April 23. 2008
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HEALTH WATCH
Children*» W ellness F a ir —W ednesday, April 23, from 4 to 8 p.m.. the
C hildren’s C om m unity Clinic will sponsor a w ellness fair at Self
E nhancem ent, Inc. prom oting nutrition, health issues and fitness.
For Your Health Y _ Life is Sweet
I re c e n tly re g is te re d at the
S ylvania cam pus o f Portland C o m
m u n ity C o lle g e for a class in
w o m en 's studies. I'll take it for
credit. That will require some study
ing and tests. G ood. A challenge to
help keep my m ind sharp and fo
cused.
A school cam pus has always
been a venue o f success o f subse
quent parental praise and approval.
I bless my parents everyday! And
thank them - w herever they are or
in w hatever dim ension - but fully
alive som ew here!
I'm headed tow ard a someday
B a c h e lo r’s d e g re e in E nglish!
Started in that direction in the au
tum n o f 1944 when I was just 20 and
a recently arrived im m igrant from
Canada.
I ’ ve been an American citi
zen since 1957 I prefertocall
m yself a North A merican citi
zen - and seem to have a love/
hate relationship w ith the
good old U.S. of A. As a young girl.
I learned about the Am erican Revo
lution and identified with the revo
lutionaries, even though I was in
doctrinated also about being a loyal
British citizen.
The I Jnited Empire Loyalists were
lauded in my history books. My
teachers w ere g en e rally o p en -
minded and traveled freely back
and forth across the LJ.S./Canadian
border. W e were entertained and
influenced by American-made mov
ies and radio.
Returning to the present and my
tenure at school. I'm getting the
Teen Girls Empowered
W hile many local teens spent
their spring break shopping, vaca
tioning or hanging out with friends.
27 girls from three northeast Port
land high schools spent their free
tim e at a w orkshop designed to
em p o w er and educate A frican-
A merican teens.
Sistas Informing, Healing, L iv
ing and Em pow ering is a special
ized training and education pro
gram to reduce risky sex behavior
am ong A frican-A m erican adoles
cent females. The program aims to
Licented E ¡dietician
Nail lech, Skin Analyst
& Make Up Ajtitt
by
J i nk P otter
A costa
nicest, warmest reception wherever
I go on cam pus. I’ve pondered this,
and decided that the kids - many 18
and 20-year-old students - are very
likely cheered and delighted to en
counter an obviously old woman
who seem s to be up-beat and opti
m istic - and busy! M aybe a groan
about my arthritis! But very in
volved with life and strongly o pin
ionated about everything!
There is a w onderful vitality that
seem s to hum and vibrate across
the cam pus - a beautiful cam pus at
o v e r700 feet elevation. I feel iteven
before I step off the bus that carries
me to 12000 S.W . 49th Ave.
Learning should be life-long. Not
an original idea and one th at's been
spread broadly across the universe.
U nfortunately, I c a n 't get the
bachelor's degree with PCC. The
lady I spoke with in the counseling
office said I w ould need another
m ath and la b -sc ie n ce cla ss to
qualify for the degree.
Nope. It w o n 't happen. At 83,
fast heading to 8 4 ,1 can ’t honestly
contem plate years and years from
now. My frame o f reference is lim
ited to h alf decades. I’ll accept that
and be grateful!
Meantime, life is sweet .Spring is
here. W e'v e been prom ised several
days o f ‘no precipitation.’ I' II go for
that!
Workshop focus: risky behaviors
reduce teen pregnancy and sexu
ally transm itted infection rates.
Planned Parenthood o f the C o
lumbia W illam ette partnered with
the M ultnom ah C o u n ty H ealth
D epartm ent and C ascade AIDS
Project to launch the program that
has been fully tested and endorsed
by the C enters for D isease Control
and Prevention.
Throughout the Si H LE program.
girls participate in interactive group
discussions that em phasize ethnic
and gender pride w hile enhancing
aw areness of HIV risk-reduction
strategies.
Participants reported learning a
variety o f valuable lessons, includ
ing, "I learned I can be assertive
w hen it com es to protecting my
body,” and "I learned about the
im portance o f loving m yself.”
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W elcom e to M edicare — Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to noon,
M ultnom ah County will conduct a free w orkshop at Mt. Hood C om
munity College for those new to M edicare, explaining the public
service's fundamentals. For more inform ation, call 503-491 -7572.
W om en's Health C onference - Saturday, April 26, from 7 :30 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. at the Oregon C onvention Center, will focus on how green
living can benefit your health, with guest speakers and workshops; $40
all-day fee. To register, visit O hsuw om enshealth.com .
Are you a t R isk ? - A focus on leg and carotid disease takes place
Tuesday, April 2 9 ,from 6:30 to 8 p .m . with experts discussing what puts
you at risk, treatm ent options, nutrition and prevention; free w ork
shop. T o register, call 503-335-3500.
G roovin' a New W eight - W ednesdays beginning April 30, from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m ; join the w eight program designed for w om en only, this
eight-w eek program guarantees an energy boost, education and
support; fee $180. To register, call 503-574-6595.
Stop Sm oking! — Thursdays, starting May 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., a
four-w eek quit-sm oking program offers the tools to for real success
m inim ize the risk o f relapse; $95 fee. To register, call 503-335-3500.
W om en’s W ellness; Breast Health -Saturday. M ay 10,from 10a.m.
to 1 p.m .,at Legacy G ood S am aritan ,B u ild in g T w o -lo w er level, 1040
N.W . 22nd Ave., a free event features a catered brunch, guest speakers
and booths with topics including cancer genetics, breast imaging,
hone density and more. T o register, call 503-335-3500.
Ready or Not? - Thursday, M ay 28, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; learn how
to prepare your family for a m ajor disaster strike; federal assistance
could take up to 72 hours before being available, w ould your family be
ready? T his free class will prepare your family to survive with self-
sufficiency for the first few days. T o register, call 503-335-3500.
dates and times, visit m ehealth.org/healthequity.
Tools for Caregivers — A six-week educational series is offered to help
family caregivers take care o f them selves w hile caring for a relative or
friend with a chronic illness. The classes are being held at several
locations and dates. Call 503-413-6465 form ore inform ation.
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Bereavement Support G roups—Free, safe confidential group meetings
for those who have experienced the death o f a loved one oflered on
various nights and locations. For info and registration,call 503-215-4622.
Stroke A lert Screening — Check your carotid arteries with a painless
ultrasound to assess your risk. Fee $40. T o schedule a screening, call
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Do You Know Your Numbers? -T h u rsd a y , April 24, receive a person
alized m easurem ent and analysis o f blood pressure, cholesterol levels,
lean body m ass, fat w eight and optim al weight; $30 fee. A ppointm ents
available from 7 to 10p.m. To register, call 503-335-3500.
Health Inequities - T he public is invited to join in the dialogues with
com m unity members, organizations, business leaders and local elected
officials to discuss the root causes o f health inequities as well as long
term solutions in a this seven-part series. For neighborhood locations,
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Peer-to- Peer Recovery — Peer-to-peer education recovery course is
a free, nine-w eek course on the topic o f recovery to r any person with
a serious mental illness. The courses are led by m entors who are
recovering from mental illness and are trained to teach coping strate
gies to others. F orm ore inform ation, call 503-228-5692.
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W hat About Boys — W ednesday, April 2.3, from 7 to 9 p.m., Legacy
M eridian Park Hospital, 19300 S.W. 65th Ave., will host the forum
discussing the developm ental perspectives o f raising young boys and
the problem s they are facing today; $5 fee at the door. T o register, call
Church in northeast Portland.
Kinter left the exam room ex
pressing confidence that lab re
sults would discover any infec
tion or other ailment.
Not all patients are as easy to
deal with, according to Riggins.
Even so, she considers it her
duty to relate to needs of people,
even if they seem confronta
tional, biased or impossible.
“Life's not easy, but we all
have to do the best we can to be
sensitive," she says.
In earing for the patient with
the Klansman tattoo, she re
peated in her head, "Overcome
evil with good,” a biblical saying
that her grandfather used after
losing his home to the Vanport
Flood of 1948. Riggins argues
that medical practitioners, along
with many others in positions of
power, make the biggest mis
take in assuming knowledge of
a problem before listening.
“You have to be really clear
who you are and not let other
people define who you are," she
says. “On the other hand, you
have to be willing to say you're
sorry."
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