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October 15. 2008
Activities and exhibits will in­ Oregon.
clude A frican drum m ing by
The “We Can Make a Differ­
Chatta Addy, cooking dem on­ ence" conference will be held Fri­
strations and tastings, a gospel day, O ct. 17 at the A irp o rt
King Jr. Blvd.
Free kidney screening will be choir, children’s activities and Sheraton Hotel, 8235 N.E. Airport
made available for the first 100 rattle prizes.
Way. Registation begins at 10:30
people to pre-register by culling
The health coalition is also a.m. with the program starting at
503-963-5364. Other health ser­ h o stin g its fo u rth a n n u a l 11 a.m. followed by a keynote
vices provided during the event Health D isparities Conference address and lunch.
include flu shots, a breast health this week for community mem­
Dr. Clayton Smiley and Chris­
workshop, vision and hearing bers, health care provides and tine Sanders will present a talk
tests, diabetes screening and policy makers to generate so­ on “The Truth About African
massage therapy.
lutions to health disparities in Americans and Kidney Disease.”
Annual Wellness Village Saturday
For free health screenings,
education and activities
Community members, health
care organizations and exhibitors
will once again come together for
Wellness Village, a day of free
health screenings, health educa­
tion and fun activities.
The 13th annual event, spon­
sored by the African American
Health Coalition, will be held Sat­
urday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the Blazers Boys & Girls
Club, 5250 N.E. Martin Luther
Keep on Keeping Busy
For Your Health
by J une
P otter A costa
rather than sitting.
Among my age group -
We follow the edict:
roughly those bom before
Use it or lose it. We
1935 — we are the doers
are h e a lth ie r and
and movers.
happier than the sit­
We re c o g n iz e each
ters. We don’t make
other after the exchange of
a career out of being
a few words. We sense a
sick o r assu m in g
certain spark of vitality.
victimhood.
We keep busy with one thing or
In my own life — 1 turned 84 in
another as long as we live!
July — I’ve been a lifelong writer
We might retire from one job from a family of writers. Over the
and then decide to go back to years. I’ve published sometimes
college for an advanced degree, for money, but now 1 see my call­
begin a new business, indulge in ing more as a free-lance journal­
a hobby we love or maybe even ist; not the novelist I once be­
turn a favorite pastim e into a lieved myself to be.
money-making enterprise.
I realized that, for me, real
We are the ones who serve people were far more interesting
lunches at senior centers and and appealing to w rite about,
then clean up afterwards. We’re than fictional people from my im­
volunteers in our neighborhood age.
library, the local Public Broad­
Currently, I’m pursuing a de­
casting System studio and at gree in English, a major that I
museums.
commence in 1944 at age 20 and
We usually choose to remain have accum ulated about three
in our homes rather than enter­ years worth of credits from sev­
ing a retirement facility. Our in­ eral institutions. The counseling
dependence is important to us. office at Sylvania Cam pus of
We move around a lot, meaning Portland Com m unity College,
physically moving our bodies, where, I’ve taken classes, tells me
denly, I envisioned the extra fice or clerk-typist jobs.
I also tutor English two hours
coursew ork as a challenge! I
a
week
it, the Multi-Cultural De­
could be two quarters away from
partment at Sylvania, a most re­
the degree next June!
After all, numbers have been warding activity. I employ the
my friends! In my 40’s I studied same technique I used with my
accounting on my own, and was own two sons, now adults in their
able to advance from general of­ 50’s, both with college degrees
and professions.
Tutoring provides me a fre­
quent opportunity to be on a
school campus, a venue of suc­
Ever wonder how you can live to be 100? Good genes help but
cess and satisfaction from my
still leave a lot to chance. The Old Farmer's Almanac has a list
earliest years.
o f tips:
Helping others succeed also
• Take it easy. Centenarians tend to be easy-going people who
brings a great deal of satisfac­
aren’t stressed or flustered.
tion and reminds me of my par­
• Use your brain. Challenge your mind by doing puzzles or playing
ents who applauded my good
card games, such as bridge, or by learning new things.
g rad es and e n c o u ra g e d me
• Stay physically active. Many people who have lived to be over
wholeheartedly to write stories
100 have stayed active pretty much their entire lives.
or draw pictures or do anything
• Get out of the house or invite people into your home. Evidence
creative.
suggests that an active social life is one of the keys to living longer.
Everyday, I think about those
• Laugh a lot. To double the effect, share a smi le wi th someone you
two dear people, gone now for
love.
many years, and thank them si­
• Flirt. A little harmless flirting doesn't hurt. As the saying goes,
lently in my heart for the gift they
there may be snow on the roof, but there is still fire in the stove.
gave m e! A far richer legacy than
• Stay trim. It is extremely rare to find an obese 100-year-old.
gold or diamonds!
• Enjoy sunshine sensibly. Studies show that vitamin D (sun­
June Potter Acosta is a regu­
shine vitamin) can improve life expectancy by slowing the progres­
lar
contributor to the Portland
sion of certain common diseases.
Observer
that in order to get the Associate
of Arts degree, I must take an­
other math and lab science class.
No way! 1 thought, until about a
week ago.
I believed I’d had enough al­
gebra, geom etry, physics and
chemistry in high school. Sud­
H ow to L ive to Be 100
Free
Health
Fair in
Southeast
Free flu shots, blood pres­
sure checks and chair mas­
sages will be among the offer­
ings at a community health fair,
scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, at
the Monarch Hotel and Con­
ference Center, 12566 S.E. 93rd
Ave.
P resented by N orthw est
Primary Care in partnership
with Providence Milwaukie
Hospital, the fair will feature
information and resources on
a wide variety of health top­
ics, as well as custom-fitted
bicycle helmets for the bargain
price of $5.
H ealth professionals and
representatives from 47 orga­
nizations will participate in the
fair, including the Clackamas
County Health Department,
the Milwaukie Center, the Na­
tional College of Natural Medi­
cine, FolkTime, Inc., the Ameri­
can Lung Association, C as­
cade Eye A ssociation and
Krueger Medical Services.
In ad d itio n , p h y sic ia n s,
nurses and clinicians will share
information on topics such as
cancer prevention and treat­
ment, diabetes, mental health
resources, physical therapy
and sleep health.
scade
yding
Bicycle sale and repair shop with a full line of
accessories for all your cycling needs
Annual WeHness Village
503-281-0255
122 N. Killingsworth St
www.cascadecycling.com
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Health Disparities Conference /
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GYM
Poor health affects everyone
Family owned/ope rated.
so join us for two great events
because a healthy community starts with you!
Extremely Competitive Monthly Membership Rates!
“I t’s NEVER too late to get in shape!!"
4545 NE MLK Jr. Blvd. PDX, 97211
503.288.4717
Friday O ct. 17tli, 10:30 a.m .- 1:00 p.m .
Your Care
Our First Priority
Dr. Marcelitte Failla
Saturday O ct. 18, 10 a.m .-3 p.m .
4th Annual Health Disparities Conference:
13th Annual Wellness Village
We Can .Make a Difference
at The Blazers Boys & Girls Club
.Airport Sheraton Hotel
5250 N E Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
8235 N E .Kirport Way,
Chiropractic Physician
Portland, OR 97220.
We are located at
Who should attend?
For community members, health care
1716 N.E. 42nd Ave.
Portland, OR 97213
(Between Broadway
and Sandy Blvd.}
providers, and policy makers to generate
Automobile accident injuries
Chronic headache and joint pain
Workers Compensation injuries
Call for an appointment! (503) 228-6140
F R E E health screen in g and activities
at the W ellness V illage include:
• Kidney Screening for the first 100
people that pre-register at 503 963 5364
solutions to health disparities in Oregon.
• Flu shots
• Breast health workshop
Keynote: T he Truth About African
• Vision
Americans And Kidney D isease
• Hearing
Dr. Clayton Smiley And Christine
• Diabetes
Sanders
• Massage therapy
• 10:30 a .m .-11:00 a.m Registration
Activities & Exhibits
’(S200 Individual; S1500 Table of 10)
• Free m embership to Boys and Girls Club
Michael Tillery
Broker
503.975.8004
when parents get a kidney screening.
• 11:00 a .m .-11:30 a .m . Program
michael@bridgetownrealty.com
Please call me, your neighborhood
specialist, for any of your Real Estate
needs. My success is built on a
commitment to quality service.
• 11:30 p.m.-LOO p.m. Keynote
• African drumm ing by Chatta Addy
Address and Lunch
• Cooking dem o & tastings
• Gospel choir
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• Children Activités
• Raffle prizes
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For more information contact the AAHC at 503-413-1850 or visit www.aahc-portland.org
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