■by Breoda Kennedy BSN)
1
Anemia
Anemi?. if among six of the
most cor.T.i'or. health prob
lems of the F. ack school-age
population. There are'several
types of anemia and several
causes of anemia. There is
anemia caused by blood loss,
anemia associated with lead
poisioning, anemia from Mal
nutrition etc. Sickle cell ane
mia will be discussed in length
at a later time.
Iron deficiency anemia is a
very important condition that
needs to be discussed. Anemia
is a condition in which the
total number of circulating
red blood cells is reduced
below normal or the individual
cells contain an insufficient
amount of hemogloblin.
Hemoglobin absorbs oxygen
from the lungs and releases it
to the cells of the -body* In
severe anemia, the red blood
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and carry a smaller than
normal amount of hemoglo
bin. Essentially, it occurs
whenever the losses of iron
has exceeded the intake -
when there is an imbalance.
In adults, iron deficiency
anemia almost always deve
lops because of loss of blood or
because of pregnancy.
Occasionally, iron deficiency
anemia is a result of poor
absorption of iron in the food
caused by chronic or long
term diarrhea or other intes
tinal diseases Sometimes it is
caused by a diet deficient in
foods which contain iron and
proteins. This becomes a spec
ial concern because nutritio
nal problems are common,
especially with the school-age
and teenage population. This
is why education in the area of
nutrition i> so important,
for the school-age
child.
Anemia will produce certain
symptoms, such as fatigue
(becoming tired easily),
shortness of breath, and light
headedness with or after mild
activity. Anemias associated
with blood loss will result in
fatigue associated with ortho
static (upon sitting or stand
ing) dizziness. A blood test
checking the hemoglobin will
determine if one is anemia or
not.
Anemia is usually easy to
correct. Medications (iron
supplements) can be given by
mouth or by injection until
after the blood returns to
normal. Medications are regu
lated according to the indivi
dual's special need. Do not
lake medication witnoui teii
ing your doctor, even noil-pre
script! on medicines. If drugs
are prescribed, carefully
follow the instructions given to
you.
If you are on iron pills, they
will make bowel movements
turn black. Do not let this
alarm you. If there are side
effects, contact your physi
cian. There may need to be an
adjustment made in the dos
age or a change to a different
form of iron. Let the doctor
know if there is nausea or
vomiting, persistent diarrhea,
bright red bleeding from the
rectum or constipation. Re
member, what ever plan of
treatment is ordered will need
to be followed if the anemia is
For Winston-Salem
Black Dance Symposium Slated
Professional dancers, those
wishing to become profession
al and people interested in
attracting good dance pro
grams to their communities
are invited to a Black dance
symposium Nov. 18 in Wins
ton-Salem.
The symposium, held at the
N.C. School of the Arts at 200
Waughtown St., is sponsored
by the fj.C. Cultural Arts
Coalition, Inc. (NCCAC) in
J conjunction with Urban Arts
1 of the Arts Council, Winston
Salem. Cohort is the Winston
Salem Department of Recrea
tion.
Workshops, lecture-demon
strations and films on various
aspects of dance training,
touring and programming,
and marketing one's skills will
be conducted. Scheduled in
structors include representa
tives from Alvin Alley Dance
Company, New York; Frank
Holder Dance Company,
Greensboro; the N.C. Arts
Council, Raleigh; Southern
Arts Federation, Atlanta; and
the N.C. Department of Public
Instruction, Raleigh.
The symposium begins at 9
a.m. and is scheduled to end at
5 p.m.
Registration information is
available from NCCAC, P.O.
Box 1310, Raleigh, 27802 or
telephone (919) 733-6883.
An evening of live entertain
ment will follow the Saturday
workshop sessions, with the
performances of several of
North Carolina's best Black
dance groupe. Showtime is 8
p.m. It is open to the public,
and admission is $3.
NCCAC is a nonprofit serv
ice organization formed to
address the needs of artists,
particularly Black artists,
who are trying to make a
living at their profession in
North Carolina. Memtx -ship
in the organization number:»
about 500.
lUs project is supported by
the N.C. Arts Council of the
Department of Cultural Re
source· and by the National
Endowment for the Arts,
Washington, D.C., a federal
agency.
Ur. Uthow Attends snowing Ut ~1U f ilm
by snerleen McKoy
Poet Staff Writer
Dr. Helen C. Othow and her
family traveled to New York
on Saturday to see the World
Premiere of a documentary
film about the Wilmington to.
Shown at Hunter College
Assembly Hall, the theme of
the premiere was "An Even
ing With Zimbabwe and the
Wilmington 10."
The film, produced by Haile
Gerima from Ethiopia and the
Howard University film crew,
had been researched and
developed for a period of over
two years. "No Time To Say '
Goodbye," film about the
struggle of Zimbabwe for in
dependence from the Ian
Smith regime and the struggle
of refugees through southern
Africa, was shown at the
beginning of the program. The
Wilmington 10 film was en
titled "Wilmington 10-U.S A
10,000," whose number repre
sented a history of oppression,
according to Dr. Othow, mem
ber of the Charlotte Wilming
ton 10 Defense Committee.
"The film was so artistically
done," she said. "It was told in
a human way about the
struggle of the Wilmington 10.
It teaches about the case from
an historical perspective,"
she continued. "It's a very
educational film."
Dr. Othow said that actual
members of the Wilmington 10
were used to portray their
plight.
A message of solidarity was
played on tape from President
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe
African National Union-Pat
riotic Front. Other remarks
were made by the following
freedom fighters: Edgar
Tekere, Secretary General of
the Zimbabwe African Nat
ional Union-Patriotic Front;
Dr. Callistus NdQovu, Chief
Representative to the U.N.
Zimbabwe African People's
Union-Patriotic Front; Dr.
Charles Cobb, Executive Dir
ector, Commission for Racial
Justice, United Church of -
Christ; and Mrs. Elizabeth
Chavis and Mrs. Deloris
Moore, mothers οt two mem
bers of the Wilmington 10. Ben
Chavis and Assata Shakur
also sent messages of solid
arity.
United Nations Representa
tives from many countries
were present, including the
Republic of Vietnam and Re
public of China.
Entertainment was provid
ed by jazz orchestras, Hanni
Dai a πα îerry voilier, noveilSl
James Baldwin attended the
premiere and commented im
pressively on the freedom
struggle.
"There was such a show of
unity among the people who #
were there from the Third
World Liberation Group and
representatives from our own
groups in the United States
who have been struggling for
civil and human rights," Dr.
Othow said.
The North Carolina pre
miere of the film was shown in
Durham on November 16. The
film will be shown in Charlotte
in the near future.
Edith Stages
Edith stages her own priv
ate revolt after she applies for
a bank loan and discovers
there are very different rules
for men and women, on "All in
the Family," Sunday, Novem
ber 19, at 8 p.m. on WBTV,
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