The Michigan Daily-Thursday, October 13, 1977-Page 7 'U' gets prison health care research grant By R. J. SMITH The University School of Public Health will be the major recipient of a $1 million federal program to upgrade health care in the nation's prisons, it was announced Tuesday.. The program, funded by the Justice Department's Law Enforcement As- sistance Administration, is described as a "massive commitment" for es- tablishing "acceptable" health care standards for prison inmates. THE PROGRAM will be co-directed by Dr. Jay Harness, director of the Of- fice of Health Care of the Michigan Department of Corrections and, a faculty surgeon, and Marilyn Lindenau- er, research associate in the depart- ment of Medical Care Organization. Although the University received the largest portion of the grant - $400,000 - the remaining money will be divided up among nine other states. The other states - some of which have not yet been' selected - will also perform re- search for the 18-month pilot program. Michigan was chosen first for the pro- gram because of its recent landmark court decisions recognizing an inmate's right to adequate health care. "BECAUSE MICHIGAN has begun to see its problems, and define and ad- dress them, we are much further along than other states," Lindenauer said. "We hope to use this experience as a lab for other states to examine their own' needs and problems. We want to avoid having 50 states go on crash programs ... individually when the same solution could be accomplished in the one na- tional program." School of Public Health faculty mem- bers experienced in medical care or- ganization will be working on the grant program. Their duties will include organizing data on prison epidemiology (distribution of illnesses among con- victs) and generating a flow of such data through classes and fieldwork. A national conference will be held to report on the findings. Participating in the program along with the University and the Michigan Correction Department will be the Michigan State University (MSU) Col- lege of Human Medicine, where health care providers will undergo instruction, and the American Medical Association, which will apply their knowledge of health care to establish health standar- ds in jails. STANDARDIZATION and possibly accreditation of prison health care around the country are major goals of the project. A spokesman said he hoped that prison infirmaries and clinics would one day have to meet certain re- quirements as hospitals now do. "The conditions are woefully bad," said Lindenauer. "The prisons are in desperate need of improvement - if not in the quality of care, than in the quality and in the access to it. "Professionally, (the prison) has always been a low-esteem place to practice for doctors." "But now, Linde- riauer added, "with programs like this, perhaps there will be a groundswell." Sign of the season *** The shilhouettes of Canadian geese against a grey fall sky are as sure a sign as any that winter is on the way. Here, some of the thousands that stop off at Wiscon- sins Horizon Marsh resume their long annual migration southward. THROWA WAY BOTTLE BAN: U.S. Indians' plight is subject of talk State liquor anel challenged } LANSING (UPI) - The authority nearly 14 months to answer questions and House Consumer Committee garbage pickers," said Teamsters of the State Liquor Cpntrol Commis- concerning its authority and to chairman H. Lynn Jondahl (D-East Union spokesman Harold Bondy, who Sion (LCC) to nromulgate rules im- resolve lingering problems with the Lansing). represents beverage truck drivers. plementing Michigan's ban on throw- away'bottles and cans is being chal- lenged by business and consumer interests alike. Most of the witnesses who ap- peared yesterday at a' public hearing on the proposed rules found some- thing objectionable in them although most said they are prepared to comply with the law approved last November by voters. THE COMMISSION, however, has bottle ban, which does not take effect until Dec. 3, 1978. Preliminary LCC rules would re- quire all containers certified by the commission and thus eligible for a 5-cent deposit to be identical, so that they could be reused by a different beverage manufacturer. Non-certi- fied containers would carry a 10-cent deposit. The rules also detail requirements for a Michigan identification of the bottle and for packaging. SUCH BROAD regulations cannot be slapped on the soft drink industry by a liquor control panel, some par- ticipants in the hearing believed, including Michigan Soft Drink Asso- ciation attorney Richard 'McLellan "We believe the Liquor Control Commission does not have the authority to issue the proposed rules," McLellan said flatly. Jondahl added that he believes the law, as originally approved by voters, does not need a stack of administrative rules to have its desired effect, reducing litter and helping preserve mineral resources and energy PROBLEMS THAT crop up should be brought to the attention of the legislature for action, Jondahl said. Several expected problems, how- ever, were foreshadowed for the committee. "Our drivers are not going to become backroom bottle sorters or A 2: It's SEVERAL merchants said that, despite all the problems presented by a daily flood of bottles and cans they must accept, they mostly want au- thority to refuse dirty containers. "We want the right to have clean stores and maintain high sanitation standards," said Edward Deeb of the Associated Food Dealers of Michi- gan. It has not been finally decided whether or not non-refillable bottles will be allowed. One of the prime movers of the bottle referendum, Thomas Washington of the Michigan United Conservation Clubs, said he interprets the law as meaning that all beverage containers sold in Michigan will be either refillable or recyclable. *i :Reduced Rates. for * Billiards 2-6 PM every day at the UNION 0000000 a nice, p~lace to -lve (Continued from Page 1) THE STUDY seems to reflect the declining popularity of downtown as a shopping area. Over 31 per cent of those polled said they go downtown less often than they used to while 18.7 per cent in- dicated they go downtown more often than they used to. Furthermore, only 27 per cent of those responding found downtown "interesting and exciting." "This is not to say the area has com- pletely deteriorated, however, for over 52 per cent of the respondents stated they do, at least, some shopping down- town for things other than groceries," concluded the study. By contrast, peole found the campus area both interesting and exciting. Said the study: "The campus area appears to derive its popularity from its exciting atmosphere rather than as a con- venience center or its reasonable prices." SEVENTY-THREE per cent of those responding indicated they think the city is "somewhat or completely safe," and the majority of the people polled are satisfied with police protection in general. However. 77.5 per cent said there were areas in Ann Arbor where they were afraid to walk alone at night while 23.6 per cent said they belonged to households which had been broken into, vandalized, or burglarized in the last three years. Concerning city government, the study shows "a fair number of people felt it could in some way be described as competent, active, aware, ac- cessible, and generally good. On the other hand, about 46 per cent of those resonding felt city government was (Continued from Page 1) having lived on the reservation. The students are taught survival techniques, appreciation of nature, history, English and Indian languages, said Deere. Participants are awarded a diploma and the schools have become an alter- native for drop-out students. Two of the newest centers are located in St. Paul and Minneapolis. Minn. DEERE ALSO stressed his concern for the young generation of all races. "I, believe the young people are hungry. I- believe they are looking for something." Although he mentioned the problems of all urban youth, the speaker reserved For Used, Rare, and Out-of Print Books his emphasis for the Indian young. 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