Health
schedules Vernonia Health Fair
ByAudeen Wagner
H ea lth Fair: P rovid ence F am ily M edicine
is plannin g a huge health fa ir on Saturday,
M ay 10, to be held at the V ernonia clinic.
P rovid ence staff w ill be on hand fro m 9:00
to 2:0 0 to w elcom e visitors to the clinic fo r a
to u r of the facility. Lunch w ill be served and
the re w ill be a d ra w in g fo r som e interesting
d o o r prizes. D o n ’t fo rg e t to bring the fa m i
ly, the re w ill be a ctivitie s and o th e r goodies
fo r kids.
Look fo r an article in to d a y ’s pa per fo r m ore inform ation.
W o m e n ’s H ea lth
S c re e n in g : C o lu m b ia C ou nty Public
H ealth offers a program for w om en w ho qualify, fo r screening e x
am s fo r breast and cervica l cancer. E lig ibility is determ ined based
on incom e at 25 0 -p e rce n t of po verty level, an d priorities are set for
w om en o ve r age 50. S creening includes a clin ica l breast exam , in
struction ab out self breast exam s, pelvic exam and Pap sm ear,
and m am m ogram . T h e co o rd in a to r for this program is M arcia
W illiam son, and she can be reached at 1-800-244-4870. M arcia
will also be at the V ernonia H ealth Fair on M ay 10, to a n sw e r
question s ab out this program .
M am m ovan
c h a n g e : T h e o n ly
change in the m am m ovan sche dule in
V ernonia is that tw o ad dition al tim e slots
have been added, a llow in g fo r m ore fle x
ibility in m aking appointm ents. The date of
the M am m ovan visit to V ernonia is u n
ch a nge d— the next sche dule d M am m ovan
w ill be on W e d n e sd a y, M a y 21. T h e
change, effective im m ediately, is that the
van will op en for patients at 9:40 a.m . and the
last ap p o in tm e n t fo r the day w ill be at 3:20. It is
hoped tha t this exte nd ed sche dule w ill a cco m m o d a te more pa
tients for m am m ogram s. P lease call the clin ic at 503-429-9191 to
m ake an appointm ent.
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L to R: Barb Fulmer R.N., Roger Reynolds D.O.,
Douglas Holmes D.O., Walter Hardin D.O., Cris Rettler P. A.,
Conley Lynch M.D., Michelle Stewart P. A.
nonia, and anyone interested in
g e ttin g g e n e ra l in fo rm a tio n
about health issues is w elcom e
to drop in betw een 10:00 a.m .
and 2:00 p.m .
This is a fam ily event, w ith a
cra ft tab le and balloons fo r c h il
dren. T here will be inform ation
available about car seats and
helm ets fo r the youngsters in
the fam ily - you might even want
to have your child’s car seat
checked on site - the Vernonia
Police Departm ent will be on
hand for this activity. Also, there
will be a safety technician on
hand to certify bicycle helmets.
H ea lthy refreshm ents w ill be
served by P rovidence Fam ily
M edicine. A light lunch w ill be
available at an y tim e during the
day. T here w ill be a draw ing fo r
door prizes, including a b e a u ti
ful barbecue
donated by Hi-
School Pharmacy in Scappoose.
Free blood pressure checks,
blood sug ar tests for diabetes,
and a cholesterol che ck w ill all
be offered. For b e tte r results on
the cholesterol test, fasting is
recom m ended, though not re
quired.
M arcia W illiam son from C o
lum bia C ou nty P ublic H ealth
will be on hand w ith spe cial in
form atio n for w om en. W illia m
son, co o rd in a to r for the O regon
B re a s t and C e rv ic a l C a n c e r
S creening P rogram , w ill have
b ro c h u re s
an d
in fo rm a tio n
about this im p o rta n t area of
In honor of th e ir service and
sacrifice to o u r nation, the P a
cific U niversity C ollege of O p
to m e try and its netw ork of five
Vision C enters in the g reate r
P ortland area are pleased to
offer sign ifica nt discounts on v i
sion care fo r all O regon N atio n
al G uard m em bers, reservists
and th e ir im m e d ia te fa m ily
m em bers, as w ell as all O regon
veterans.
These disco unts include 25
percent off the cost of prim ary
vision care exam inations and
25 percent off e ye w ear in P a cif
ic ’s V isio n C e n te r O p tic a l
Shops.
“W e believe that this gesture
ongoin g effort to help w om en
w ith w ho are un insured w ith
pre ve n tio n of breast and ce rvi
cal cancer.
A lso ava ila ble at the H ealth
F a ir will be inform ation about
som e co m m o n m edical issues,
such as nutrition and eating
disorders, safety, infant care,
and m uch m ore. E xtra parking
w ill be provided.
S ave the date, M ay 10, for
an inform al, e n lig h te n in g and
fun tim e at the clinic, and pick
up a little m o re k n o w le d g e
about sta yin g healthy.
Free course on
infant massage
If you're a
woman
overage 50
who has
no insurance...
Celebrate Mother’s Day
with a Women’s Health Check
v Rap Test
v Mammogram
Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 5:30 pm • Sat 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Call Columbia County Public Health
Maple Street Clinic P.C.
Breast & Cervical Screening Cancer Program
Accepting M ost Insurances
one from the K om en B reast
C a n ce r Foundation, and is an
of good w ill is the lea st w e can
T he C enters fea ture the m ost
do in ho nor of and a p pre ciation
ad va n ce d d ia g n o stic te c h n o lo
for the services and sacrifices
gies available.
m a de by m e m b e rs of th e
V ision C en ters o ffe r w e e k
G uard, O regon vete ran s, and
day, e v e n in g a n d w e e k e n d
th e ir fa m ilie s ,” s a id S te v e
hours, w ith loca tions in d o w n
Fletcher, d ire cto r of a d v a n c e tow n, so u th e a st and northeast
m ent fo r the C olleg e of O p to m
P o rtla n d , F o re s t G ro v e and
etry.
C ornelius. To m ake an a p p o in t
The d isco unt p ro g ra m w ill be
ment, or for more information,
ava ila ble through the en d of call 503-352-2020.
2003. P rop er m ilita ry id e n tific a
tion w ill be required at the tim e
of service.
P a cific’s Vision C enters are
staffed by licensed o p tom e tric
P ublic H ealth and C o m m u n i
ph ysicians and by op tom e tric
ty A ction Team w ill p resen t a
interns w ho are in th e ir final
H ea lthy S tart P rogram fre e In
years of p rofessio nal training.
fan t M assage C lass on T u e s
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1825 Maple Street • Forest Grove • 503-357-2136
w o m e n ’s health.
This program is jo in tly fu n d
ed by a fed era l grant fro m the
C e n te r fo r D isease C ontrol and
Pacific Vision Centers discount exams for veterans
Which can include
I * Blood Pressure Check t Breast Exam
| » Breast Self-Exam
r Pelvic Exam
T akin g N e w P a tie n ts
A g e 1 to 1OO
Clinic Hours
A H ealth F air w ill be held
Saturday, M ay 10, at P ro vi
d e n c e F a m ily M e d ic in e -V e r-
503-397-4651 800-244-4870 o r
Providence Family H ealth-Vernonia
503-429-9191
days, M ay 6, 13, 20, and 27,
from 10:30 a.m . to 12:00 p.m.
at O S U E xten sio n O ffice (next
to Le g a cy C linic), 505 N. C o
lum b ia R ive r H ighw a y in St.
H elens.
T h e se c la sse s are designe d
fo r m others, fathers, g ra n d p a r
en ts and p rim a ry care givers,
alo n g w ith te e n s or new m om s
w h o are e xp e ctin g th e ir first
b a b y o r have a ba by up to six
m o nths old. You need not be
e n ro lle d in the H e a lth y S tart
program .
T h e focu s of the cla ss is
p ra c tic e o f in fa n t m a s s a g e ,
te a c h in g th e b a b y to relax,
b o n d in g ,
v a rio u s
m assage
s tro k e s , in d iv id u a liz e d a s s is
ta n c e , d e a lin g w ith s p e c ia l
n e e d s s u c h as c o lic , pre-
m a tiruity, in te tin a l d iffic u ltie s ,
such as e x ce ssive gas, c o n s ti
pation, etc.
F o r m ore in fo rm a tion, o r to
register, call D iana o r P atricia
at 5 0 3-3 97-465 1.