Today - Volume 02, Number 10

              Loma Linda University
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Adventist Health System / Loma Linda
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LOMA LINDA, CA 92350 Volume 2, Number 10
HAY 11 1389 Offering advantages to the patient
Clearview program adds intensive
program for chemical dependents
Nearly 600 area residents attended Health Fair Expo at
Loma Linda University's Gentry Gymnasium on April 30.
Participating in the opening ceremonies were ( left to right)
Edwin Krick, MD, dean, School of Public Health; Eva Miller,
associate professor of nursing and coordinator of the health
fair; Helen King, PhD, dean, School of Nursing; Elmer
Digneo, mayor, city of Loma Linda; the president of the
Loma Linda Chamber of Commerce, Norman J. Woods,
PhD, president, Loma Linda University; Thomas Zirkle,
MD, senior vice president, Loma Linda University Medical
Center; and Judson Klooster, DDS, dean, School of
Dentistry.
Successful Health Fair Expo at
LLU screens nearly 600 visitors
Almost 600 area residents
turned out for the Health Fair
Expo held at Loma Linda Uni
versity's Gentry Gymnasium on
Sunday, April 30, 1989, reports
SAMPLING
WHAT'S INSIDE
Student bowl......... 3
BSW degree. ........ .4
Hulda Crooks gala..... 4
Spring concerts....... 5
Nursing grants........ 8
Clinical lab fund ....... 8
SE programs approved. .9
OT acceptances ...... 10
Focus on fitness. . .12- 15
Herbs and AIDS... . . 16
Eva Miller, KN, sue coordinator.
Ms. Miller is an associate pro
fessor of nursing in the School of
Nursing.
Screening for vision, blood
pressure, height and weight, and
optional blood panels were of
fered, as well as learning centers
for heart health and AIDS.
Faculty and students from the
School of Allied Health Profes
sions assisted in administering
nutritional assessments, hearing
screenings, and pulmonary func
tion tests.
Other screenings included:
colo- rectal, by the department of
internal medicine, School of
Medicine; glaucoma, by the
department of ophthalmology,
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A new intensive outpatient pro
gram for chemical dependents
has recently been added at Clear-view,
a division of Loma Lin
da Center for Health Promotion,
announces the Center's director.
Richard Hart, MD, DrPH.
Clearview is located at 1887
Business Center Drive, Suite 3,
in San Bernardino.
This intensive outpatient pro
gram offers several advantages to
the patient. Since classes are held
Monday through Thursday from
6 p. m. to 10 p. m., patients can
remain in the family setting dur
ing the treatment program, and
continue working at their jobs.
The cost of the outpatient pro
gram, $ 3,500, is considerably less
than most hospital inpatient pro
grams, which may run anywhere
from $ 12,000 to $ 20,000. Clear-view
receives referrals from
employee assistance programs,
physicians, clergy, family
members, and self- referrals.
" When someone comes to us for
help, we assess that person's
needs to ensure that they are
placed in the best possible en- 1
vironment for their recovery,"
states Kathy Lewis, program
director. " The intensive outpa
tient program works well in most
cases, but other times we recom
mend the patient to an inpatient
or other appropriate program."
Although Clearview's intensive
outpatient program is unique to
the San Bernardino community,
similar programs have worked
well throughout the US. Clear-view
utilizes a variety of tech
niques to great individuals with life
threatening addictions. These
methods include group therapy,.
family therapy, education, relax
ation exercises, stress manage
ment, and relapse education. The
philosophy of 12- step programs
forms the basis of Clearview.
Studies have shown that
families, work associates, and
significant others may contribute
to die dependent's addictive
behavior through " co dependen
cy." Wednesday night is " family
night" at Clearview, when the
family interacts with the depen
dent in a group setting. Friday
mornings, family members attend
co dependency group therapy
sessions. Counselors help them
in discovering their own addictive
behaviors and ways they may
begin their own process of
recovery.
In addition to the week night
meetings, Clearview patients are
required to attend weekend
meetings with Alcoholics
Anonymous, Cocaine Anony
mous, or Narcotics Anonymous,
dpending upon the patient's par- <
ticular needs.
Most insurance plans cover
chemical dependency recovery
programs. For more information,
call Clearview at ( 714) 824- 2957.
Kathy Lewis is the intensive- outpatient program director for
Clearview's chemical dependency rehabilitation unit. Clear-view
offices are located on Business Center Drive, off
Hospitality Lane, in San Bernardino.
World Museum
of Natural History
to sponsor summer tour
of Channel Islands
From August 14 to 18, Loma
Linda University's World Museum
of Natural History will sponsor
a tour of the Channel Islands, the
chain of islands lying 25 miles off
the Southern California coast,
near Ventura.
In his book about the Chan
nel Islands, Peter C. Haworth
says, " Channel Islands National
Park whispers on the wind, con
juring up images in the mind of
what California must have been
like before the first sail appeared
on the horizon. Written on a
thousand rugged cliffs, its history
lingers for all to read.
" Every living organism carries
the legacy, from the stately iron-wood
tree to the curious island
fox. At every turn, another look
reveals a natural world all but
gone on the nearby mainland."
For many years, the islands
were off- limits to the public
because they were either private
property or part of the Pacific
Missile Range, Point Mugu.
These factors preserved the
islands from development, but
incidents such as the oil spill in
the Santa Barbara Channel in
1969 caused many to desire that
they be set aside as a national
park.
Action by the Federal Govern
ment and the Nature Conservancy
was swift, and today the islands
are available to visitors on a
limited basis.
Considered by some scientists
to be on a par with the Galapagos
Islands off Peru in terms of their
large variety of wildlife, the five
islands are noted for their eleven
species of seabirds and several
different kinds of seals and sea
lions.
These animals are at home on
the rocky shore and coastline, as
is the diminutive Channel Island
Fox, of which the University
Museum has several specimens.
In addition to being a national
park, the Channel Islands are
also at the heart of a marine sanc
tuary, boasting 1,250 square
nautical miles encircling the
Islands.
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