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FROM the W’**** PILL BOX Father David C. St reel t ffIgjMHBHBE AUGUSTA ARFA PLAXXF.I) PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION■■■■■■■ELJI Our guest editorial this week is by George Contis, M.D., director of OEO’s Family Planning Program. The title is: FAMILY PLANNING SETS STAGE FOR HEALTH CARE REVOLUTION “The Office of Economic Opportunity Family Planning Program that started in 1964 with a small family planning project in Texas has now grown into a $25 million dollar operation, supporting over 450 projects in 48 states and Puerto Rico. This enormous expansion has been guided by a number of principles. The program is entirely voluntary, available to any low-income person who needs it, and provides high quality care in an atmosphere of dignity and respect. Also, OEO requires consumer input in the planning and operation of projects, this gearing the program to the needs of the people. “The Program stresses quality and personalized care in each of its five essential elements: 1. Patient education employs such techniques as mass media, group sessions, and word of mouth. OEO, however, relies most heavily on outreach. In essence, outreach is a one-to-one approach to patient education in which prospective acceptors are individually acquainted with the services available to them. A pioneer in this highly personalized approach, OEO has found outreach the most effective way to educate and recruit patients. Indeed, 44% of OEO patients are recruited by outreach workers. 2. Services rendered include a thorough explanation of family planning methods, a medical history, a physical with breast and pelvic examination, laboratory tests such as Pap smears, and routine follow-up visits. 3. Manpower development focuses on the employment, training and career development of paraprofessional personnel. This approach is important for several reasons: it creates jobs and career advancement for the poor; it involves the poor in a significant way in a vital program; and it gives professionals more time to perform the jobs for which they are trained. 4. Evaluation is a vital part of OEO’s effort. Short-range evaluation consists primarily of annual program management surveys that assess the administrative and fiscal aspects of the program and compare performances of the various projects. Long-range evaluation attempts to measure the effects of projects on such parameters as desired family size and poverty. 5. Research activities include operations research and the development of more efficient and economic ways of delivering services. “Latest figures indicate that OEO projects are serving about 300,000 women annually, with a remarkably high patient continuation rate of 70-75% after one year. We believe this high continuation rate is an excellent measure of the quality and effectiveness of the program, “OEO family planning services are offered by a variety of health providers hospitals, clinics, Planned Parenthood affiliates, local health departments, and private physicians. Because of this variety of service providers and the effectiveness of its projects in serving people, the Family Planning Program is a leading force in developing a framework for a truly comprehensive health care system. Although only one type of health care is currently being offered, this program contains the essential parts of any health care delivery system. /Is such, it is one of the best large-scale models of health care delivery system in this country. “Basically, it would be very easy to build on this model to include maternal and infant care. Furthermore, because of its newness, family planning projects are susceptible to innovation not currently possible in more traditional areas o.f the health care system. This only serves to emphasize that family planning has created a framework upon which a national health system can be established. “Furthermore, OEO is attempting to structure its part of the national family planning program in away that is economical without sacrificing quality. Because money is scarce, this is no easy task, either for OEO or anyone else in the health care system. “At OEO, we believe that teamwork is the best approach for reorganizing our health delivery system. The federal government cannot do it alone, but must work closely with all interested groups. Those associated with OEO’s Eamily Planning Program have demonstrated that the team approach is possible. OEO has brought together federal, state and local agencies, voluntary organizations, academic institutions, private industry, and others. All have appropriate responsibilities, and all are learning to relate to one another more effectively. “But a lot of work remains to be done. There are many Americans who still do not have adequate family planning information and services - to say nothing of other health care. Health manpower development and patient education are currently in dire need of new approaches. The providers of health services must continue to develop stronger ties among themselves and with government, universities and business. The voice and the role of the consumer must be more clearly established. And these are only a few of the problems that must be overcome if we are to create the kind of health care system that America must have. “Although a good job is being done in family planning, it is only one integral part of a much larger system. The chaotic state of health care in the United States is a vital concern to all Americans, and OEO’s Family Planning Program is a major and positive force in the revolution that will change our health care system.” PROTECTION BURGLAR AND HOLDUP ALARMS "LOWEST PRICES' MIGHTWATG ALARM COMPANY 733-0939 FREE ESTIMATE WANTED!!!!! Tommie’s Market - - Man to learn and work in store. Must be willing to work and trustworthy. 202 Telfair Street Phone 722-2261 For Information on 235 Homes Call DICK HESLEN HESLEN REALTY 2860 Deansbridge Road Off: Phone 738-7701 Res: Phone 736-5415 I* ty the Georgia Consumer Sendees ■: We have really saved this year to take a vacation. We will be driving to Florida. Can you give us some tips on how to make our money go as far as possible? First of all, have your car checked thoroughly before starting out. This is an extra expense, but well worth it in saving costly repairs on the road. Also, if a gas station attendant says there is something wrong with the car, you will have a better chance of knowing whether he is telling the truth or trying to gyp you. Pack carefully, and pack from a list. Having to replace a forgotten bathing suit at resort prices can murder your budget. If you have made hotel or motel reservations, get a written estimate of what the bill will be for your stay. Then, you’ll have a good idea of what you have left to spend. Also, make a tentative, written list of how much you will spend for what. While on the road, you can save by carrying a box lunch, and stopping at public picnic parks to eat. Take an ice chest with you to cool drinks, and to refresh yourself. Don’t give in to too many side trips, no matter how interesting the road side signs look. If you planned to go to the Okefenokee Swamp, fine, but don’t turn off for every “Harry’s Snake Zoo” you pass. It’ll make a hole in your funds, and many such places are just not worth it. Once You're There It’s always a good idea to get a little notebook, and write down what you spent for what; you’d be amazed at bow fast the money goes, without your knowing exactly where. A MR. MERCHANT A IWE PUBLISH I A 5,000 PAPERS. A I NATIONAL J SURVEYS SAY IT I WILL BE I ’ READ BY OVER ’ 1 20,000 READERS. ■ 1 YOU COULD I 1 HAVE A I REACHED ’ THESE f 120.000 READERSI I IN THIS I J SPACE. | || 852 GWINNETT STREET 11 Since 1885 (HRVERIY'S) There's No Place Like Home" MID-YEAR SALE OF HOMEFURNISHINGS! Easy Terms! 719 BROAD STREET 72*7738 VACATION TIPS As a general rule, don’t buy souvenirs in stores that are obviously out for the tourist trade. Frequently, they charge twice as much as the little store around the next corner. Also, it’s a good idea not to buy souvenirs until the last couple of days of your trip. That way, you won’t get caught short. If the place you are staying has mini-kitchens in the rooms (many do), you can save by fixing your own breakfast and lunch, and only eating dinner out. Find out about and take advantage of tourist discounts, and any local free activities. Many resort towns have open air dances, concerts and games that cost you nothing. Check out prevailing prices. Don’t pay .$20.00 an hour for a boat, when a local citizen would pay SIO.OO. Ask around, check with the chamber of commerce, your hotel or motel manager, and read the ads in the local papers. Compare prices just as you would at home. In some cases, you can even bargain about the price, and get it reduced. If you have children with you, give them a definite allowance at the beginning of the trip, and tell-them they must stick to it. Also, if you take them to the carnival boardwalk, limit them to, say, three try’s per game of chance, or you may be hitch-hiking home. If you need some particular medicine, such as insulin, take a written prescription from your doctor with you. Then, if you lose or break yours, you won’t have to pay long distance charges to authorize a local druggist to replace the medicine. Also, if you will be gone longer than a week, it’s a good idea to take a copy of your eyeglasses prescription with you. Unless you are particularly sensitive to the sun, a stick of cocoa butter will be just about as good for you as a sun tan lotion. You buy it at a grocery or drug store for about 40 cents. WARNING: That charming couple you met on the beach or at dinner may really be a pair of con artists or outright thieves casing you for an opportunity. Don’t tell strangers too much about your private life or income. Don’t lend them the key to your room for some false but convincing reason. “Genuine” anything that a stranger tries to sell you on the beach, boardwalk or street is usually genuine gyp. Lock your door, and don’t leave wedding rings, watches, cash or other valuables loose on the dresser. Be extremely suspicious of someone who offers you a “marvelous opportunity” to buy land or invest in a local business. Marvelous opportunities just don’t come that way. You may find it hard to believe, but thousands of vacationers get taken by one of these schemes each year. THE GEORGIA CONSUMER SERVICES PROGRAM is a division of the State Department of Family and Children Services, This Week At The Library NOONDAY FILM PROGRAM On Tuesday, July 13, the films “Holy Land: Background for History and Religion” and Terra Sancta: A Film of Israel”, will be shown at the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library’s weekly series of film programs “The World in Films”. The films will be shown in the Library’s Auditorium at 12:10 only. In the film “Holy Land: Background for History and Religion” are scenes of the typical geographic features of the Holy Land, historic ruins, religious buildings of three religions, and present day people engaged in activities typical of life in Biblical times. The relationship of these scenes to events in religious history is explained. In the film “Terra Sancta: A Film of Israel” an Israeli citizen pauses to look at his country, in existence less than a quarter of a century, and to reflect on why it is holy. He ponders the 300 years of history which includes the birth of three great religions. There is no charge. The public is invited. LIBRARY STORY HOURS Children of the area are invited to attend the weekly Story Hours conducted by the Augusta Library. They are held at the Main Library on Tuesdays; at the Wallace Branch Library on Wednesdays and at the Appleby Branch Library on Thursdays. All programs begin at 4:00 p.m. This week “Rusty Jack” will be told at the Main Library on Tuesday; “Caps for Sale” at the Wallace Branch on Wednesday; and “Little Dog Turpie” at the Appleby Branch on Thursday. The film, “Peter and the Wolf’, an animated, musical version of an old favorite, will be shown at the Main Library and Wallace Branch. Bookswill be reviewed for various ages and interests. IHMM AUGUSTA’S PIONEER I I WW ALL BLACK pROGRAMMED I I RADI ° STATION I I | FIRST IN J I B PUBLIC SERVICE I I U GOSPEL PROGR ** MING I BWMH listen to BISHOP S. McDOWELL SHELTON . MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 9 - 9:30 AM MB MHES REV. LEE WALLACE ... MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 9:30 AM -12 NOON GOSPAL ALL DAY SATURDAY WITH CARL BURROUGHS FROM SIGN ON to 12 NOON RESTORATION TRUTH REVIVAL PROGRAM SATURDAY 9:30-9:45 HOWARD WADE 12 NOON - 4 PM WAYMAN WHITE... 4 PM - SIGN OFF GOSPEL ALL DAY SUNDAY WITH .... WAYMAN WHITE ... BATTLE OF QUARTETTES 7:15 AM - 9 AM RESTORATION TRUTH REVIVAL PROGRAM 7-7:15 AM BISHOP S. McDOWELL SHELTON PROGRAM 9 - io am tabernacle baptist church services 11 am - 12 noon WAYMAN WHITE ...12 NOON - 2:30 PM ... HOWARD WADE ... 2:30 - SIGN OFF I MONDAY THRU FRIDAY - LISTEN TO ALL THESE FAVORITES PLAYING ALL THE HITS .... I ■ I ALLYN LEE - SUNNY SOUL - MISS SOUL - HOWARD WADE THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE - 2 - 3 PM MONDAY - FRIDAY [ GS! CRikA'S "360" WEEKLY bOßOScope ARIES (March 21-April 19): Get your neighbors, friends and mate together this week. Holiday parties at your place" are favored. Any financial decisions should favor practicality heavily. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you work outside the home, things should be great between the boss and your co workers. Organize your time, efforts and expenditures more realistically. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): This is a marvelous week for your relations with your children and relatives. Your own educational activites are stimulated; think about taking a creative-type course this summer. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may hear some gossip that startles you. Be loyal to your friends no matter what is said about them. Romantic attitudes change for the better. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Social activi ties in the neighborhood are exciting; accept as many invitations as you can. If you work, you may find yourself handling more responsibility than usual. VIRGO (Aug. 23 Sept. 22): Your pub lie life takes an unusual turn. Try think ing about contributing to the financial picture by cultivating an unused talent. Good time for a vacation. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll pull out all stops this week and astonish many people with your far-out ideas and attitudes. Don’t let your success go to your head, some serious thought is called for. PROGRAMS FOR PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN The Library announces its picture book programs which are planned for pre-school children who are old enough to enjoy books. The “Picture Book Half Hour” program at the Main Library at 902 Greene Street is held on Thursdays at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11 a.m. are the times for the “Pre-School Story Hour” program at the Wallace Branch located at 1237 Gwinnett Street. Small fry of the area are cordially invited to attend any or all of these programs planned especially for them. News—Review, July 8, 1971, SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 22): Romance is great isn’t it? Watch your flirting however, as you could be the object of undesirable conjecture. Your mate is most helpful and supportive. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Ac cept invitations from your most “bo hemian” friends to enjoy yourself to the hilt. Improve on good relations with parents or those in authority. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You may resent the holiday because you’ve been doing so well with your work, but take time out to relax totally. Pay more attention than usual to your children. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 Feb. 18): Plan to entertain for the holiday and make it a real family affair—enlist the aid of the kids in planning and getting things ready. Your home can be a haven to others. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Be extra careful over the holiday while driving or barbequing. Watch any possibility of accidents with electrical appliances. In vite your sisters and or brothers over. Now you can get your personalized computerized horoscope. 20 pages of in depth knowledge of the factors govern ing your life, plus a six-month day by day forecast of your physical, emotional and mental responses. Send SlO with your name, address, place and time of birth to Erika. P. O. Box 2. Glencoe. 111. 60022. Money refunded if not complete ly satisfied. Ill's] * IT TAKES A GREAT CAR .. . * TO MAKE A GREAT CAR DEAL! WE HAVE BOTH. WIPE-TRACK 111 th| CORNERS TELFAIR STREET PONTIAC I st IMASTER •' Iftrr we sell—HE NEKS E—since J .937 Page 5