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The INDEPENDENT, September 2, 2010
Help kids prepare for school start New online chronic disease management tool
From page 11
• Make sure all school
records are up to date. Be sure
the school has any new phone
numbers, changes of address,
immunization updates, etc.
Having these in an emergency
can save precious minutes.
• Get all required examina-
tions. Try to schedule appoint-
ments for sports physicals, im-
munizations, dental exams,
etc. before school starts. This
will help avoid absences from
school.
• Be sure your child knows
his/her address and phone
number. This is especially nec-
essary if you have just moved!
• After school care. Make
necessary arrangements and
be sure your child knows where
they are to go and what they
are to do after school. It is also
a good idea (especially for ele-
mentary school students) to in-
form the teacher of these
plans.
• Purchase school supplies.
Check with your child’s teacher
or school for a list of needed
supplies.
• Create a homework center.
Stock it with extra crayons and
supplies to complete home-
work. Make sure there is no tel-
evision near and few distrac-
tions.
• Stress the importance of
good nutrition. Healthy, well-
balanced breakfasts, lunches,
snacks and dinners can un-
leash the Brainiac in your child!
Studies have shown that good
nutrition helps keep children fo-
cused, their energies high, and
their moods balanced – all of
which are factors that promote
learning.
Source: Angie Fletcher, Human
Development Specialist, University
of Missouri Extension
Letters
From page 3
matched over $148,000 worth
of time and donated materials.
The grantor expects for every
dollar spent, a match of time,
donations and in kind services
must be provided. This is mon-
itored closely and follows the
standards for volunteer rates
used nationwide. Reports are
submitted, without fail, every
six months to SAMSHA on the
progress of the coalition goals
and objectives.
Any community member
with a desire to influence posi-
tive change and who wants to
be a part of a solution can join
us on the first Wednesday of
every month at 9 a.m. in the
Vernonia Community Learning
Center. You can also contact
me at 503-369-7370 or DeAn-
Please
watch
for
school
buses
na @vernonia-or.gov. Thank
you,
DeAnna Pearl
DFC Grant Director
Vernonia Prevention
Coalition
City of Vernonia
From page 8
to find ways to manage their
condition,” said Jay Greenberg,
Senior Vice President of Social
Enterprise at NCOA. “Better
Choices, Better Health meets
people where they increasingly
are – online. The workshop
represents a convenient way
for people to develop the confi-
dence and skills they need to
cope with their illnesses. It pro-
vides a way for them to help
others, while they help them-
selves.”
Better
Choices,
Better
Health™ helps participants re-
duce their pain and anxiety and
manage a wide range of symp-
toms and conditions. Led by
trained instructors, participants
together address topics such
as stress reduction, dealing
with distressful emotions, plan-
ning for the future, locating and
using community resources,
building communication skills,
and asking for help.
Better
Choices,
Better
Health™ participants can log
onto the free sessions from any
computer with an Internet con-
nection, including dial-up. Ses-
sions are posted on a secure
Web site each week for six
weeks. There are no set times
for workshop sessions; partici-
Green back to college tips given
From page 10
about the environment and the
amazing work people are doing
to clean it up. Saving our plan-
et and solving humanity’s most
vexing environmental problems
are some of the most important
and most pressing issues of
our time. Who knows, you
might become interested and
passionate enough about
something you learn to make a
whole career out of it. How cool
would it be to do something
that helps save the world?
And here’s one last piece of
advice, even though it’s not
about the environment: enjoy
your time in college. Even
though it might seem like a
drag, you’ll miss it once it’s
gone.
These tips were provided by
Roy Weedman, Columbia County
Solid Waste Coordinator .
pants log on at their conven-
ience to complete exercises,
read posted material, and inter-
act with others. The workshops
can be particularly useful for
those individuals without ac-
cess to transportation or who
prefer the anonymity of a virtu-
al group.
In addition to the online Bet-
ter Choices, Better Health™,
in-person community-based
CDSMP workshops, called Liv-
ing Well with Chronic Condi-
tions in Oregon, are provided
locally with funding support
from the U.S. Administration on
Aging to 47 states and territo-
ries. Living Well with Chronic
Conditions is also available in a
Spanish language version,
Tomando Control de su Salud.
The Oregon Department of
Human Services and Oregon
Health Authority jointly provide
support to organizations across
the state to offer Living Well
with Chronic Conditions work-
shops, 374 of which were held
in 27 of Oregon’s 36 counties
between 2005 and 2009,
reaching nearly 4,000 people.
The goal of DHS/OHA is to
make Living Well with Chronic
Conditions workshops avail-
able to all Oregonians with
chronic conditions, offered both
in person and online.
Information on the communi-
ty-based CDSMP program can
be obtained by emailing liv-
ing.well@state.or.us or calling
1-888-576-7414.
Racing results, continued
From page 20
ler, Portland; Matt Jenner, Van-
couver; Justin McMullen, Deer
Island. Heat 3: Gary Meyer,
Vernonia; Don Jenner, Vancou-
ver; Brad Nusom. A Main: John
Fordyce, Vancouver; Brad Nu-
som; Don Jenner; Steven Nu-
som, Gresham; Prettyman;
Crase; Matt Jenner; Meyer; T.J.
Richman, St. Helens; Curtis
Zelmer, Portland.
Modified – Fast Time: Dan
Smith, Scappoose 13.93. Tro-
phy Dash: Sean Fox, Rainier.
Heat 1: Mike Harrison, St. He-
lens; Greg Greer, Rainier; Mike
Graham, Portland. Heat 2: Dan
Fox, Warren; Dale Holland,
Portland; Jeremy Martin, St.
Helens. Main: Martin; Mark Hill,
Scappoose; Greer; Harrison;
Holland; Don West, St. Helens;
Dan Fox; Zelmer; Smith; Sean
Fox.
Mini Stock – Fast Time: Stan
Asanovic, Forest Grove 16.11.
Trophy Dash: Gary Meyer, Ver-
nonia. Heat 1: John Oyler, St.
Helens; Travis Tolman, St. He-
lens; Nick Gooding, Castle
Rock. Heat 2: Asanovic; Jason
Scheibel, Longview; Nolan
Borders, St. Helens. Heat 3:
Meyer; Adam Beehler, St. He-
lens;
Jerry
Winchester,
Longview. Main: Asanovic;
Oyler; Meyer; Jenelle June
Harrison, St. Helens; Jake
VanOrtwick, Portland; Brad
Beehler, St. Helens; Tolman;
Borders; James Young, Port-
land; Winchester.
Women’s Division – Fast
Time: Stacey Fordyce, Vancou-
ver. Trophy Dash: Kathy Mc-
Mullen, Deer Island. Heat: Mc-
Mullen; Tiffany Gee, St. He-
lens; Fordyce. Main: Fordyce;
McMullen, Tiffany Gee, St. He-
lens; Kathy Williams, Scap-
poose; Jenae Frelich, St. He-
lens; Sheri Hill, Scappoose.
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