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Beth Nance
PHOTO COURTESY MARY OVERSTREET SMITH
Celebrating 109
A
simple memorial service will be held from 1pm to 3pm , Saturday May 25, to cel-
ebrate the life of Beth Nance. The memorial will take place in Columbia Park
Section D among the picnic tables, located at N. Lombard St. and Woolsey Avenue.
Bring memories and finger food to share at this informal gathering.
Elder Johnnie W. Hart Sr., at front, celebrates his 109th birthday at a
celebration open to all on June 8, at noon, in Peninsula Park. His daughter,
Pastor Mary Overstreet Smith, center, presided over Elder Hart’s birthday
celebrations two years ago, along with Precious Forbes, at left, and John
Hart, Jr.
Breathe Easier This Summer: Tips to Control Your Child’s Asthma
A
s the school year
draws to a close and
the
temperature
rises, children and families
everywhere start to look for-
ward to the simple pleasures
of summer—jumprope, sun-
shine, playing ball, and
cookouts.
However, for the 1 in
every 10 children in the
United States who has asth-
ma—including one in every
6 African-American chil-
dren, summer can also bring
wheezing, coughing and
trouble breathing.
The joys of summer can
be challenging if your child
has asthma, a common but
serious chronic disease.
To make sure your child
doesn’t miss a thing this
season, the institute recom-
mends that you work with
your child’s doctor and ask
him or her to take the fol-
lowing key actions that can
help your child—and you—
breathe easier.
• Tell you what medica-
tion your child needs to
control asthma symptoms.
Inhaled
corticosteroids,
taken daily, are the most
effective medication for
reducing the inflammation
that causes asthma symp-
toms in people who have
persistent asthma.
• Give you a written asth-
ma action plan that spells
out what to do every day to
control your child’s asthma,
and how to handle symptoms
or asthma attacks.
• Check your child’s asthma
control at regular visits, and
adjust medication as needed
to keep your child’s asthma in
control.
• Schedule regular follow-
up visits (at least every six
months).
• Work with you to identify
your child’s asthma triggers,
such as pet dander and pol-
lens, hygiene products, tobacco smoke,
cleaning sprays and pollution, and talk
about ways your child can avoid them.
• Ask before you leave the doctor’s office
or pharmacy for someone to show you and
your child how to use each prescribed med-
ication and device correctly.
You can visit the institute’s website
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-top-
ics/topics/asthma/ for more information,
and to order publications from the National
Asthma Education and Prevention Program:
So You Have Asthma, How Asthma Friend-
ly is Your School?, Asthma & Physical
Activity in the School, and a sample Asth-
ma Action Plan.
work with your child’s doctor to
... give you a written asthma
action plan that spells out
what to do every day to
control your child’s asthma,
and how to handle symptoms
or asthma attacks
Summer’s long afternoons spent playing
outside can expose children with asthma to
triggers that can bring on attacks, such as
increased pollen and allergens from blos-
soming plants and trees, and increased air
pollution on some especially hot summer
days.
“While controlling asthma requires daily
attention, your child doesn’t have to be side-
lined,” said James P. Kiley, Ph.D., director
of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute’s Division of Lung Diseases, part
of the National Institutes of Health. “With
proper treatment, most children who have
asthma can avoid attacks, experience fewer
symptoms, be physically active, and enjoy
summertime.”
We honor the many
accomplishments of African
Americans.
It is our primary goal as a
labor union to better the
lives of all people working
in the building trades
through advocacy, civil
demonstration, and the
long-held belief that work-
ers deserve a "family wage" - fair pay for an honest day's work.
A family wage, and the benefits that go with it, not only strength-
ens families, but also allows our communities to become
stronger, more cohesive, and more responsive to their citizens'
needs.
Our family wage agenda reflects our commitment to people
working in the building trades, and to workers everywhere. In this
small way, we are doing our part to help people achieve the
American Dream. This dream that workers can hold dear regard-
less of race, color, national origin, gender, creed, or religious
beliefs.
The Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters
Representing more than 5.000 construction workers in Oregon State.
Do you want to know more about becoming a
Union carpenter?
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