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PAGE I • PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER ISC jby Kurt Begalka • 4 A pt* »V*» 0065X2 » iWv^viSrkkj iave to be tick to get medical Attention in McHenry County. I The well-child clinic In the -basement of the county cour­ thouse has been in operation for •ftvmf io years. - It is free and services children Irom birth to 8-years-oM. Height and weight is measured, im­ munizations and physicals idven, blood and urine tested. : - "Some haven't had a physical far five years," Eileen Hanson, director of nursing for the McHenry County Health Department, said. * <fA lot of them can't afford peeded medical care. But if they don't pick up on these things when they are babies and little i, it will ̂ progress to is open the second Tuesday, third Wednesday and last Thursday of each month from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m; The last Wednesday of each month la reserved solely fer. im­ munizations. An adult clinic is held the first Wednesday of each month. A line begins forming at 7:30 a.m. and frequently some are turned away. The busiest months are June, July and August. The rush for school physicals prompted the addition of a third clinic on Thursdays this summer. Pediatrician Ubaidur Papa joined the clinic this summer for the immunization rush in preparation children arc for school. Most are^physically for nui Town meetings on landfill the first week in November, a series of town jpfjtiwjp about i*nrifiHa and loUd waste will be sponsored " In nfna CO--IMBMibI County. These meetings feature the videotape a "80 Minutes" segment on the problems of hazardous wastes in sanitary landfill* L„ nal.dl.lniM, oy neignpors * in McHenry neetings will These town meetings, spon­ sored by volunteers interested in the landfill issue, are part of a new effort by the McHenry County Defenders to schedule informational sessions about specific issues. The nine volunteers and the <*nmm»miHaMi they represent include Pat Dusthimer, Wonder Lake, and .Carol Sek, McHenry. "The Defenders are pleased so many members of the local communities are sponsoring these neighborhood landfill information meetings," stated Pat Dieckhoff, assistant director. "These sessions will help clarify the solid waste management issues facing McHenry County today." A representative from the Defenders' Board or a staff person also will be present to answer questions about the I landfill in McHenry Ways the public can participate in the landfill hearings beginning Nov. 7 will be discussed. Information on where and how to recycle in McHenry County will also be distributed at these meetings. For further information, call 815-450-0460. In McHenry the town meeting will be held Nov. 8 at 4 p.m. at 3506 Shepherd Hill "A third to half of them arent clean," he said. They are dressed shabbily and hygiene Is poor, according to Dr. Papa. That is why he has stayed at the clinic; Co help those too poor to help themselves. 'It's not the money," Dr. • Papa said. "I could make three to four times as much at the office." Dr. Leo Rayez works the clinic on the third Wednesday. He shares the iesponslbility with Dr. Papa and Dr. Firasath Hasan. They earn $100 for three to four hours of work. "It .comes to 24 cents a patient," Dr. Rayez said. He has been at the clinic since its in­ ception and relishes the challenge of working with children. "They cain't tell you how they fed," Dr. Rayez said. > Doctors, nurses end office personnel at the clinic maintain a hectic schedule. File doors click. Children cry. Hearts beat quicker. Despite the assembly" One atmosphere, Dr. Rayez acknowledged he doesn't fed the pressure. Helping those In need in what medicine is all about, be said. "It gives me a different way to practice medicine." Rayez said 80 percent of the children he examines are well. Hie remainder have nutritional, dental or ear problems. Samples of medicine and cough syrup are donated by would stop and take the phone calls/' Hanson said. "A lot of people lust don't have it (money). Susie Bolenbaugh, dental hygenist with the ftMy public health department, has worked at the clinic for three and one- half years. Some children have a mouthful of cavities, she said. Fifty percent of the parents do not know what dental hygiene is, she added. "I had a 2-year-old and every tooth in her mouth was rotten," she said. Bolenbaugh said dentists in private practice are reluctant to deal with people on public aid. "The paperwork is not worth It," she said. "They have to wait sixmonthsfor the money. I don't blame them, but you still have the problem." For serious cases, she recommends the university dental schools in Chicago. Ms. Bolenbaugh av to 20 children a day, ^Fffgeneral^^™ News November is designated Alzheimer's disease month iverages 12 y, although to 40. She phar­ maceutical houses, Hanson said. Administrative funds are received from the Illinois Department of Public Health. "We would like to be able to serve the group over 8 years of age," Hanson said, but presently the funds are not there. Neither is the level of state funding, Hanson believes. "I wish they (state officials) she has seen up dispenses toothbrushes and instructs them in the state- funded fluoride rinse program. Frequently, her patients speak poor English. "I enjoy it," she said. "I like the hands-on part." Parents say without the clinic, their children would receive far less care. "I would have to wait until I had enough money," one woman said. "Itis nice to go to a real doctor." Dr. Hasan said many mothers cannot afford formulas for their babies, let alone periodic physicals. "There's no way these people rlinir and November has been designated Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month by President Reagan and both Houses of Congress. These actions reflect growing government concern about this progressive v brain that lis becoming one of nation's costliest health problems, in addition to it being a tragic human problem, said Jerome H. Stone, president of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (ADRDA). The House Select Committee on Agina recently requested that the federal government double its appropriation for research funds from $25 million to $50 million to help fight Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. In addition, Margaret Heckler, secretary of Health and Human Services, has appointed a task force to find effective ways to combat the disease. Stone pointed out that officials are worried because between 50 percent and 80 percent of nur­ sing home patients have Alzheimer's; their care cost is estimated at about $26 billion. By 1990, as the population continues to age, these costs are expected to double, putting a tremendous strain on the U.S. health care system. Chicago-based ADRDA and its nearly 80 chapters have a major campaign set for November to create awareness of Alzheimer'* a progressive, irreversible disease that afflicts some 2 million Americans and is responsible for more than 120,000 deaths- annually. It la considered to be the nation's fourth leading killer. Its cause and a cure are unknown. Since ADRDA's formation in 19B0, its awareness program has resulted in many hundreds of thousands of calls from families and victims seeking information and help. "Our toll-free numbers are continually busy," said Stone, but millions are afflicted and it is important that we do everything possible to call at­ tention to the problem and to motivate research." He added that many people still believe the symptoms of Alzheimer's which include memory loss, confusion, speech impairment and personality change, are just a normal part of aging. "People don't automatically lose the ability to function mentally as they grow older," he said. "Although Alzheimer's primarily affects persons in their 80s and older, it also strikes many in mid-life and occasionally younger people in their 20s and 30s. Stone urged that families of individuals manifesting Alzeimer's Disease symptoms call ADRDA for more in­ formation, using the toll-free number: 800-821-0379. (In Illinois: 800*72-6087.)