NEWS/The Charlotte Post
August 15, 1996
Infants focus of county efforts
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the death rate for babies bom
before the 37th week. Deaths
among these infants account for
two-thirds of all deaths.
“We have no idea when it's
going to happen,” said Keener.
“Nor do we loiow why women go
into prematime labor.”
According to Keener, doctors
do have a few indicators of pre
mature labor. Doctors know
that women who had premature
births are more apt to go into
labor early a second time.
Women who are young and une
ducated also tend to have a
higher incident of premature
hirths.
According to Keener, this
year's drop is the culminationof
a five-year decline in the infant
mortality rate as well as
increased emphasis on the edu
cation of young women about
prenatal and post natal care.
Keener points to several pro
grams available to local women
that have aided in dropping the
mortality rate by providing
counseling and education for
poor women.
'We have prenatal clinics, the
well child clinics and child ser
vice coordination, as well as
things like WIC, which help
ensure that children are given a
chance."
Featherston and, Jeffrey are
perfect examples the system
working for African American
women, in spite of the odds.
“They (the county) have good
program for women,” said
Featherston. “They teach you
how to take care of your baby,”
said Featherston. "fhey teach
you how to hold it and that
babies need a lot of love.”
When Featherston, 19, found
out that she was pregnant, she
immediately went to the health
department to apply for aid.
For Featherston, the aid came
in the form of classes that
helped her understand exactly
what was going on with her
body and how to ensure the best
health for her baby.
Featherston says the pro
grams that were most beneficial
to her dealt with proper nutri
tion for both mother and child.
“They taught me that I had to
get my nutrients,” said
Featherston. “I had to get mine
in order for the baby to be
healthy.”
According to Keener, educa
tion is one of the keys to ensur
ing a healthy birth, particularly
for low income, young women.
Keener offered the following
tips to parents.
• Have your child vaccinated
against whooping cough.
“Whopping cough has not been
eradicated,” said Keener. “Many
parents are under the impres
sion that the vaccination will
make their children ill.”
According to Keener the inci
dence of “poor outcomes” from
having the vaccination is much
lower than the incident of “poor
outcomes” from not having the
vaccination.
• Ensure that your child has a
safe sleeping position - on its
back on a firm mattress.
• Do not send baby to bed
with a bottle.
• Remember babies need spe
cial care until their first birth
day.
Keener also suggests that
mothers that fall within the
guidelines take advantage of
local and federal parenting pro
grams.
For Featherston and Jeffrey,
the programs paid off.
Bob Walton honored
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very special to me.”
Commissioner Lloyd Scher
delivered the invocation in
which he said “let everyone
who enters this building
remember the person it is
named for, for he loved this
community.”
The commission voted unan
imously in November to name
the building after Walton.
Commissioner Linda McCall
challenged the vote in June
asking the decision to be
reconsidered because Walton
was convicted of assaulting an
18-year-old male in a sexual
encounter in 1986.
The vote was 5-4 not to
rescind the decision and split
along party lines. Ann
Schrader, a Republican, voted
with the Democrats.
Helms pushed vigorously to
have the building named after
Walton. He was happy with
the dedication.
“One of the things we need
to be reminded of is that our
liv^are filled with struggles,*
Helms said. “The dedication of
the building is a reminder
that we call all succeed when
we dedicate our lives to the
service of our fellow man.”
Walton’s brother. Jay,
Charlotte community develop
ment director, was pleased
with the ceremony.
. “The family is very grateful
to the county, especially the
county commissioners who
voted their conscious rather
than politically,” Walton said.
“Brother Bob always said peo
ple who need people are the
luckiest people in the world.
Bob Walton is the luckiest
today because of the support
the people have shown.”
Central State progress
By James Hannah
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WILBERFORCE, Ohio -
Members of the Ohio
Legislative Black Caucus said
Monday they were pleased
with the direction of Central
State University and the
progress in renovating dormi
tories at the financially trou
bled school.
State Sen. Jeff Johnson,
president of the caucus,
toured two of the dorms under
renovation and said it appears
they will be ready for students
when fall classes begin in
September.
Johnson, D-Cleveland, and
other members of the caucus
also met privately with
administrators, teachers and
students to hear their con
cerns.
“We feel there is a sense of
priorities we agree with and a
sense of momentum,”
Johnson said.
However, he said adminis
trators acknowledged some
fear about debts the school
owes.
Central State, Ohio's only
state-supported, traditionally
black school, owes hundreds of
thousands of dollars to ven
dors and faces a budget deficit
of $8 million. Also, it is expect
ed to cost $71 million to
replace and renovate the
school's nine dilapidated dor
mitories, which the state
closed for safety reasons.
Meanwhile, Central State
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