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Hood Canal West." Hee's calling shots at new 211 center Matt Hornyak of Hoodsport has been name program manager of the new 211 telephone service for persons in need of social and health services. The system went public on Jan- uary 17 fbr people who want to get connected in Mason and four other counties with nonprofit groups that can help them get housing, food, transportation, childcare and medical services. The West- ern Counties Call Center is one of eight such operations in Wash- ington that cover all corners of the state. Persons who dial 211 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays can talk to telephone operators with intbrmation about 800 agencies in Mason, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pacific and Thur- ston counties. "With your zip code and a framing of what it is you're looking for, we can find the right services and the nearest available service," Hornyak said. Aider spending many years in the financial services industry, tiornyak helped set up the new communications system which is Matt Hornyak Calls for help were shifting with the wind A summary of the first few weeks of the new 211 system indicates that the concerns of people seeking social and health services seems to be changing with the times. That's according to inibr- mation provided by Matt Hornyak, the Hoodsport resi- dent who manages the five- county program. Calls made December 13- 31 by Mason County resi- dents were mostly about the turbulent weather that pro- duced a major windstorm and a significant amount of snow. All told there were 83 calls, with 19 about utilities, 15 about other community services and 14 about what the callers called a disaster. Four callers wanted informa- tion about emergency shelter hnd a smattering of calls were about transportation, mental health and legal matters. Fewer calls were made January 2-29, which was when the weather eased up. Operators answered 19 calls from Mason County, and 10 of those had to do with the income tax. Other calls made last month had to do with dental care, airfare, rental assistance, government ben- efits and services and legal matters. The 211 line is answered Monday through Friday, be- tween 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. funded in large measure by the state and supported by United Way of Mason County. Behavioral Health Resources, with offices in Shelton and Olympia, is managing the project as an outgrowth of its crisis clinic. THE SYSTEM was operation- al in Thurston County during the windstorm of December, and so the wild weather gave it something of a shakedown cruise. Employees of the crisis clinic worked to connect people who had lost tbod through spoilage after the power went out with grocery storc, s and food banks that had tbod which would spoil if it wasn't eaten right away. ttornyak said the "last spike in the railroad" was hammered home January 23 when Spokane County plugged in the last of the eight call centers that make up the state- wide network. "Everybody's up and running and sharing data," Hornyak said. The importance of sharing of data became apparent in the after- math of Hurricane Katrina when similar call centers in Louisiana and Mississippi struggled to keep up with the demand tbr informa- tion about social and health ser- vices. Hornyak said the system down south was localized, and so if one call center went down there was no eilbctive way to back it up. Organizers ot'the system in Wash- ington had this problem in mind when they established eight call centers that ari intertwined. If the system crashes in this part of the state, calls may be answered by operators in Yakima or Spokane. The database includes contact points tbr approximately 800 agen- cies that provide health and so- cial services, and the hope is that nonprofit organizations will come ibrward with more information about the help that is out there for people in need. "There are a lot of categories to pay attention to," Hornyak said. THE FIRST SUCH call center in the U.S. was established in At- hmta, Georgia, l0 years ago and from there the idea has moved north and west with the encour- agement of United Way. Support- ers of these systems cite studies that: persons seeking inlbrmation about social and health services made an average of seven calls befbre they tbund someone who could give them the help they were seeking. The experience of persons seek- ing help is reminiscent of Mary and Joseph being told that the inns were all fhll when Jesus was on the way. "A lot of those seven attempts are goose chases: I'm sorry, we're lull times three," Hornyak said. Planning tbr such a system in this state began in 1999 and got a big shot in the arm last year when the Washington Legislature authorized the spending of $3.25 million to get the ball rolling. Hornyak said the funding package also envisions the receipt of local and federal funds. The local system will cost $1.35 per resident of the five-county ,area this year. Hornyak said that between January 2 and January 26 the five-county district that in- cludes Mason has answered 568 calls, or 33 a day, while operators statewide have answered 14,955, or 880 a day. THE GOALS ARE to increase the database of service providers in the five-county area while reduc- ing the number of calls a person has to make to find the one that can best provide assistance. Those who call will talk to a person who is trained in how to help them. "We believe what people tell us," Hornyak said. "We try to engage them long enough to understand the larger situation." ADVANCED CHIROPRACTIC and Dr. George Blevins (Formerly Chiropractors of Shelton) are now select providers for GroupHealth 426-6325 COOPERATIVE • Now taking new patients , Walk-ins welcome • Same day appointments • Auto and work injuries 628 N. Alder (Next to the library) I I II Page 18 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, February 15, 2007 Hospital offers class in how to save a life Staff of Mason General Hospital will give a class in cardiopul- monary resuscitation from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, February 28, in the Washington Room of the hospital at 901 Mountain View Drive in Shelton. The class is free, but preregistration is required. "Not only will CPR be covered, but we will also describe the symptoms of a heart attack or stroke," said Tom DiDonna, education coordinator at Ma- son General. Persons taking the class are advised to wear comfortable clothes. There will also be a Spanish interpreter on site. Advanced regis- tration is recommended, as class size is limited. Reservations must be made by Friday, February 23, by calling 427-3609. Alcoholics Anonymous: A number of AA meetings are held each week at 125 West Cota Street in Shelton; all are nonsmoking. They are scheduled Thursdays at noon and 5:30 p.m.; Fridays at noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays at noen, 5:30 p.m.; Sundays at noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Mondays at noon and 5:30 p.m.; Tues- (lays at noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at noon, 5:30 and men's meeting at 7:30 p.m. Other AA meetings are at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at Saint Edward's Catholic Church; 10 a.m. Tuesdays at Maple Glen Assisted Living, 1700 North 13th Loop Road; 7 p.m. Thursdays and Mondays at Saint David's Episco- pal Church, Third and Cedar streets - nonsmoking, nonswearing; 7:30 p.m. 5 p.m. Thursdays at New Com- munity Church of Union; Fridays at Hoodsport library; 7 p.m. Thursdays at Hood Canal Community Church; 7 p.m. Fridays at Shelton's United Methodist Church, 1900 King Street (nonsmoking and handicap-accessi- ble); 7:30 p.m. Saturdays at Skokom- ish Tribal Center; and 6 p.m. Sundays in the office of Community Church of Union, 310 Dalby Road, Suite 3. AI-Anon: Family group, noon Fridays, Saint David's Church, Third and Cedar. Hoodsport group, 7:30 p.m. on Fri- days at the Coffee Company, 24240 tlighway 101. Family group, 9:30 a.m. Wednes- days, in the T.C. Room of the Skokom- ish Tribal Center, 80 Tribal Center Road. Ala-Teen: 7 p.m. Sundays, Matlock Grange Hall. For young people, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Saint David's Church, Third and Ce- dar. Narcotics Anonymous: 8 p.m. Fridays in the Eliinor Room, Mason General Hospital. Depressed Anonymous" 1 p.m. Thursdays, 123 South Fourth Street. 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Pershing Room of Mason General Hospital, 901 Mountain View Drive. Adult Children of Alcoholics: 6:30 p.m. Fridays, New Community Church of Union. 7 p.m. Wednesdays, McDonald's meeting room, Olympic Highway North. Overeaters Anonymous: 7 p.m. Mondays, Saint David's Church, Third and Cedar. Noon Wednesdays, Saint David's Church. Freedom in Recovery: 4-6 p.m. Sundays, Gateway Chris- tian Fellowship, 405 South Seventh Street, Shelton. Health report on the agenda The Mason Conservation  trict Board will meet at 3 P this afternoon, which is Th day, February 15. Board nl bers will meet with a repreSS" tative of Mason County 1.! Health in Suite G at SE 10' State Route 3. Jim Smith The Medici Shoppe ® PharmaCY Some Flea Control Can Kill C Flea control products containing I methrin (Advantix ®, BioSpot ®) wide safety marg other mammals; however, highly susceptible to the fects. Products for cats contain thrin in concentrations of 0.5-1 spot-on products for dogs 45-65%, and packaging clearly against use on cats. many ignore these warnings, in close contact with recently dogs are also at risk. Si thrin toxicity include muscle hyperexcitability, depression, balance, vomiting, seizures, loss( petite, and death. Once the of toxicity is realized, any permethdn product should ing in a small amount of mild dishwasher) soap with lukewarm v and then thoroughly dnsing water. Hot water should veterinarian can stabilize the regulate body temperature as plus provide intravenous mol to control tremors and fluids to prevent kidney treated early, the majority of recover in 24-48 hours. National prei¢ rlptton 1-800-640-5503 _. 207 Professional Way 426 °'tlj (Across from the NOW ACCEPTING NE____WW PATIENTS Dr. Chandar Bhimani Internal Medicine 1930 North 13 'h Street, Shelton [] DIABETES [] HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, CHOLESTEROL MANAGEMENT [] DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC MEDICAL PROBLE My [] PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE [] WEIGHT MANAGEMENT [] GENERAL HEARTAND LUNG DISEASE MOST INSURANCE PLANS ARE ACCEPTED CALL US TODAY FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT (360) 427-8940 , : C o "A vision for the family." ror Hood Canal West." Hee's calling shots at new 211 center Matt Hornyak of Hoodsport has been name program manager of the new 211 telephone service for persons in need of social and health services. The system went public on Jan- uary 17 fbr people who want to get connected in Mason and four other counties with nonprofit groups that can help them get housing, food, transportation, childcare and medical services. The West- ern Counties Call Center is one of eight such operations in Wash- ington that cover all corners of the state. Persons who dial 211 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays can talk to telephone operators with intbrmation about 800 agencies in Mason, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pacific and Thur- ston counties. "With your zip code and a framing of what it is you're looking for, we can find the right services and the nearest available service," Hornyak said. Aider spending many years in the financial services industry, tiornyak helped set up the new communications system which is Matt Hornyak Calls for help were shifting with the wind A summary of the first few weeks of the new 211 system indicates that the concerns of people seeking social and health services seems to be changing with the times. That's according to inibr- mation provided by Matt Hornyak, the Hoodsport resi- dent who manages the five- county program. Calls made December 13- 31 by Mason County resi- dents were mostly about the turbulent weather that pro- duced a major windstorm and a significant amount of snow. All told there were 83 calls, with 19 about utilities, 15 about other community services and 14 about what the callers called a disaster. Four callers wanted informa- tion about emergency shelter hnd a smattering of calls were about transportation, mental health and legal matters. Fewer calls were made January 2-29, which was when the weather eased up. Operators answered 19 calls from Mason County, and 10 of those had to do with the income tax. Other calls made last month had to do with dental care, airfare, rental assistance, government ben- efits and services and legal matters. The 211 line is answered Monday through Friday, be- tween 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. funded in large measure by the state and supported by United Way of Mason County. Behavioral Health Resources, with offices in Shelton and Olympia, is managing the project as an outgrowth of its crisis clinic. THE SYSTEM was operation- al in Thurston County during the windstorm of December, and so the wild weather gave it something of a shakedown cruise. Employees of the crisis clinic worked to connect people who had lost tbod through spoilage after the power went out with grocery storc, s and food banks that had tbod which would spoil if it wasn't eaten right away. ttornyak said the "last spike in the railroad" was hammered home January 23 when Spokane County plugged in the last of the eight call centers that make up the state- wide network. "Everybody's up and running and sharing data," Hornyak said. The importance of sharing of data became apparent in the after- math of Hurricane Katrina when similar call centers in Louisiana and Mississippi struggled to keep up with the demand tbr informa- tion about social and health ser- vices. Hornyak said the system down south was localized, and so if one call center went down there was no eilbctive way to back it up. Organizers ot'the system in Wash- ington had this problem in mind when they established eight call centers that ari intertwined. If the system crashes in this part of the state, calls may be answered by operators in Yakima or Spokane. The database includes contact points tbr approximately 800 agen- cies that provide health and so- cial services, and the hope is that nonprofit organizations will come ibrward with more information about the help that is out there for people in need. "There are a lot of categories to pay attention to," Hornyak said. THE FIRST SUCH call center in the U.S. was established in At- hmta, Georgia, l0 years ago and from there the idea has moved north and west with the encour- agement of United Way. Support- ers of these systems cite studies that: persons seeking inlbrmation about social and health services made an average of seven calls befbre they tbund someone who could give them the help they were seeking. The experience of persons seek- ing help is reminiscent of Mary and Joseph being told that the inns were all fhll when Jesus was on the way. "A lot of those seven attempts are goose chases: I'm sorry, we're lull times three," Hornyak said. Planning tbr such a system in this state began in 1999 and got a big shot in the arm last year when the Washington Legislature authorized the spending of $3.25 million to get the ball rolling. Hornyak said the funding package also envisions the receipt of local and federal funds. The local system will cost $1.35 per resident of the five-county ,area this year. Hornyak said that between January 2 and January 26 the five-county district that in- cludes Mason has answered 568 calls, or 33 a day, while operators statewide have answered 14,955, or 880 a day. THE GOALS ARE to increase the database of service providers in the five-county area while reduc- ing the number of calls a person has to make to find the one that can best provide assistance. Those who call will talk to a person who is trained in how to help them. "We believe what people tell us," Hornyak said. "We try to engage them long enough to understand the larger situation." ADVANCED CHIROPRACTIC and Dr. George Blevins (Formerly Chiropractors of Shelton) are now select providers for GroupHealth 426-6325 COOPERATIVE • Now taking new patients , Walk-ins welcome • Same day appointments • Auto and work injuries 628 N. Alder (Next to the library) I I II Page 18 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, February 15, 2007 Hospital offers class in how to save a life Staff of Mason General Hospital will give a class in cardiopul- monary resuscitation from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, February 28, in the Washington Room of the hospital at 901 Mountain View Drive in Shelton. The class is free, but preregistration is required. "Not only will CPR be covered, but we will also describe the symptoms of a heart attack or stroke," said Tom DiDonna, education coordinator at Ma- son General. Persons taking the class are advised to wear comfortable clothes. There will also be a Spanish interpreter on site. Advanced regis- tration is recommended, as class size is limited. Reservations must be made by Friday, February 23, by calling 427-3609. Alcoholics Anonymous: A number of AA meetings are held each week at 125 West Cota Street in Shelton; all are nonsmoking. They are scheduled Thursdays at noon and 5:30 p.m.; Fridays at noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays at noen, 5:30 p.m.; Sundays at noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Mondays at noon and 5:30 p.m.; Tues- (lays at noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at noon, 5:30 and men's meeting at 7:30 p.m. Other AA meetings are at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at Saint Edward's Catholic Church; 10 a.m. Tuesdays at Maple Glen Assisted Living, 1700 North 13th Loop Road; 7 p.m. Thursdays and Mondays at Saint David's Episco- pal Church, Third and Cedar streets - nonsmoking, nonswearing; 7:30 p.m. 5 p.m. Thursdays at New Com- munity Church of Union; Fridays at Hoodsport library; 7 p.m. Thursdays at Hood Canal Community Church; 7 p.m. Fridays at Shelton's United Methodist Church, 1900 King Street (nonsmoking and handicap-accessi- ble); 7:30 p.m. Saturdays at Skokom- ish Tribal Center; and 6 p.m. Sundays in the office of Community Church of Union, 310 Dalby Road, Suite 3. AI-Anon: Family group, noon Fridays, Saint David's Church, Third and Cedar. Hoodsport group, 7:30 p.m. on Fri- days at the Coffee Company, 24240 tlighway 101. Family group, 9:30 a.m. Wednes- days, in the T.C. Room of the Skokom- ish Tribal Center, 80 Tribal Center Road. Ala-Teen: 7 p.m. Sundays, Matlock Grange Hall. For young people, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Saint David's Church, Third and Ce- dar. Narcotics Anonymous: 8 p.m. Fridays in the Eliinor Room, Mason General Hospital. Depressed Anonymous" 1 p.m. Thursdays, 123 South Fourth Street. 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Pershing Room of Mason General Hospital, 901 Mountain View Drive. Adult Children of Alcoholics: 6:30 p.m. Fridays, New Community Church of Union. 7 p.m. Wednesdays, McDonald's meeting room, Olympic Highway North. Overeaters Anonymous: 7 p.m. Mondays, Saint David's Church, Third and Cedar. Noon Wednesdays, Saint David's Church. Freedom in Recovery: 4-6 p.m. Sundays, Gateway Chris- tian Fellowship, 405 South Seventh Street, Shelton. Health report on the agenda The Mason Conservation  trict Board will meet at 3 P this afternoon, which is Th day, February 15. Board nl bers will meet with a repreSS" tative of Mason County 1.! Health in Suite G at SE 10' State Route 3. Jim Smith The Medici Shoppe ® PharmaCY Some Flea Control Can Kill C Flea control products containing I methrin (Advantix ®, BioSpot ®) wide safety marg other mammals; however, highly susceptible to the fects. Products for cats contain thrin in concentrations of 0.5-1 spot-on products for dogs 45-65%, and packaging clearly against use on cats. many ignore these warnings, in close contact with recently dogs are also at risk. Si thrin toxicity include muscle hyperexcitability, depression, balance, vomiting, seizures, loss( petite, and death. Once the of toxicity is realized, any permethdn product should ing in a small amount of mild dishwasher) soap with lukewarm v and then thoroughly dnsing water. Hot water should veterinarian can stabilize the regulate body temperature as plus provide intravenous mol to control tremors and fluids to prevent kidney treated early, the majority of recover in 24-48 hours. National prei¢ rlptton 1-800-640-5503 _. 207 Professional Way 426 °'tlj (Across from the NOW ACCEPTING NE____WW PATIENTS Dr. Chandar Bhimani Internal Medicine 1930 North 13 'h Street, Shelton [] DIABETES [] HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, CHOLESTEROL MANAGEMENT [] DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC MEDICAL PROBLE My [] PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE [] WEIGHT MANAGEMENT [] GENERAL HEARTAND LUNG DISEASE MOST INSURANCE PLANS ARE ACCEPTED CALL US TODAY FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT (360) 427-8940 , : C o "A vision for the family." ror