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Recent California fire and flood scenes should re:
individual and family home owners that it is rimel
their insurance business in order.
American television viewers saw dozens of elab
and ordinary California homes crashing into the j
sea, or already rushing to ruin on rising ocean tides.
_ _nadoes, heavy rains or fire can sweejrourowrffiome
belongings into bits within an amazingly short tim
matter where we live.
Some people have not bothered to update their
insutance in years. Some are not exactly sure what
of losses their policies cover.
Reports from insurance agents and news mec
California show that many of the homes destroyed
California fires and floods were under-insured and
not possibly be replaced.
These are some factors to consider in upgrading
home owner's insurance:
Is your insurance upgraded enough to take care
_j_ng inflation costs?
Is your home properly insured on both conten
structure? Is it upgraded to match current prices?
Drug Abuse
New Booklet Ad
Parents should begin discussing the dangers i
of drug and alcohol abuse with their children
when the youngsters are eight or nine years old. 1
So says Dr. William Pollin, director of the 1
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), in a
new booklet prepared by NIDA and the Blue
Cross and Blue Shield Association.
"Recent studies indicate that the parental in
fluences that havextre gf gates t effect on preven- ~
ting drug and alcohol use are brought to bear
before children reach adolescence," Dr. Pollin
says in the booklet.
The 24-page illustrated booklet entitled "It's
Up to You: What Parents Should Know and Do
About bubstance Abuse Among Children, is
available to parents- and schools in North
Carolina from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
North Carolina.
Rapid and widespread substance abuse
among young people began during the 1960s
; _ and today* according to NIDA statistics, 32
, percent of high school seniors Use marijuana
Health Watch
When You S
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Someone in the family is sick, or injured.
When does it become serious enough to call the
doctor?
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later. And the North Carolina Medical Society
says there is no pat answer.
If the problem is a real emergency, such as a
broken bone, severe bleeding, possible heart attack
or stroke, diabetic coma or severe abdominal
pain, the victim should be taken to the
hospital, preferably in an ambulance attended
by paramedics.
If you're unsure of the victim's condition,
and the symptons include pain, vomiting, diarrhea,
difficulty in breathing or high fever, call
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mind ?In insuring your home, have you cons
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By Jo Anne Falls
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chases that you have made since you first
lia in surance?
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could ?in upgrading your insurance, think ab<
such items as:
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?the new television set that you got f
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oi ns- ? tne new iur coat.
the new carpet and drapes,
ts and ~ the new electric stove^
? silver you received as a gift.
vises Parents On How
ind 60 percent have tried it. i
About 20 percent of 12 and 13-year-olds have \
been exposed to marijuana and eight percent 1
have actually tried it. Of the 12 to 17-year-olds
who drink, 19 percent are problem drinkers.
"It's Up to You" offers parents specific !
steps to deal with substance abuse, statistics ,
and general information about common drugs, j
a drug chart, a quiz on substance abuse and
guidelines for recognizing the behavioral 1
changes which may indicate drug usage among
children.
The booklet also includes the personal story
of a teen-ager who overcame drug and alcohol
addiction and the questions asked the former
addict by other teen-agers. These sections are
based on remarks made at a one-day substance
abuse conference sponsored by the Blue Cross
and Blue Shield of Northeast Ohio in
Cleveland.
The conference was attended by 350 editors
and student leaders from 125 high schools in
should Call A F
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the doctor, regardless of the hour. If the illness
or injury is not severe, try to call the doctor
during office hours.
If you must call the doctor at home, do not
wait until late at night unless the victim's condition
suddenly worsens.
It is very helpful when calling the doctor to
be prepared to give specific information on
bympiurns, inciuuiii^ iciii^vioiuk, ?aw,
number of loose, watery stools, the location of
the pain and the age of the victim.
If there is a severe head, neck or back injury,
allergic shock, drug overdose or unconsciousness,
call an ambulance and head for
the hospital. Most communities today have an
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Many North Carolina families br
dollars worth of food each year, 01
trash or wash it down the garbage
Researchers have found that six t
of the food brought home is waste<
this waste could be avoided, says
tension specialist in charge of food
Carolina State University.
"Only about 40 percent of the
away is the harder-to-save scraps f
60 percent is the result of poor
chunks of beef, bread slices, heac
eaten apples," Dr. Tope says.
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Avoiaaoie 100a waste is tn
economical source of additional
society, she says.
Almost everyone wastes food, b
pie are more likely to throw somei
using it. "Middle-income people d
by discarding less edible food," C
It matters little whether the far
suburbs or the country.
''Highly educated people also tl
large single items," she says. "La
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is an important factor in contribu
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idered the per- You can choose from four basic
>ver the years? policies: Basic HO-1, Broad HC
'er all the pur- Comprehensive HO-5.
Ask your insurance represent
~ who can give you reliable informa
surance policy to you so you wi
does and does not cover.
Also, read what your insurai
kinds of losses you might need to
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In some areas that are vulnerab
took out the in- subsidized flood insurance is avai
their communities are eligible.
All home owners need to kee]
out the value of contents so they can check exact
case of the need to file an insura
Once disaster strikes, confusi<
or Christmas* make it extremely difficult for fi
actly what has been lost. It is also
? tures of your major appliances
They are also helpful in track
> To Combat It I
lortheast Ohio. The focus was on the medical,
social and legal consequences for young people
who abuse drugs and alcohol.
Conference proceedings were filmed and
idited into a 27-minute film entitled "It's Up to
You." An especially dramatic point in the film
is the testimonial of a former drug addict who
became addicted when she was in the eighth I
grade. She describes the agony she and her
family and friends experienced during her addiction
and concludes her story by desoribing
her succesful rehabilitation and the major role
her family and friends played.
The booklet and the film are available for
community or school use. For one free copy of
the booklet, or to borrow the film, contact:
Sandra Smith, Public Relations, Blue Cross
and Blue Shield of North Carolina, P.O. Box
2291, Durham, N.C. 27702. The telephone
number i* (919) 489-7431, extension 2415, Each
additional copy of the booklet is 25 cents.
Tiysician:
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ambulance service, and many are manned by
paramedics trained to stabilize the victim
before transporting. Paramedics should not be
called for minor illnesses or injuries such as
sprained ankles, minor cuts or colds.
The North Carolina Medical Society points
out that no one can say what constitutes an
emergency for another person. If you wffl feel
relieved by going to the hospital emergency
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But cmcrgcncy room treatment is generally
more expensive than medical treatment in a I
doctor's office. I
Most hospitals will process insurance forms '
and many will accept major credit cards.
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its Often Are Wasted I
ing home hundreds of Fresh fruits and vegetables are most likely to be tossed.
lly to toss it out in the More white bread than dark bread, more chicken than
disposal. beef and more pastries than other sweet snacks are
0 25 percent and more discarded. Frozen fruits and vegetables are thrown out
1. About 80 percent of more often than canned products.
Dr. Nadine Tope, ex- The more frequently an item is purchased and consumand
nutrition at North ed, the less-it is wasted. For example,?the average I
household wastes only one or two slices of each loaf of
1 food that is thrown bread. But if hot dog buns or muffins are purchased, an
rom plates. The other average of 40 percent are thrown out.
planning. It includes As food prices rise, people are more likely to cut down
is of lettuce and half- on serving sizes, thereby throwing out less food scrapings.
But shopping preparation and storage practices ree
largest and most main the same, and much of the wasted food comes from
food available in our these areas.
In fact, when there was a beef shortage in 1973 and a
iut higher income peo- sugar shortage in 197S, researchers found more of both 4 I
thing away rather than 0f thcsc products in the garbage can. "People were proo
not react to inflation
)r. Tope says. bably buying cheaper pieces of meat, not knowing the
nily lives in a city, the most effective way to cook them. Crisis buying led to increased
waste because of taste preference or unforseen
irow out more food as problems in meal-planning or storage," Dr. Tope # I
rge families waste less, speculates. . I
tat the working mother A key to cutting food waste to the bone is to carefully
iting to food waste." plan purchases, then plan to use the leftovers.
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