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I Neighborhood Medical I - | Clinic Needs Support "By Jim Black | Post Feature Writer fit's hard to imagine that in ap age where people spend thousands of dollars on artifi cial hearts, kidneys, etc., that tSere are others- who can barely afford to have the common Jlu diagnosed with t|eir limited incomes they hkve fallen prey to rising costs • oj: even the bare essentials. | So you would think that ♦hen a program was started ?*> relieve at least the financial urden of those medically Oppressed persons, there ^ould be a stampede of major iroportions...wrong. Such a program does exist, nder the name of the Neigh 3rhood Medical Clinic, Inc. It I Dcated in Alexander Street Center and was organized to I irovide a wide range of health i ervices to families residing in in area of Charlotte where noney is scarce and people ire plentiful. That area is bounded by (elmont Ave. on the North, xrnise Ave. and the Northwest expressway on the East, Crade St. on the South and College St. on the West. This ncludes Piedmont Courts and Carle Village residents. approximately six years go the Mother's Club of ’iedmdnj Courts listed as its op priority better medical are ih the neighborhood. A teighborhood clinic was pro nised by Model Cities but the jroblems with federal rules ind guidelines prevented the :linic from ever becoming a •eality. • | But things began to happen bnyway, thanks to the ever f* ictive Myers Park Presbyter an Church and its sister jchurch, Seigle Avenue Pres Jbyterian Church. Its partici pation in hot lunch, tutorial, {day care, summer camp and « }>ther programs made it familiar with and sympathetic jvith vital needs of the fommunity. Interviews with he neighborhood residents Confirmed their desire for better access to medical care. fTo go to the hospital clinic Sneant a taxi ride for many, or or'others a trip to the square fay bus with a transfer to the jl^^^^Thiswasanallday trip with a long wait at the first-come-first served clinic. A number of alternatives for better access to health care were explored by church committee but it was obvious what the neighborhood want ed....A Neighborhood Clinic." In it’s search for informa tion on Neighborhood Clinic the church-committee found that nearly all of them had federal funding of some kind, and that meant federal guide lines and not local needs would be the catalyst for much of the decision making. The first step in establishing the Neighborhood Clinic was to solicit the support of severa I other churches. Myers Park Methodist, Myers Park Bap tist, Christ Episcopal, Coven ant Presybterian and Seigle Avenue Presbyterian' all join ed Myers Park Presbyterian and agreed to support the Clinic with money and talent On July 17 of this year the clinic had its first patient. Their appointment book stays filled but there is the problem of people calling to schedule a certain time for themselves. and then not showing up. The Clinic, which is staffed by two fulltime physicians, Dr. John Melbourne and Dr. Martin Koehn, is not the aver age run of the Mill Clinic. Or the outside it looks rather unimpressive, but once yoi walk through the doors, yoi are immediately bombardec with bright lively colofs. The decor is modern and comfort able. Everything is spic anc span and the receptionist ever smiles. The Clinic operates on a fee for service basis with charger individualized according to i sliding scale on income anc size of family. There is nc investigating to see if you'n telling the truth. They take your word...information or some of the low fees that arc paid to the clinic convince: that more residents livinf within the area ought to a least stop by the place anc compare it to whereever the; now receive medical aid. The benefits and saving: brought about by this clinic will probably serve a.§ a gooc measure, and influence the adoption of other neighbor hood clinics. L\S. Citizen Movement % . Churches Asked Xo Support WorhXs Hungry By Connie Myer Special To The Post Before they sit down to their Thanksgiving dinners this year. United Methodists and other church people across the United States will be asked to do something concrete to help the world's hungry. Bread for the World, a U S. citizens' movement concerned about hunger and poverty, is inviting support for a nation wide "offering of letters" in the churches to ask members of Congress to pass a "right to food" resolution. To be intro duct'd (his month in both hous es of Congress, the resolution declares it should be a corner stone of United States' policy that "every person in this country and throughout the world has the right to a nutri tionally adequate diet " This right should be a funda mental point in forming legis lation and administrative de „ cisions in areas such as trade, * assistance, monetary reform, military spending and all mat ters relating to hunger, the resolution states. The resolution urges enrol ling alLthose in the United States wno are^n need on fotxl assistance programs, improv ing the programs to assure an adequate diet and "to attain full employment and a floor of economic decency for every one.” in addition, it asks this coun try to increase its assistance for self-help development among the world's poorest people, especially in countries most seriously affected by hunger. Chief sponsors of the resolution are Sen. Mark Hat field of Oregon and Rep. Don ald Fraser of Minnesota. Churches are being asked to have their members put in the collection baskets, one of the last three Sundays in Novem ber, letters asking their local U.S. Senators and Represent atives to pass the “right to food” resolution. — Staff of the United Metho dist Board of Global Minist ries urge United Methodists to support the Bread for the World offering of letters by writing personal messages to their Congresspersons. and also suggest that much more can and should be done in the entire area of world and na tional hunger "We, as Christians, have a responsibt+ity to constantly monitor our legislation relat ing to trade, aid and other areas that affect hunger," said Ms. Doreen F. Tilghman. a staff member of the United Methodist Committee on Re lief. “It's difficult to find effective ways to know what legislation is being presented to Congress, both in domestic and foreign areas. We must discover the means to become -more politically wstiRe "_ Bread for the World’s news letter, which provides timely updates on pending U. S. legis lation, such as the foreign assistance authorization bill exDlained in the Sentemher issue, is one method, she ex plained. "Perhaps churches in a community can get together to monitor legislation, communicate the needs and begin action.” Ms. Tilghman is a member of Bread for the -World's board of directors. "The Board of Global ministries is receiving signif icant response from the churches inregard to hunger, but I fear that in another year or so, people may feel that enough has been done," she added. “Hunger, though, is a long-term problem that is going to call for drastic changes in legislation and our life styles. Since we’ve joined hands in fighting hunger, we’re going to have to stay with it.” Supporting her is the Rev Franklin P. Smith, hunger co-ordinator for L'MCOR "I feel a deep appreciation for the church members who've sent and are continuing to send monetary gifts for hun ger," he said. These are crucial for both immediate relief and for long-term efforts to erradicate hunger. But, in addition, we must also convey our! feelings to those in government. That's why the offering of letters is so impor tant at Thanksgiving time." One of several issues which might be highlighted in the letters, he declared, “would be to urge the executive and ^legislative hranches tn rrmy mit the United States to spend ing an increased ratio of our gross.national product (GNP) for overseas development assistance." inc uimeu i\auons uenerai Assembly has recommended that the industrialized nations ' reach a minimum of 7-10 of one per cent of their GNPs in development aid by 1975, he noted, but the United States, the richest of all, provided only about 2-10 of one percent last year. "We ranked 4th in _aid percentage among 17 lead ing developed nations," he said. “Meanwhile, six percent of our GNP goes to the De partment of Defense.” Mr. Smith said he was pleased by U. S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's recent speech at the UN Gen eral Assembly Special Deve lopment session because "it indicated increased U. S. res ponsiveness to the needs of developing countries. We hope church people will support and urge implementation of some of the proposals." "It is fine for Secretary Kissinger to propose new agencies to assist developing nations and we support this, but we also hope that at the same time our country will do more concrete things itself for developing countries." he added. Both UMCOR executives cited Bread for the World as one of the most effective organizations now working in the areas of world hunger and aid. They urged interested church persons to contact the organization tat 235 E. 49th St., New York. N. Y. 10017) for information on how ro"fumi— local Bread for the World chapters "Over 5,000 Ameri cans are now members of Bread for the World," said Ms. Tilghman, "and more are nceded/__^^____ svenson, Cook Join Sangers Two doctors specializing in the field of Cardiovascular and Thoracic medicine recent ly arrived in Charlotte and joined the Sanger Clinic on Randolph Road. Dr. Robert H. Svenson, a Cardiologist, received his de grees from Lawrence Univer sity in 1963 and the University of Chicago School of Medicine in 1969, where he graduated with honors. After completing his residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics in 1972, he was a post doctoral fellow in the division of Cardiology, Duke Medical Center, Durham, North Caro lina, until coming to Charlotte. Dr. Svenson has collaborat ed in the writing of over 25 original publications and ab stracts, many of which have appeared in various national and international medical Journals. • "~ He is married to the former Marilyn Nelson and they have two children, Cathy and Doug. Dr. Joseph William Cook, a native of Concord, North Carolina, is a graduate of Duke University (1964) and Duke University Medical School (1968). AftA. L!_ 1-4_ ■ vwiaa|/tvuiig also imvi li ship at Duke Hospital he went on to the University of Cincin nati Medical Center where he was chief resident, Thoracic Surgery and chief resident, General Surgery. -He was also a research fellow in the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, Duke University. Since 1968 he has collaborated in the writing | of numerous papers and publ ications which have beeri pub lished. * Married to the former Cathy Harris of Newport, Arkansas they have three children Bill, Marc and Mary Ann. They are attending Myers Park Methodist. CPCC To Sponsor Classes In Weight Control 1 Registration is presently being conducted for Central Piedmont Community College i fall classes in Weight Control, Sewing, Adult Basic Educa I tion and High School comple > tion which begins October 6 at three neighborhood coramu- ' nity centers. UNCC Plans Seminar On How To Write A seminar on how to write in a formal or beautiful manner is planned at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Tuesdays. Oct. 7 through Nov. 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 31 of the Atkins Library. The instructor will be WilW iam B. Mitchell, a calligraph1* er with more than 45 years of experience in the graphic arts industry as artist, salesman and executive. The seminar is sponsored by the Office of Extension and Continuing Education of UNCC. Mr Mitchell has prepared beautifully lettered express-_ ions of appreciation and com mendation for such prominent figures as President Gerald Ford..Evangelist Billy Gra ham, and Alabama Gov. ■ le.'rflo W«|lai;c, --■ Photo by Jim Black |i)r John Melbourne hopes the Neighborhood Medical Clinic . j will be the first of many such programs initiated throughout . the state. That's why the success of this clinic is so ; important. (1) Get Down Tonight K. C. & Sunshine Band (2) Do It Anyway You Wanna People's Choice (3) Your Love Graham Central Station 5 <4) Games People Play Spinners (5) It Only Takes A Minute Tavares (6) How Long Pointer Sisters (7) This Will Be Natalie Cole (8) That's The Way Of The World Earth. Wind & Fire <9) Chocolate Chip * Isaac Hayes (10) The Agony And The Ecstasy Smokey Robinson (11) Dream Merchant New Birth (12) Low Rider War (13) The Hustle James Brown (14) I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You Leon Haywood < 15) To Each His Own Faith. 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