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PageAS * JJnrtlanò ffihseruer November 3. 2004 Oregon’s Waiting Children him. He feels truly remorseful when he has done something wrong or let someone down. While it has taken some practice, Jose can now talk about his feelings and express them ap propriately. Although Jose takes extra time to learn and needs some help in his fifth Jose cannot bear another disappoint grade studies, he tries hard. ing loss. He has endured far too much Jose needs a family who upheaval and change over the years. Jose can offer him adequate s u p e r is greatly admired, respected and cared vision coupled with positive about by the adults currently involved in adult role modeling. Jose is his life. They unanimously feel that he is a still healing from the abuse wonderful boy ready to be adopted by a and loss in his past, but is supportive and understanding family. flexible and has good poten Like most kids his age, Jose likes to play tial for learning to fit into a outside riding bikes, skateboards or scoot new family’s life. ers. Jose’s strongest passion is music. He loves to sing and play his keyboard when He is one of about 3<X) O r ever he has the chance. He would benefit egon children available for adoption through the state. tremendously from a family willing tocul- tivate his musical interests and talent. Jose ° S e ' a&e For more information on gets along well with other children, but does have the availability o f adopting Jose or becoming a foster difficulty with boundaries and is still polishing his or adoptive parent, contact the Special Needs Coali social skills. tion or the Department of Human Services at 503-542- Jose wants desperately to please the adults around 2392or I -800-331-0503. Jose awaits fit into new family life jose a e n Untold Tragedy in Sudan continued fr o m F ront p h o n e s on K en y an re fu g e e cam ps. ‘‘They don’t need the people; they only need the oil,” Bilkuei said of the Sudanese government. "W ecannot make it alone there. In Portland, we are looking for orga nizations or individuals that can help with healthcare and water for the people dying o f diseases like tuberculosis, guinea worms, dys entery and malaria." To learn more about Ruweng County, visit the Ruweng People A sso c ia tio n o n lin e at www.ruwengpeople.org. Grammy award-winner, Yolanda Adams kick o ff the first National Child Health and Child Welfare Conference in Washington, D.C. with acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, Dr. Garth Graham. During the three-day conference, health professionals and children's advocates addressed the health and welfare disparities o f minority children in this country. TriMet Improves Nighttime Safety W ith daylight-savings tim e over and darkness m uch earlier in theevening, T riM et’s N ight Stop program sw ings into gear. R iders can get o ff anyw here along a bus route betw een 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. instead o f ju st at designated stops. Sim ply tell the bus driver where you w ant to stop a block or tw o ahead o f the location and the driver will choose the safest spot near the requested place. N ight Stop is available anyw here outside Fareless Square. The program is for drop offs Mayak Bilkuei FluMist May Ease Shortage (A P ) — O regon h ealth o f ficials are urg in g m ore o f the s ta te ’s h ealth care w o rkers to get the nasal spray v e rsio n ’o f the flu vaccine, called FluM ist. T he id ea is to h elp preserv e the s ta te ’s sh rin k in g supply o f flu sho ts for the e ld e rly , the g rav ely ill and the very young, w hile o fferin g som e level o f p ro tectio n to health care w o rk e rs. T o th at en d , the state is g e t tin g a n e w s h ip m e n t o f F lu M u st for health care w o rk ers w ho d o not d irectly care fo r patients w ith com prom ised im m une system s. H ealth y p eo p le u n d er the age o f 4 0 w ho have clo se c o n ta c t w ith in fa n ts u n d e r six m o n th s old are a lso being e n c o u ra g e d to g et im m u n ized w ith FluM ist. T he additional FluM ist is be ing sh ip p ed to O regon and will be a v a ila b le th ro u g h som e lo cal h ealth d e p a rtm e n ts w ithin the next few w eeks. “ W e d o n ’t yet know how m uch w ill arriv e, but w e d o n 't e x p ect su p p lies to be p le n ti fu l,” said Mel K ohn, O re g o n ’s state ep id e m io lo g ist. B ecause F lu M ist co n tain s live, but w eak en ed , in flu en za v iru s, it is not u sed fo r m any h ig h -p rio rity in d iv id u a ls, in clu d in g the very y o u n g , those o v er age 50, o r p e o p le w ith ch ro n ic d isease. Flu shots in the U nited States becam e scarce w hen h a lf the supply w as c o n ta m in a te d d u r ing production at a lab in G reat Britain. Eliminating Health Disparities only. O perators can only pick up riders at regular bus stops. TriM et wi 11 also distribute 500,000 small flash lights or safety strobes in m id-N ovem ber to help riders be seen and be safe. T riM et also recom mends wearing bright-colored clothing and stand ing up to w ave at the driver as the bus ap proaches, to increase your visibility. For trip planning assistance see trim et.org or call 5O3-238-R1DE w eekdays betw een 7:30 a.m . and 5:30 p.m. .t'lF.RVK'C, Get the Flu Shot, Not the Flu. Medicare Part B pays for flu shots. Best Pime: September - November Not Too Late: December, January, or February \dvertise with diversity in 0 t)|te rru e r Call 5O3-288-OO33 ads(o portlandob sen cr.com 4 For information, call 1-800-MEDICARE or visit (1 -8 0 0 -6 3 3 -4 2 2 7 ) oizv www.medicare.gov < CDC <
