treat ment remedies include avoiding crowds and washing hands fre- V Door Prizes V Health Screenings V Children’s Hut PHOTO BY J a YMEF. R. C i T i / T h E PORTLAND OBSERVER Northeast Portland resident Elva Wysnergets a flu vaccination by Safeway pharmacist Shazia Zafar. quently. Those who are ill should stay home from work and avoid public places. Those with a runny nose should use d isp o sab le tissu es once, toss them in the trash and wash hands after use. People ages two to 64 with underlying chronic medical conditions should be pro tected by lim iting contact with people other than family members. Babies under age six months should have limited contact with people otherthan family and avoid crowds. Those with babies cared for in com mercial day care centers should inquire about the immunization sta tus of the providers. _____________THE_____________ SPINAlCOLUMN V Salsa Dancing Dr. Billy R. Flowers An ongoing senes of questions and answers about America's natural healing profession Part 19. The Golden Years: Keeping in full swing throughout the autumn of life : Back when I was younger. I loved playing golf. Now some-thing is always hurting so I don’t dare play! Could you help? : It is so unfor-tunate that millions of our senior citi zens have worked and saved give to their Community only to find the "golden years' more “old" than "gold". Right at the height of their freedom, they often find it difficult to get around, their old activities Unfortunately, it is of Q A For more information contact i A AAHC at 503-413-1850 or w it www.aahc-portfand.org ten thought that they must “learn i twinkle in their eyes they get to live with it" or be given yet an- through Chiropractic. Why don't otherpain pill. Actually that may be you get back in the sw ingof things anything but true. In our office we again? Give us a call today. Isn't commonly see people in their sev- it time you stepped up to Chiro- enties and eighties. And they love practic? L ife's “golden years” and the spring in their step and the truly can he golden once again! Flowers' Chiropractic Office 2124 N.E. Hancock Street, Portland, Oregon 97212 Phone: ( 5 0 3 ) 2 8 7 -5 5 0 4
