B—The Daily Collegian Thursday, April 7, 1977
Elderly's medical services are adequate
By JAN MASCIOLI
Collegian Staff Writer
There are adequate medical
services available for the elderly who
need 'them, according to a 1975
senior citizens study by the Centre
Regional Planning Commission.
The study also concluded most of
the region's elderly are relatively
free of medical problems that con
strain activity.
More than 71 per cent of 104 senior
citizens questioned used the region's
medical'services ih 1975, according to
the study. All of those questioned said
they were "very satisfied" with the
service received.
According to the study, 52 per cent
of those surveyed had continuing
health problems. This is below the
state average according to Eloise
5 new botulism cases appear
PONTIAC, Mich. (UPI)
Five new botulism cases were
reported yesterday in the
worst such outbreak in U.S.
history. In all, 44 persons
have been stricken.
"It should pretty much
start tapering off now," said
Hank Costantino, Oakland
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Melson, welfare policy specialist in
Harrisburg. Melson said most of the
state's elderly suffer from chronic
health conditions.
She said that 18 per cent are limited
in mobility, 5 per cent confined to the
house and 7 per cent need another
person's help or the aid of special
equipment to get around.
Among the medical and health
services available for Centre
County!s elderly are the Health•
C.A.R.E. Clinic and Home Health
Service.
The clinic, located in the Benedict
House at the University, offers free
health counseling, assessment,
restoration, and education, or health
teaching and health promotion to
facilitate self-care skills. It is open
County health administrator.
"We sure hope, anyway, that
this is the last big group that
we get."
Costantino said his office
was still expecting the final
toll to approach 50.
Of the new cases reported
at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
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two were sent home under the
care of private physicians.
None of the 44 confirmed
victims has died. Three were
in critical but stable condition
at St. Joseph.
The poisoning has been
traced to green peppers in hot
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by appointment.
The Home Health Service provides
nursing service and therapeutic
services, along with chore service,
and homemaker-home health aid
service on a visiting basis. Fees are
adjusted according to income.
The service is located at 315 West
High St. in Bellefonte.
Mental health services are
provided by the Mental Health-
Mental Retardation unit in the
Temple Court Building, 116 S.
Alleghency St. in Bellefonte. It is
basically a referral service, con
sultation and educational service and
fees are adjusted to income.
It is open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to
in worst outbreak
Trini and Carmen's Mexican
Restaurant. Invetigators
have determined. a former
employee improperly canned
the peppers at home.
Those still in the St. Joseph
intensive care unit included
Diane Sprengler, 30, of Union
Lake. She is a nurse at the
series
127-9 S. Allen St.
237-5876
The University offers a
psychological clinic in 314 Moore
Building, Monday , through Friday,
9a.m.to4p.m.
Fees are adjusted to income for
services, including psychological
assessment, individual therapy,
group therapy, behavior modification
and community mental health con
sultation.
Therapeutic dietary management
of medical problems are among the
services offered by the nutrition
clinic and consultation center at the
Beecher-Dock House, Elm Road, at
the University.
There is no charge for services, but
any therapeutic diet consultation
requires a physician's approval.
hospital next door 'to the
restaurant and was the first
confirmed case last Thurs
day. She ate the tainted hot
sauce two nights in a row.
Etta Mosele, 31, and Jennie
Coe, 23, both of Pontiac, were
the others in critical con
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House coalition advocates
tough human rights stand
WASHINGTON (UPI)
A coalition of Democrats
and Republicans rebuffed
President Carter yesterday
and voted to toughen
human rights language in
an international lending
bill.
• The House approved an
amendment by Rep. Tom
Harkin, D-lowa, requiring
U.S. representatives in any
international lending in
stitution to oppose financial
aid to any country which
violates "internationally .
recognized human needs."
The measure would
authorize $5.2 billion over
four years for groups such
as the World Bank, the
Asian Development Bank
and the African Develop
ment Fund.
The measure was passed
on a 194-156 vote and sent to
the Senate.
The House also removed
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for the African fund and
replaced it with an open
end authorization, meaning
no specific amount was
approved. It agreed that no
U.S. funds could go to
nations to help them
'cultivate palm oil, citrus or
sugar in competition with
American producers.
• Speaker Thomas O'Neill
and other House Demo
cratic leaders backed
Carter in his opposition to
'the Harkin amendment.
The bill as it came ,from
the House Banking Com
mittee had administration
backed language that
only urged U.S. represen
tatives to oppose such aid.
"We want to implement
this country's com
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human rights without
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effectiveness of the in
stitutions," Carter wrote
Rep. Henry Reuss, D-Wis.,
chairman of the banking
panel.
"The problem with the
Harkin-Badillo amend
ment is that it permits
loans to be made to tor
turing dictators and others
of that stripe if they show
the aid is going to needy
citizens of the country,"
said Reuss in opening
debate.
"All • the torturers of
Chile have to do is dress up
their application with
promises the money will go
to their needy and tortured
citizens."
Rep: John Rousselot, R-
Calif., • said Caiter's op
position to the amendment
means "the administration
is backing away from its
position on human rights."
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