n
ho
'too many pre io Ii
t t i real and paren m t
e ure t their children re
prot cted.
and polio
b ck,
Oneoft
brea i I t year
t re weli more than 25,
of I reported. More
children died from m I that
)'ear than in any year ince
1971.
It' hameful that we nnot
protect our children from !hi
cont giou nd potentially
d adly, but preventabl disease.
In BI ck communities,
where acce to private
phy icians is expensive and
public clinic hours are being cut
back, outbrea of highly con
tagious but prevent ble
childhood diseases are especial
I y serious. Your children can be
protected from these contagious
, diseases, if they are properly
immunized by the time they're
2 years old. In some large cities,
only half of all preschoolers are
vaccinated.
AND THE blame does not
fall just on parents. The vac
cination system has fallen apart,
and our children suffer the con-
equences. Skyrocketing vac
cine prices, failure of private
physicians to vaccinate young
patients because of the high
price of vaccines, and a major
Shortage of vaccine supplies,
staff and resources in health
clinics sum up the problems.
We must work with our
communities to ensure all
children are immunized. It's in
everyone's best interest. Im
munizations are one of the most
important preventive invest
ments we can make for OUf
children. Every $1 spent on im
munizations saves $10 in future
medical costs.
Even so, clinics sometimes
have trouble getting vaccines at
affordable cost, and too often
lack the staff and resources
necessary to maintain high im
munization rates by reac .
out more to the community.
But parents must also keep
track of their children's shots.
PLFASEFOLLOWTHIS
immunization schedule. If you
have very young children or
grandchildren, I urge you to
tape this on your refrigerator
and stick with it. The Im
munization Practices Advisory
Committee recommends the
following schedule for infants
and children:
- 2 months: Diptheria,
tetanus, pertussis (OPT -1),
pollo-I and HIB-1.
- 4 months: OPT-2, polio-
2,HIB-2
- 6 months: OPT-3, HIB-
3.
- 12 months: HIB
(booster).
- 15 months: OTP-4,
polio-3, measles, mumps,
rubella (MMR-1), HIB
(booster).
- 4-6 years: OTP-5, polio-
4,MMR-2.
-14-16 years and every 10
years thereafter: tetanus, dip
theria.
TIle Children's Action Net
work and the American
Academy of Pediatrics
developed a public education
campaign to spread the message
on immunizations. TIley pro
vide a toll-free number for
parcn to call concerning infor.
mation on immunization
clinics: 1-800-356·K10S.
Please call this number, follow
the immunization schedule and
get your children vaccinated
now.
Marian Wright Edelman is
presitknt of the Children's
Defense Fund. a natioruJl voice
for children.
HIGHLAND PARK
2
bomb on two Japane e citie . And
in Highland Park, Mich., the
Mothers Club of Highland Park
was founded.
For the pa t 50 years cholars
and non- cholars have argued th
circumstance leading up to the
bombing of Pearl Harbor, search
ing for clue that will shed light on
the why. But the why, ever
etting dl pute
peacefully'- group
looks for community help
dent need ." ,
I n the 1960s, th mothers cl ub
participated in the civil right
struggle by vocalizing civil rights
infractions and intense confronta
tions with Highland Park's Police
and Fire Commission, the Board
of Education, the City of Highland '
Park, the Detroit Transportation
am resolving confli and oontlicts can be
resolved before they escalate.
In addition, she said, the process builds
neighborhoods because people work
together; people take respomtbility for
what happens in their neig1ix>rOOods. help
their neighbo resolve conflict resolution
am people of diverse beckgroods sbarc a
<X>tlllOOn civic worX.
Tbe conflict resolution idea is � brain
child ofRayrrond SOOnh>ltz, a San Fran
csco, CaIifbmia �y am h: way it
wodcs : "Volunteers are reCruited from
� neigtDortxxx1 and trained in concilia
tion, active listeni� and other related
eomrmmicationskills," Taylorsaid. When
the training Is complete, a panel is set up
am "panel members encourage open dis
cu;sion of the problem and possible solu
tions."
She added, "When a mutually accept
able solution has been reacted, an agree
ment is written up and sigred by both
parties involved"
According to Taylor, alrnosr any kiOO
of a d�1e can be mediated through the
process of dispute resolution, including
parking proolerrs, barking dogs and ttac;h
in alleys. ,
IN ADDtnON,shc said, the conflict
may be between � f8mi1y mem
bell, � tn&emaa, organi:l.a&iom,
IaJdoIds, � am ethnic
am racial �. .
She added, "ConflidS can be resolved
by \Bing this oon-adversarial process,"
� process, Taylor said, is a ''wiJVwin
situation. It' free, it's fast m1 it's effec- .
tive."
Within the pest year, she said, of the
2OO-pIus CMCS in the Detroit mea, all but
three wen: socccssfu11y resolved am tblse
that were oot resolved were due to thc
involved individuals' "looking for a
win1a1lC situation."
Aside from imividuaB aoMJw �
pua, Taylor said, sponoing orgaIiza
tions, group , churches and other
organizatiom are tIE "key plUOO� am
supponers" eX the program at the local
leYel.
1'bus. she said, tIE success of tIE pro
gram deperD on oommunity involve
am.
� added, tlJ:Je are a n\lIlbelciwa)'S
0IJIII1IzaSi0nI am iJxtividLM can becanc
involved m1 she etXWr8p a blgumut
fOr the meeting on Jan\Bry 22.
She added, "(Wewill)worktoimpnM:
communities by organimlg volun�r ef
for1S, training leaders aIX1 rmbilizing
JIO'4B k) solve probJc:rm."
For additional infbnnation, contact
Taylor or eYO at (313)%3-7172. �
mtline number is (313)%3-6XlS.
HIGH D PARK MOTHE Front row, L-R, M . EI nor BI ckwell, M .
Hazel McKenz , M . M ry . P .tte n, . ohnni Ben on (p id nt) nd M • P rt 18 M tJock.
eeond ro ,L-R, M . Brenda Eppe n, M. ry Moore, M . Loul Drawln, M . OlJle V. Moore,
Mrs. Dorothea Jackson nd Mrs. 0 B. M tlock. bolo by N. ott)
elu ive, ha gotten bogged down
in points of view.
But the Mothers Club of High
land Park's why, in 194.1, accord
ing to the club' current president
Johnnie Benson wa , "there was a
lot of injustice in Highland Park
for Black school children."
And now, in 1992, we find
President George Bush appealing
TIl.. MOTIIER�' L n
hold an annual tea and fa hion
show and re gnizcs It ut tanding
members ol th .itv" annu llyand
has an pen m .rnbe , hip P li y.
"An nc that', intcre ted in thc
betterment I our youth can apply
for membership tt Mr Ben on
said. We ha e appr xirnately ten
male members.
Today, th rc ar 26 members in
the mothers club and 4-year-old
Mary E. Patter. on is the oldc t.
The youn c. t, \ ho w uldn't t 11
her age, aid. "I am the baby of the
flock."
By NATHANIEL SCOTT
St." Writer
'HIGHLAND PARK-The "Peace
Maker" may have settled ttl! west but guns
ani violence are destroying modem-day
society, and with everyone clamoring for
more of this anl less of that, a oommunity
dispute resolution project may be �
arswer � gum. violence am a society that
seers destimi k> decay from wiChin
JESSICA TAYLOR
, In 1985, � Catb>lic YoUlh Organtza
!ion (eYO) bepn b 1hink in tenm of a
"oomrmD1ity-bEcd, vol\ll1Cer mcdiatioo
program," Jessica Taylor, a project or
ganizerwith eYO said. "With tIE s�rt
m1 involvement of community, bisiress
arx1 church leaders, CYO will cs1ablM a
oommunity <mpute ltSOlutioo program in
� 7th, 9th and 11th Police PJtJCim meas
in Detroit and Highlarxl Parle. "
Taylor said the initial Highlm1 Park
meeting wes held December IJ. 7 am the
JUt meeting will be Wed�,jariuary
22 at 6 p.m. at h: McGreFr libnuy,
12244 WoodwaJd Aven�.
Although some Highland Paricers
h.mcd out for � first meeting am an
.adW;ory commince � set up, Taylor
said � program "�JOOre �rt
� the mmmllli�."
TAYLOR outlined tme whcIe
� community will beadt fIml � �
gtam.
Taylorsaid � prootS. "eftldentam
cay." Conflict JaOlution rvia:s 8Je
delivered quidcly. People in conflict mm
municate and rtSOlve �r �utes them
selves. 1b: � is free, cont1icts are
resolved within the community and
diwne axdlics can be a>Ived.
� . peope edu-
� about mntlicI; the irnpor1aI� eX
effcctive�tion· denxmmted;
irx1ividuak recei� upport forexpasiqJ
Celebrating the Spirit of Teamwork- Detroit Osteopathic Hospital's (DOH) .. mploye Committe
(EAC) recently "Teamed" up to sponsor their Annual Holiday Gala at the D troit Engine ring oclety
. (Rackbam Memorial Building). Pictured are FAC members (front row, left) Marsha ,ib on, arolee Fraga,
Hyla Clark, Janice Barnett, Vivian Townsend; (middle row, left) Liz Mltropoulos Kathy Dowblnko, , Dorothy
Garves (FAC Chair), Arnetta Sturgl Dorothy Hopldn ; (back row, left) Jo Waver and Derrick Norton.
Other holiday ctlvltles pon ored by the EAC Included distributing holiday food ba kets to needy familie .
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