Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 4,2012
Bacteria are
becoming resistant
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The following was
provided hv the Morrow
County Health District.
Bacteria m ultiply
faster than rabbits. To put
it in perspective, in one hu
man generation there may
be 657,000 generations o f
a bacterium. In one gen
eration. humans may have
a fam ily o f two or three
children. In the same 25
years, a single bacterium
will have untold trillions o f
descendants.
Perhaps one in a
trillion o f these bacteria
w ill develop a m utation
that allows it to be resistant
to an antibiotic. Mutations
are spontaneous changes
in their genetic m akeup.
Mutations are usually not
successful and do not help
the bacteria, but mutations
are like lottery tickets—
one in a hundred million
is good.
Bacteria are also
able to “borrow” the genetic
m aterial from other bac
teria that have developed
resistance.
The bottom line is
that bacteria are develop
ing resistance faster than
we are d e v elo p in g new
antibiotics.
Unfortunately, our
Small steps to good
health
actions are also doing a
great deal to increase their
resistance. Each time we
use an tib io tics, we give
bacteria a new chance to
sharpen their resistance and
become superbugs
There are several
important steps we must all
take if we want to have use
ful antibiotics against the
serious infections that cause
pneumonia, meningitis and
other serious infections.
U se a n tib io tic s
only when they are needed.
Antibiotics do not cure the
common cold and bronchi
tis caused by viruses. Nor
do they treat the congestion
or runny noses caused by
allergies, viruses or smoke.
Antibiotics are seldom use
ful in preventing infections.
Your body’s defenses will
conquer most infections,
even without antibiotics.
Give your body a chance.
W hen antibiotics
are indicated, take them as
directed. Do not skip doses,
stop short, or save some for
use at a later date. And, if
you do treat an infection,
make sure you eradicate it.
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COMMUNITY HEALTH
IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP
OE MORROW COUNTY
MHtOMNC HEALTH FROM RIVERS TO ROILING HHLS
A message from
your Community Health
Improvement Partnership
(CHIP).
Small, simple life
style changes can make a
big difference in the way
you look and feel. Take
your first step and join other
Morrow County residents
make the change. Here are
some suggestions you may
find helpful:
Make incremental
changes that you can stick
with for the long-term, such
as adding 2,000 extra steps
or 15 minutes o f walking to
your daily routine, or drink
ing one fewer soda pop or
specialty coffee drink each
day.
Run errands with
out the car; go on foot.
Jog in place or do
jum ping jacks, crunches,
push-ups and other exer
cises while watching TV.
Go for a walk when
you get hom e; y o u ’ll be
less likely to spend your
evening on the sofa.
F in d a w a lk in g
partner to help stay com
mitted, or organize a walk
ing club.
P ig g y b a ck short
w alks onto other tim es,
such as 10 minutes when
you wake up. during lunch
and when you get home.
Drink water instead
o f sugary, higher-calorie
drinks. Store pre-cut lime or
lemon wedges for a refresh
ing addition.
T ake m o v em en t
breaks.
Encourage walking
meetings; fresh air boosts
creativity.
Keep comfy shoes
at work for walks around
the building or outside.
Encourage healthy
decisions, like taking the
stairs or parking at the outer
edge o f a parking lot.
Join others in the
B iggest W inner W eight
Loss and Healthy Lifestyle
Program beginning January
9,2012. Call 541-676-2538
for more inform ation, or
see the CH IP w ebsite at
http://www.ohsu.edu/M C-
CHIP for healthy lifestyle
resources.
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Forest collaborative
group hosts meeting
The s ta k e h o ld e r
group formed to work with
the Umatilla National For
est on forest management
concerns w ill now m eet
monthly. The next meeting
is scheduled for Thursday
January 5 from 10 a m. to
2 p.m. at the Umatilla For
est supervisor’s office at
2517 S W Hailey Avenue in
Pendleton.
A c c o r d i n g to
Elaine Eisenbraun, group
c o o rd in a to r and e x e c u
tive director for the North
Fork John Day Watershed
Council, the meeting will
continue advancing the two
forest initiatives members
have decided to pursue.
“ We have a very
committed group with di
verse interests working for
the comm on good.” said
Eisenbraun. “We encourage
interested people to jo in
us in this com m unities-
and-forests initiative as we
move forward.”
CofTee and refresh
m ents will be available.
but attendees should plan
to bring their own lunch.
The collaborative group is
coordinated by the North
Fork John Day Watershed
C o u n c il, a co m m u n ity -
based nonprofit in Long
Creek, OR. The organiza
tion a ssists landow ners
with a variety o f projects
that benefit both the envi
ronment and the economy
o f the North/Middle Fork
John Day W atershed, an
area o f approximately 1.7
million acres in Grant, Mor
row, Umatilla, Union and
Wheeler Counties.
Oregon Solutions,
a program o f the National
Policy Consensus Center at
Portland State University,
has been retained to help
develop the collaborative
group, identify projects and
build momentum for this
grassroots effort. For more
information on the group
or the upcoming meeting,
contact the North Fork John
Day Watershed Council Of
fice at 541-421-3018.
Scholarship organization
annual meeting
The South Morrow County Scholarship and
Trust will hold its annual meeting and election o f officer
in the Heppner High School library 6 p.m. on January
30. 2011.
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PENDLETON
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Phone: (541)276-2152
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Fax: (541)278-6051
188 W W illow
P.O Box 337
Heppner, OR 97836
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