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Show Director: dose T Industry hadn't been adequately fed or weren't bathed. But those can only be corrected by teaching the parents, she emphasizes. SHE IS currently reviewing statistics to determine the population makeup in the county, such as how many are under five or over 60, in an effort to determine what problems prob-lems might exist and can be dealt with through educational programs. By going into the community commun-ity and working with businesses, busines-ses, among others, she'll be able to "get a feel" for what segment of the population may be eating or drinking too much, for example and tie that into the Health Styles training. MORE CLASSES are needed to treat such problems, she adds, indicating County Com. Chairman Ernest Eberhard, who sits on the health board, feels more classes clas-ses dealing with alcohol and drug problems are needed, especially in the schools. The new health educator has been spending a lot of time visiting around the county with health nurses in an effort to help educate while the nurses provide health services. She hopes to "get involved" with teachers and principals in providing pro-viding educational sessions to students on a regular basis and continue the ParaMed emergency medical assistance program where residents give aid until paramedics and ambulance crews arrive, as well. SHE CAN be reached at the health department by calling 773-7800, Ext. 337 in north county and 451-0337 in the south. 1 ':V "(M $ J V - s j List JN By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON Taking blood pressure clinics to those in the workplace "where it's really needed" is one item on the agenda for Davis County Health's new health educator. LANAE VALENTINE, a recent re-cent graduate of BYU health education program, says in outlinging her goals she wants to "go where the people are who need the help" by visiting employees in various businesses busines-ses around the county. In addition to running blood pressure checks, which she says can detect hypertension with those most likely to have a problem or those coming up against constant stress in business, Ms. Valentine hopes to introduce the health department's depart-ment's new "Davis Health Styles," there, as well. THAT PROGRAM stresses preventive health measures as well as indicators of potential problems, such as overeating, smoking and lack of exercise. It was unveiled earlier this year. Speaking of health problems encountered by many people, Mrs. Valentine says, "It's such a basic thing. People don't eat right, they don't exercise ex-ercise and haven't learned to cope with things. They think they need to see a doctor but so often the problem is not a health but mental (attitude) problem." NOTING A love for teaching, Ms. Valentine says she began her educational career by studying elementary education but turned to health education after learning from teachers that so many of the problems dealt with by teachers centered on a child's home life. Many children didn't come to school dressed properly. NEW HEALTH EDUCATOR LaNae Valentine, new Davis County Health Department Depart-ment health educator, checks out baby seat being offered of-fered for parental use as just one of many programs she will deal with in spreading the good word, with an em-phasis em-phasis on health prevention. |