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A8 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018 LOCAL NEWS Rural program aims at catching colon cancer By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN STAFF WRITER Residents of some of the most rural parts of Eastern Oregon can now get easier access to colon can- cer screenings. The Eastern Oregon Healthy Living Alliance is offering free screening kits to people in Gil- liam, Morrow and Sherman coun- ties. People between the ages of 50 and 75 can pick up a kit from one of several different locations in the three counties. The Fecal Immunochemical Test kit allows people to take the test, which checks for blood in the stool, in the privacy of their own home, and then return the kit at a designated location. Colorectal cancer is prevent- able, according to the organiza- tion’s press release, and a person can minimize their risk by getting screened regularly. John Adams, executive director of the Eastern Oregon Healthy Liv- ing Alliance, said the organization looked at all the counties in the area and their health needs. “Based on population and iden- tified need, we’re trying to share resources,” he said. The Healthy Living Alliance focuses on much of the same cover- age area as the Eastern Oregon Coor- dinated Care Organization, which provides services for Medicaid-el- igible people in 12 Eastern Oregon counties, including Umatilla County. Adams said rural counties in Oregon were a priority because of their aging populations. “Throughout Eastern Oregon, there’s higher rates of older adults than the state average,” he said. According to the 2010 cen- sus, about 15 percent of Morrow County residents are 65 and older, while about 25 percent in Sherman County and 27 percent in Gilliam county fit that demographic. Adams added that one in three Oregonians from ages 50 to 75 are not screened as recommended, and that eastern Oregon’s rates of screening are even lower. The rate of new colorectal can- cer diagnoses in Morrow County is 43.2 percent, he said, as compared to a state rate of 37.1 percent. He said the rate of mortality in Eastern Oregon communities from 2009 to 2013 was 18.9 percent, as com- pared to 14.5 percent statewide. In Morrow County, kits can be picked up at: Columbia River Health Services Clinic, 450 Tatone St., Boardman Pioneer Memorial Clinic, 130 Thompson St., Heppner Ione Community Clinic, 365 W. 3rd St., Ione Irrigon Medical Clinic, 220 NE Main Ave., Irrigon PO BOX 1 • 101 Olson Rd • Boardman, OR 97818 • 541-481-3014 www.boardmanchamber.org • email: info@boardmanchamber.org Boardman Chamber of Commerce Announces 2018 Frostbite Golf Tournament Scholarship Recipients Boardman Chamber of Commerce is a proud supporter of Riverside Jr/Sr High School and their students. CONGRATULATIONS! Left to Right (Back Row): Gustavo Amaya, Kevin Madrigal, Misael Madrigal, Fabian Meza, Paul Diaz Left to Right (Seated): Abigail Hernandez, Ruby Barrera Proceeds from the 2018 Frostbite Scholarship Golf Tournament gave the Boardman Chamber of Commerce the opportunity to award seven $1,000 scholarships to just a few of the expletory RHS students graduating in 2018. 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