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PROGRAM NEWS & NOTES USDA PROGRAM YOUTH VISITS TO THE CLINIC SILETZ HEALTH CLINIC TO MONITOR DISPENSING OF NON PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS Any child 15 years or younger seen for routine care by a medical or dental provider at the Siletz Clinic must be accompanied by a In the interest o f quality patient care, parent or legal guardian. State law requires the Pharmacy at Siletz Community Health SALEM medical permission slips signed by the child’s Clinic will be monitoring non-prescription Oct. 5th - 3:00 pm - 7:30 p.m. parent or legal guardian if the parent is unable (over-the-counter) medicines dispensed to Oct. 6th - 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. to come to the clinic with the child. This Tribal members. Over-the-counter medicines Oct. 7th - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. commonly dispensed include items such as person, relative or not, must either have a cough m edicine, aspirin, anti-acids and written permission note from the legal parent vitamins. All medications, prescription or not, SILETZ or guardian, or one must have already been are potentially dangerous if taken in the wrong Oct. 19th - 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. submitted and in the child’s medical or dental dosages or taken with other medicines. When Oct. 20th - 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. chart before the child will be seen by a medical over-the counter medicines are dispensed at Oct. 21st - 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. the Clinic; the Pharmacist takes the time to or dental provider. check to see that the medicine is safe for the There are certain medical conditions listed person receiving it and th a t there is an The USDA Program has seen a lot o f growth over the past 2 years. They served 167 clients under Oregon law where a child 15 years and u n d erstan d in g how to use it. I f these in June o f 1996, and served438 clients inJune younger may be seen by a provider without medications are not helping the patient, the o f 1998. Keep up the good work Daryllynne parental permission. The Clinic Receptionist Pharmacist can advise the patient to see a medical provider. Carey, USDA Clerk, and Oscar Olsen, USDA can tell you.of these special conditions. The new policy limits the amount o f We understand that there may be difficulty Director. over-the-counter m edicines a patient can in complying with this since many o f us are receive at one visit and also requires that the u sed to tak e o u r n iece s, nephew s, TOBACCO PREVENTION COALITION patient pick up only their own. Patients under grandchildren, and neighbor’s children to the by Sandra Hahn, Health Educator 18 will need written permission from a parent clin ic. F rom now on, how ever, th e or guardian. All medicines must be picked up Craig Whitehead, Pow-Wow Manager, R eceptionist w ill .screen for the m edical when the Pharmacy is open so that they can and the Siletz Clinic teamed up to obtain a permission slips. Non-emergent care children counsel w ith the Pharm acy staff. The mini-grant from the Lincoln County Tobacco will be turned away if the clinic does not have Pharm acy hours are 8:30 A M -12:30 PM Prevention Coalition. Summer youth workers, a m edical perm ission slip and the adult Monday through Friday and 2:00 —5:00 PM Jason Butler, Crystal Taylor and Allisa Lane accompanying the child is not the child’s parent every weekday except Tuesday. presented the proposal to the Coalition for . or legal guardian. approval. The Lincoln County Tobacco ARTHUR S. BENSELL FIREWOOD! FIREWOOD! Prevention Coalition is supported by Measure SCHOLARSHIPS 44 tax dollars. The group is dedicated to public At long last a new firewood area will be education about tobacco, preventing youth The Tribal E ducation C om m ittee opening up for Tribal member wood cutting access -to tobacco, supporting tobacco free soon. The B rush C reek unit, located about 8 extended the deadline for the Arthur S. Bensell environments, and linking current tobacco, miles from Eddyville, Will open on September scholarship to October 31, 1998. Two $500 users with cessation services. Staff for the 19 for elders woodcutting for one month and scholarships will be awarded at the Restoration activities and materials were provided from the then it will open for all T ribal m em bers on Pow-Wow in November. Siletz Community Health Clinic, the Siletz Eligibility incudes a Certificate o f O c to b e r 2 4 . Thé unit w ill be open on T ribe’s Com m unity H ealth Program , the weekends only. Permits.are required and may Indian Birth as an enrolled member o f the Northwest Indian Health Board and NARA be obtained at the Tribal Natural Resources 'C onfederated T ribes o f S iletz In dians; Urban Indian Clinic. The grant sponsored office iii the Administration Building in Siletz documentation o f acceptance at an accredited dancers in the 7-11 categories at the Siletz from 8AM to 4:30 PM on weekdays. Maps, vocational or higher education institution, 2 Pow-Wow, and awarded T-shirts tp 50. tiny- directions, and hours o f operation are also year, 4 year or graduate school; a five hundred tot dancers (age 6 & under.) The T-shirts had available at the same location. The permits (500) word essay addressing the annual thème; the tribal fish logo with ‘‘Don’t get hooked” are fo r T ribal m em ber w oodcutting for and 3 letters o f reference. printed under it. The information booth had This year’s theme is Describe the gift personal use only. This firewood m ay not free child and family tobacco awareness and be sold. Persons wishing to cut wood for o f education and the benefits that follow. prevention materials, including balloons with elders must present a signed note from the E ssay s w ill be ju d g e d on. th e co n ten t, “Siletz Tobacco Free Youth” printed Qn them. elder stating that the individual is authorized organization and development o f theme and We plan to have a tobacco awareness booth to cut firewood on their behalf. The note u se o f p ro p e r g ram m ar, sp e llin g and at the R estoration Pow-Wow, For m o re Should include the elder’s Tribal ID number. punctuation. information about the Coalition^ including Students may request an application by Permits will be good for 2 weeks and will allow grant applications, call Lincoln County Human up to 2 cords o f wood to be Cut on each permit. calling: S ervices D epartm ent at 265-6611. For Due to the limited supply o f wood available, information about Tribal services in tobacco Siletz Office -1-800-922-1399 each Tribal member will be limited to 4 cords prevention, feaJl. Sandra Hahn at 444-1030. total from this Unit. For more information, Springfield - (541) 746-9658 Salem - (503) 390-9494 call or visit Tribal Forester Mike Kennedy at Portland - (503) 238-1512 444-8232. Below are the distribution dates for both warehouses for the month o f October, 1998: -4 -
