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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.
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