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The INDEPENDENT, January 20, 2005
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January is stalking awareness month
Bsaltb Notas
By Audten Wagner
New Member of Clinic Staff:
Sandy Fox, Certified Medical Assistant, is
the newest face at Providence Medical
Group in Vernonia. She has been working
at the clinic since late July, and is comfort
ably settled into the job. She has complet
ed x-ray school, and is now qualified to take
x-rays. She will take her board exam for
certification as an x-ray technician in Febru
ary.
Sandy’s education and experience are varied; she is trained in
computer billing, and has worked in front office situations; she has
also completed courses in prenursing and nursing. Sandy says
that much of her training has been on-the-job, working in clinics in
Oregon and Ilwaco, Washington, including experience in the op
erating room. She has been with Providence for two years, and
has been certified as a Medical Assistant for three years.
Sandy is married to Chris Fox, a union carpenter, and has
three children: Brittany, 19, a col
lege student at PCC; Phillip, 17, a
junior at Jewell High, and Scott, a
13-year old eighth grader.
It sounds as if the Foxes are a
very active family, they enjoy dirt
biking together, and keep busy with
school activities and sports. Sandy
says her spare time is spent hang
ing out with her family. They have
recently purchased a new house in
Elsie and she is having fun getting
settled into their new home.
“I really love my job in Vernonia,”
Sandy says. “Getting to know the
patients I work with is the big plus of
working in a small-town clinic.”
Sandy Fox
February is National Heart Month: February is a good
time to be thinking about caring for your heart. We will be bring
ing you some information on this subject in the next issue of The
Independent. Stay tuned!
Mammogram Schedule: (No Mammovan in January.) The
next visit in Vernonia will be on Wednesday, February 16, 2005.
The Mammovan sets up in the clinic parking lot, call the clinic,
503-429-9191, to schedule an appointment.
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V a le n tin e Special
National Stalking Awareness
Month observance was first es
tablished in 2003 by a bi-parti
san resolution that unanimous
ly passed the U.S. Senate.
According to findings from
the 1998 National Violence
Against Women Survey spon
sored by the Justice Solutions,
eight percent of women and
two percent of men in the Unit
ed States have been stalked in
their lifetime. It is estimated that
over one million women and
nearly 375,000 men are stalked
annually in the United States.
Crimes of stalking can have
a devastating and, too often
deadly impact on their victims.
When unwanted attention and
personal contacts - such as
phone calls, letters, emails, and
other unsolicited personal con
tacts - escalates, the results
can have a profound impact on
victims, psychologically, physi
cally and financially. Stalking
strikes terror in the hearts and
lives of victims, and comprises
a real and frightening threat to
them, their loved ones and our
communities.
Today, all 50 states and the
District of Columbia have anti
stalking statutes. Tremendous
efforts nationwide over the past
decade have resulted in im
proved prevention and re
sponses that involve law en
forcement, prosecutors and
courts, victims servicus pro
viders, employers, and commu
nity members.
According to David Beatty,
Executive Director of Justice
Solutions, there is a wide range
of information and safety re
sources available to assist
stalking victims.
“It is critical that stalking vic
tims report the crimes to law
enforcement and carefully doc
ument the intimidating and
threatening behavior,” Beatty
said. “Law enforcement and
prosecutors across the nation
can provide help in arresting
and prosecuting stalkers, and
victim assistance programs can
provide information about stalk
ing victims’ rights and meas
ures to enhance their personal
Tuality Healthcare Evening Chats
Tuality Healthcare is pre
senting two free, no registration
required Evening Chats for lat
er this month.
Move It or Lose It! will be the
topic of a free seminar on
Wednesday, January 26 from 6
to 7:30 p.m.
Exercising on a regular ba
sis is one of the best ways to
maintain a healthy body
weight, keep your immune sys
tem strong, and lower your risk
of disease - but it doesn’t need
to be drudgery! In fact, it should
be fun and make you feel good!
You don’t have to spend hours
at the gym either. Julia Lapp,
M.S., RD, a registered dieti
cian, will discuss some enter
taining and easy ways to incor
porate physical activity into
your daily routine.
On Monday, January 31
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Manage-
ment of Lymphedema after
Cancer will be the topic pre
sented by Lori Lingle Elling,
OTR/L and Dinah Vardon,
OTR/L, occupational thera
pists.
The lymphatic system is a
crucial element in helping the
body recover from illness. This
system can be altered by the
effects of certain cancer treat
ments. The discussion will in
clude current treatment and
management options for lym
phedema of the arm and leg,
emphasizing how patients can
effectively manage this condi
tion.
Both talks will be at Tuality
Healthcare’s Community Edu
cation Center, 334 SE Eighth
Ave., Hillsboro. For more infor
mation, call 503-681-1700 or
go to <www.tuality.org>.
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safety, including safety plan
ning.”
Stalking is a crime that puts
victims, their loved ones,
friends and colleagues at risk.
Your chances of becoming a
victim of stalking are far greater
than those of becoming a victim
of a political terrorist.
Often, stalkers know no
boundaries in their intimidating
and sometimes violent behav
ior. No one should have to live
out their lives in the shadow of
fear cast by those who target
them with terrorist threats of vi
olence.
We should all do what we
can to provide support to stalk
ing victims, and to collaborate
to promote safety in our homes,
neighborhoods, and work
places.
For additional information
about stalking, information and
resources available to assist
stalking victims, or information
about how community mem
bers can help, please contact
Ollie Gibson-Lavell/Domestic
Violence Legal Advocate at Co
lumbia County Womens Re
source Center at 503-397-6161
or 1-866-397-6161.
Garrett Wallace Jones
Garrett Wallace Jones was
born December 30, 2004, to
Thomas and Joanie Jones of
Mist. He weighed 8 pounds, 6
ounces and was 19-1/2 inches
long.
He joins his brothers, Reed,
Brett and Wyatt, at the family
home.
Grandparents are Louis and
Sally Jones of Rainier and Roy
and Bev Cederstam of Hood
River.
His great-grandmother is
Irene Jones of Birkenfeld.