A p ril 15. 2009
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H ealth matters
Inspired Mom’s Hope for Autism Remedies
Launches
therapy
program
A Portland area m om and a
therapist have launched a new
cutting edge autism treatm ent
program called “A H ope for
Autism ".
T he program w as founded
by G ayle W oodruff, the mother
o f a five and a h alf year old son
w ith au tism , alo n g w ith re
no w ned th e ra p ist and board
c e rtifie d a sso c ia te b e h a v io r
analyst, Robbin Sobotka-Soles.
launch the effort after search
ing num erous avenues for help
w ith her son M iles. T hrough
determ ination to m ake a differ
ence with her son, she received
in ten siv e train in g in various
theories o f how to best work
with Miles.
Sobotka-Soles has dedicated
her career to w orking with chil
dren with Autism . She earned a
bachelor’s degree from Linfield
College and com pleted gradu
ate w ork in behavior analysis
at the University o f North Texas.
Hope for A utism resources
include occupational therapy,
speech and language therapy,
education training for parents
and support groups and indi
vidual sessions. For more infor
mation, visit ahopeforautism.org.
By connecting children with
autism with their interests, the
therapy provides learning op
portunities that are p ersonal
ized for each child, providing a
safe, loving environm ent that
is conducive o f teaching and
learning.
Each child with Autism Spec
trum D isorder varies in their
ability to learn, com m unicate
and relate to others.
W o odruff w as in sp ire d to
Hope for Autism
co-founder
Gayle Woodruff with
her son Miles.
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"GYT: G et Yourself Tested,"
is a new national cam paign to
in c re a s e te s tin g an d tr e a t
m ent for sexually tran sm itted
d iseases (S T D s) am ong those
under 25 years o f age.
Planned P aren th o o d o f the
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ticip atin g in the effo rt along
w ith M T V a n d th e K a is e r
F am ily F o u n d atio n .
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p a ig n w ill be a w e b s ite
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prehensive inform ation about
STDs and will direct users to
the n e a re st te s tin g lo c a tio n
sim ply by entering a zip code.
"M ost p eo p le are shocked
to learn th at, by age 25, one
in tw o sex u ally activ e young
people will have an STD . This
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reality o f w hat P lan n ed Par-
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e v e r y d a y ," s a id D a v id
G reenberg, the o rg an iz atio n ’s
local p resid en t and c h ie f e x
ecu tiv e officer.
G re en b e rg said affo rd ab le
testin g , treatm en t and e d u c a
tio n are the to o ls teen s and
y o u n g p e o p le n e e d to stay
h ealth y and safe.
From O M G to L O L, a c ro
nym s satu rate young p eo p le's
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easy w ay for y o u n g people to
ta lk ab o u t sexual h ealth and
get tested for S T D s.
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C o lu m b ia W illam ette's health
c e n te rs th r o u g h o u t O re g o n
an d S o u th w e st W a sh in g to n
o ffe r STD te stin g and tre a t
m en t services.
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prom otes the health and w ell
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healthy and respectful o f hu
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300 More Staff for Oregon Nursing Homes
E ld erly and d isa b le d re si
dents in Oregon’s long term care
facilities will get a much needed
boost in staffing levels through
a program announced by L eg
islative leaders and long term
care advocates.
U sing a com bination o f state
funds and federal stim ulus d o l
lars, the state will move forward
w ith plans to help pay for 300
new certified nursing assistants
to work in long term care facili
ties across the state.
‘‘We are m aking an in v est
ment in the health o f Oregon,
both our physical health and our
econom ic health,” said Senate
President Peter Courtney. “We
are maximizing federal stimulus
dollars to create jo b s all across
Oregon w hile at the same time
p roviding b etter care for our
vulnerable senior citizens and
e x p a n d in g -
our
s t a t e ’s
w orkforce in one o f the most
dynam ic and grow ing in d u s
tries in the w orld - health care.”
H ouse Speaker D ave Hunt
said this program is a perfect
exam ple o f sm art investm ents
the state can m ake - even in
the face o f econom ic crisis -
that p ro v id es both short and
long term benefits for O rego
nians.
“This creates jo b s right away;
good-paying jo b s that offer an
opportunity for advancem ent.
And we are reaffirming our com
m itm ent to long term care for
d isa b le d an d eld erly O re g o
nians, making their life a little
bit better," said Hunt.
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Part 15. Back Pain: Why “oh, my aching back”
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: I always know when my
back hurts. But I rarely
know why.
: Statistics tell us 80% of
all men, w om en,andchil-
dren will experience back pain
in their lives. Chiropractors can
also tell you why. There are,
forexam ple, several m echani
cal m alfunctions that cause
back pain. Among them are:
Direct pinching on the nerve.
This is the reason many people
give for their back pain, bu, in
fact, “pinched nerves” only
account for about 10% o f it.
Edem a (sw elling) This occurs
from inflammation due to simple
strainorsubluxation. Fixation.
This is yet another com ponent
of w hat we call the vertebrae are
not m oving the w ay nature in
tended. O ther factors include
m uscle spasm and disc hernia
tion. O f course, in addition to
know ing you have back pain,
chiropractors also know how to
make it go away. By elim inating
the com ponents o f the sublux
ation com plex and allow ing the
central nervous system to func-
tion the way nature intended,
we C hiropractors not only re
lieve your back pain symptoms,
we remove the cause. W ithout
drugs. W ithout surgery. W ith
out doubt. Call our office for an
appointm ent today to find out
how C h iro p ractic can help
your “aching back." O r if you
have any questions about your
health, ju st call us at the num
ber below.
Flowers' Chiropractic Office
2124 N.E. Hancock Street,
Portland Oregon 97212
Phone: (5 0 3 ) 2 8 7 -5 5 0 4
Chronic Pain Support Group -
m eets the first W ednesday at 4
p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and the third
W ednesday of each month, from
7 p.m. to8:3()p.m. For more infor
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Heart Talk Support Group meets
- on the second M onday of each
month; from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For
information, call 503-251 -6260.
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