NAOMI PETRIE IS A DENTAL THERAPIST IN COOS BAY WHO IS PART OF A PILOT DENTAL THERAPIST PROGRAM FOR TRIBAL AREAS. SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF COOS, LOWER UMPQUA AND SIUSLAW INDIANS./COURTESY OF THE NORTHWEST PORTLAND AREA INDIAN HEALTH BOARD
THESE BRIGHT RED-ORANGE POWDERS ARE USED FOR HINDU RELIGIOUS PURPOSES AMONG COMMUNITIES FROM SOUTH ASIA. LEAD IS SOMETIMES USED TO BRIGHTEN THE COLOR OR INCREASE THE WEIGHT OF THE PRODUCT. PEOPLE CAN BE EXPOSED TO LEAD WHEN POWDERS THAT CONTAIN LEAD ENTER THE BODY THROUGH THE EYES OR MOUTH./MULTNOMAH COUNTY