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Show rwppf ww esew ewwwwww t 8A Sun Advocatet Price, Utah Tbesday April 23. 2002 Team evaluates region child and family services ' continued from page 1A , alities as to this regions strengths do business with families end and areas where there are imchildren, added Hart ' provement opportunities. Final comments were made by Strong pouits included suca trio or agency people, Aude cessful team meetings and how Bermond Hamlett and Laura extended families are included in Camerm with the office of Serdetermining what is best of the child. Caseworker in these ruvice Review in Salt Lake City, and Linda Bayless, Child Welfare ral areas often have long distances to travel to work with the Policy and Practice Group, families and attend the meetings. that It was noted that some commuof , explained many They the interviews were conducted nity partners are still not willing to come to the table. Discussion with focus groups and included was held on how to improve this. family team meetings. In these There is a need for more foscases there arc families involved, a multitude of professionals who ter homes and a lot of discussion in a variety of ways work with the was centered around children on families and children. Utahs Native American ReserThere are over 21S children vations. in this region involved in foster They explained that this region has some very individualized homes. In the final wrap-u- p none of the cases were specific and the ' plans and provide services for extended families. It is often a evaluators talked only in gener . Ala-bam- a. . P' i ; 4 s ,S : . a. Hi:v -- if0 j tyports nub. CM-dre- ily, stability, andbelonging. . i . : - -- v ' Ss " " ?- 1 W'ewijan. lL Services Review. Cameron was part of a presentation made April 19i and families have the right to be understood within the context of then own family rules, traditions, history and culture and Children can be assured abetter chance for healthy personal change. i Wefluigion was onca the center of dry ice production in Utah. The lags diy ice plant operated torn the early 1900s of the centuiy up through the middle partofthecentuiy. m . Research" studies center around - (Continued from page 7A) " who live in the city of Los Angeles, Calif. ; Fortunately, 90 percent of AMD patients have the dry form of the disease, which is gradual and may be altered by diet and .. t macular degeneration is typically not lifestyle. Dry associated with blindness but, if left Untreated, may progress into . " wetAMD. ':'VV The sudden or wet form of the disease leads to the onset of ' blindness and affects 10 percent of macular . : . age-relat- ed . . ' - " - ; . Several factors may influence a persons risk of developing the disease. The factors include age, diet, gender, race, eye color, heredity, exposure to sunlight, smoking, alcohol consumption and heut disease. l' Caucasians, people with eyes, women, smokers '' and seniors are at higher risk for AMD. . ' lb protect their eyes, Carbon County residents should wehr sunglasses, eat a healthy diet low in saturated fats and chofes-tero- l, stop smoking and limit alcohol consumption.' . light-color- ed . . . IfoftKHittBIfetd'amTssaa'IUaifatlwfa the Tiitil All . . n The entire community shares the responsibility to ere- -. ate an environment that helps families raise children to their fullest potential, and committed, qualified, trained and riffllrd staff, supported by an effectively structured organization helps ensure positive outcomes for children and families. The final i deals with children! and their need for a i with an accepting, and empathic worker who can . confront difficult issues and effectively assist individuals in their process towards positive ' &V, fa kinship Jfocfjnrfdt Reporting on the strengths of the Region Division of Family and Child Services is Laura Cameron from the Office of i . - . t . lots of people. Eacn child and in the country dealing with 'each family is unique and many childrens needs. Utah is also factors come into play as the on the cutting edge of the nation familys needs are reviewed and with more family driven pro- .worked through. Just a few of these issues include mental and grams, where the teams are lookcauses and for underlying phyiifyl challyngg f hf bfllfliKff , ing oitfriidcd famn trying to design individual services to fit the families needs. lies, foster parents, siblings, as In the final report the team well as the social problems that made four suggestions to imakxAol, drugs, and gambling play prove the process in the Eastern into a childs life. These issues . all then become part erf a legal Region. These included clarifysystem, school system and state ing the processes of the functional assessment and family agencies as they determine which resources are available to assist team meetings, more sharing between workers across the region, the various situations. The following principals have increasing the monitoring probeen taken fixxn the Performance cess and assisting in streamlining models and tools and devel-- Milestone Plan and are a summary of the philosophies the agencypractices. Children have the right to be safe from abuse and neglect, children and fami-- ; lies need consistent nurturing in a healthy environment and all duldrcn need enduring relationships that provide asense of fam r. w oping more strategies relating to the Native American families. The whole process is a partnership with lots of players and challenge to balance the system with die families and get the right people together. They dm report that Utah has one of the best computer qttems for. tfo. cfpeptium inaBcaf cart,, for' tBe,6nfe,. priya support, visits, pfiaie caKs, fbwmi, andgifts tBatwaisoi gefaausptumtdU) us during CaroCMon!s hostaBzor-tion- . ' Vr- - . Spedd Tfanfe kk v - . Now get a ton of talk time on Americas 1 wireless ? network at our lowest price ever. Hurry. Offers end Soon. V. ' j. friends fljfyMon CommmhyTdanbas ; z 2?r. 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