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A6 THE COAST NEWS DEC. 16, 2011 HOLIDAY HOME TOURS Jessie Hudson lends her skills as a decorator for Vista Community Clinic’s 25th annual Holiday Homes Tour. Courtesy photo TERI forges partnership with nonprofit group OCEANSIDE — The Training, Education & Research Institute (TERI), based in Oceanside and serving those with autism and other developmental disabilities, will be the first organization in San Diego to partner with the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF). TERI’s partnership with the NFF was funded by a grant from The Parker Foundation. TERI is piloting the Special Needs Life Quality Coaching (SNLQC) program, a 16-week course that educates and certifies coaches to work with families to ensure they receive the hands-on support, encouragement and resources needed to navigate through social service systems. For more information about SNLQC, contact Ben Burgeson at coaching@teriinc.org or call (760) 622-8540. coaching.html. NCHS receives grant for new building By Christina Macone-Greene CARLSBAD — Due to an unexpected windfall of more than $1.8 million in Community Development Block Grant program income, City Council unanimously agreed with staff’s amendment suggestions to dole out monies to help North County Health Services, Interfaith Community Services and Catholic Charities. The focus of the Dec. 13 meeting was determining whether North County Health Services, or NCHS, should receive their request of $1.19 million to purchase a new medical office site on Carlsbad Village Drive. Some opponents during the public hearing said they thought the price was too costly, that taxpayer monies could be better spent, and that the 1295 Carlsbad Village Drive location didn’t have appropriate parking for future tenants and patients. Despite the objections, NCHS got the green light. The city’s Department of Housing & Neighborhood Services was surprised to receive the $1,847,906 from the low-income Villa Loma Apartments project. “We got a huge amount of money that we did not anticipate getting,” said Frank Boensch, the department’s senior management analyst. The money came from Bridge Housing, the developer of affordable housing who constructed the Villa Loma Apartments, this past May. The city charged the developer lease payments, which were considered program income that filtered back to the city. Boensch said the lump sum occurred when Bridge Housing did a loan refinanc- Deizel Sarte, senior vice president of operations at NCHS speaks to the Carlsbad City Council during the Dec. 13 meeting. Photo by Christina Macone-Greene ing. “Bridge Housing had to pay us all the accrued lease payments that were due to us in order for them to be able to refinance the loan,” he said. “Since we used CDBG money to buy the property, any lease payments we get from Bridge Housing, has to be put back into the CDBG program.” Unable to locate other properties to acquire for affordable housing, they put the word out to Carlsbad organizations that typically apply for CDBG federal funds. That’s when NCHS, Interfaith Community Services and Catholic Charities stepped forward. “We have to identify eligible projects that benefit low-income households and it can be a variety of services like health services, affordable housing and providing new services,” said Debbie Fountain, the Housing & Neighborhood Services director. The city must also follow the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development timeline by April 2012 as to how these federal monies will be used. “So we are in a pinch to find a way to spend it before April 30 and acquiring properties is the quickest way to do that,” Boensch said. NCHS, which provides primary health care services to the needy, has outgrown its current 1,250-square-foot office space on Madison Street. The new proposed site is 2,695 usable square feet. “Our waiting room does not hold the amount of patients that we sometimes serve,” said Deizel Sarte, senior vice president of operations at NCHS. Their sharp growth, Sarte said, recently forced them to only serve pediatric patients and not the whole family as they did previously. The new medical office space, however, will allow NCHS to serve both adults and children once again. For the last couple of years, NCHS has been look- In last week’s article, “Image of late council member is causing stir,” The Coast News would like to note that Assistant Addendum ing for a new office building and found the Carlsbad Village Drive locale to be perfect. Sarte said she was surprised by some of the public objections regarding their new medical office building site. “We are one of two joint commission-accredited community health centers in all of San Diego County and I think that speaks to how proud we are of what we do,” Sarte said. As far as the $1.19 million medical office space purchase price, staff explained to City Council that before monies are spent an appraisal is done to assess the fair market value. “As far as North County Health Services paying too much, I’m not going to concern myself with that, that’s what we have outside appraisers for and they use comps,” Councilman Keith Blackburn said. Interfaith Community Services was granted their $84,000 request to purchase a public service center they are currently leasing at 2195 Oceanside Boulevard and Catholic Charities’ grant of up to $300,000 would be used for the construction of a bigger larger shelter on Impala Drive. City Manager Richard Phillips did return the reporter’s phone call regarding the matter the following day. With This Coupon $ 5 OFF Any purchase of $25 or more. Limit 1 per customer 662 Encinitas Blvd. Encinitas 760-436-3244 Expires 12-31-11
DEC. 16, 2011 SOLANA BEACH — Every December, members of Calvary Lutheran Church buy and wrap carloads of Christmas presents and deliver them to local military families who are facing rough times. “And every December, we feel blessed. Of course, we all get into the Christmas spirit of giving gifts, and that brings great satisfaction because we know they’re really needed,” said Susie Shattuck of Encinitas, who’s in charge of the Christmas Angels program. “Then there are the more than 50 volunteers who work over four days to sort, organize and wrap the hundreds of presents. We have a lot of fun pulling it all together. “But the people who deliver the gifts get special rewards, seeing the looks on the parents’ and children’s faces,” Shattuck said. “Sometimes we’re invited in to visit, to bake cookies or to help set up the Christmas tree.” Even though U.S. troop levels are being gradually reduced in embattled Iraq and Afghanistan, nearly half of the families receiving gifts from the church this year have one parent who is deployed or will be soon. This holiday season, Calvary members have pledged presents for 127 children and 33 adults in 30 Marine, Navy and Coast Guard families in San Diego County. One that will benefit is a Marine just back from three tours in Afghanistan and recovering from surgery for a brain tumor. He and his wife have one child, a 3-year-old, and are expecting a second. Gift wrapping Dec. 17 will find teams of parishioners working throughout the day at THE COAST NEWS Shoulder pain has a variety of causes and treatments Among the hundreds of joints in the human body, the shoulder is one of the most common regions where patients suffer pain. In the United States, nearly 1.5 million people a year visit an emergency department for shoulder problems, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Shoulder pain often originates in the rotator cuff, the group of muscles and tendons that control and guide the shoulder joint. These tendons are vulnerable to injury from normal activities, and this process is occasionally accelerated by trauma or specific sports activities. HAPPY HOMECOMING Health Watch By the physicians and staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas In more severe cases, the rotator cuff tendons may tear, resulting in more pain and weakness of the shoulder joint. The shoulder that dislocates may be painful, but patients may be bothered even more by the sense of instability as the ball of the shoulder slips out of the socket. Pain intensifies if the cartilage ring (labrum) around the socket tears. 1x2 1x2 is newspaper talk for a one column by 2” ad. Too small to be effective? You’re reading this aren’t you? Call 760-436-9737 for more info. In other patients, the ligaments may tighten, causing decreased motion of the shoulder. Patients may be unaware this is happening until they’re unable to raise their arm and their shoulder becomes “frozen” and painful. This is more common in patients with diabetes or other endocrine disorders. Another cause of shoulder pain is arthritis of the joint. As the smooth surfaces of the ball and socket wear out, the cartilage becomes rough, irregular and or may be worn out completely. The resulting painful motion of the shoulder can be very disabling, as it affects many daily activities. tables overflowing with wrapping paper, tape, tissue and scissors. Church members will rise early the next morning to load cars with toys, bicycles, books, Christmas dinner boxes and other presents, and then teams of drivers — church members and friends — will make the deliveries. Oxycontin, METH, Cocaine, Marijuana, Heroin, Alcoholism WE CAN HELP Get your loved one into treatment. Drug or Alcohol INTERVENTION Affordable Intervention, Escort and Placement Pinpointing the precise source of shoulder pain is important, because pain felt in the shoulder joint may be from a shoulder problem or may stem from another issue, such as nerve irritation in the neck. This is called “referred pain.” Shoulder pain may come and go depending on the time of day or type of activity. Some patients may feel fine when their arm is resting at their side. However, as soon as they raise their elbow, they experience pain in the shoulder. Shoulder pain that occurs primarily at night is of particular concern, because it interferes with the ability to get a good The Cardiff “Kook” surfer sculpture helps to give a special welcome home to area military Dec. 10. Photo by Jonathon Donahue Church gives to military families during the holidays Call Today for a FREE private consultation INTERVENTION - NOW 760.212.6454 night’s sleep and may be a symptom of larger health problems. If any type of shoulder pain is not improving, or if the shoulder is unstable or stiff and frozen, it is important to have an evaluation by a physician, as well as an X-ray. Various treatment options are available. Non-Operative Therapy. Physical therapy, modified activity and anti-inflammatory medication may be very effective for the management of shoulder problems, reducing or eliminating pain and increasing the movement in a stiff or frozen shoulder. Injections. Cortisone injection has a strong anti- OFFICE (888) 377-9682 | www.JaguarSanDiego.com 4525 CONVOY STREET | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92111 �� - �� A7 inflammatory effect and may be valuable for the treatment of the rotator cuff and arthritic shoulder problems. Surgery. Operative treatment is important to consider when non-surgical treatment is no longer working or if the injury to the shoulder structures is more severe. Today, virtually all shoulder surgery (except for arthritis) is performed using arthroscopic techniques on an outpatient basis and with less pain and better outcomes for the patient. “Health Watch” is brought to you by the physicians and staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. For more information or for physician referral call 1-800-SCRIPPS. TOMORROW’S LEADERS Members of Torrey Pines High School’s Junior State of America,attend the annual fall conference in Costa Mesa with more than 800 other students from Southern California, where they debated and discussed political issues, and gained further insight into what it takes to be tomorrow’s leaders. Pictured above, from left, Amanda Gao, Neal Nathan, Amy Chau and Crystal Park, Courtesy photo
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