Health Screenings for the Uninsured Focus is on blood pressure, stroke, diabetes and obesity Beginning on Tuesday, March 15 to March 26, the Urban League and Walgreens will embark on a nine day W ellness Tour across Portland and Vancouver with a fully equipped health education and screening vehicle. Health professionals will provide The Urban League of Portland individuals with free screenings for has joined forces with the National cholesterol levels, blood pressure, Urban League and Walgreens drug glucose, bone density, body mass store to offer free health care screen­ index and waist circumference. ings to Portlanders who have little The screenings are designed for or no health insurance. detection and prevention of dis­ eases such as high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes and obesity. These preventable diseases are on the rise in all communities. "Many people in Portland are los­ ing their health insurance during this difficult economy and many more do not have access to any health ser­ vices,” said Ty Schwoeffermann, health equity organizer for the Urban League of Portland. Schwoeffermann said the health screenings tour highlights the over­ whelming need for health services in the region. “Early detection can save lives,” he said. “We have built partner­ ships with community clinics, non - profits, and churches to help people gain access to services where they are available." The Wellness Tour schedule is as follows: March 15,10a.m.to5p.m.at Walgreens, 2829 N. Lombard St.; March 17, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Walgreens, 2103 S.W. Burnside St.; March 18,10a.m. to5 p.m. at Pioneer Square, downtown; March 19,11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Portland Community Col­ lege, Cascade Cam pus, 705 N. KillingsworthSt.;March20,1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Highland Christian Church, 7600N.E.GlisanSt.;March22,9a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Multicultural Seniors Center, 5325 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.; March 24,11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at W algreens, 2521 M ain St., Vancouver; March 25, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Walgreens, 6116 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.; March 26, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rosa Parks School, 8960 N. Woolsey Ave. Abstinence Grows Among Youth Experts say this generation may be more cautious (A P )- - Fewer teens and young adults are having sex, a govern- ment survey shows, and theories past decade has had some influ­ abound for why they're doing it predecessors, more aware of sexu- ence. less. Experts say this generation ally spread diseases. Or perhaps Or maybe they're just too busy. may be more cautious than their em phasis on abstinence in the The study, released Thursday, is based on interviews of about 5,300 young people, ages 15 to 24. It shows the proportion in that age group who said they'd never had sex rose in the past decade from 22 percent to about 28 percent. There are other surveys of sexual behavior, but this is considered the largest and most reliable. Health scientist Anjani Chandra of the Centers for Disease Control Celebrating Purim Il idden Hand of God" \ »? Come join us on this Special Night of Purim Friday, March 18th at 7pm New Song Community Center 2511NE MIK Blvd. Corner of NE MLK Blvd and Russell Street Doors open at 6pm for every service. For directions or more information, call 503-488-5481 or log on to www.mfhmiiortlanil.com A ¿it I W and Prevention described the de­ cline in sex as small but significant. She declined to speculate on the reasons. It's difficult to look for a trend earlier than 2002 because pre­ vious surveys did not gather as much detail about various types of sex, she added. However, data over the years on vaginal intercourse among never- married adolescents shows a steady decline since 1988. That seems to be in sync with other CDC studies show­ ing an overall drop in teen preg­ nancy. «WftiCíftfCteíftisíms ”4n Interdenominational Church" I II C hurch T h em e: e V o i R each in g T eaching P reach in g R elevan ce In ( ; e S l> e. ¿i k 2011 s (Pastor (B isflopH .L .ei M eet Lady Ladean