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Medicine Talk
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Happy Mother’s Day!
So many women are caretakers for
others, leaving their own health needs for
tomorrow. Since May includes a celebration
for mothers, it’s a good time for women to
make sure they are taking care of
themselves. Every woman is someone’s
mother or daughter. Honor that by getting a
wellness check.
Breast cancer is a growing problem
for all women in this country. Native women
have had lower survival rates of breast
cancer. We need to change that by letting
women know how important it is to get their
screenings! You can’t prevent breast cancer,
but you can find it early with regular breast
cancer screening, which has three parts:
Breast self-exam
Breast exam by your health care
provider (once a year after age 18)
Mammogram (starting at age 35-40)
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Pap tests check for abnormal changes
to the cells of the cervix. When found early,
cervical cancer is easier to treat. A woman
should start having annual Pap tests when
she turns 18 or when she has had sex. Older
women need Pap tests, too. Even women
who have gone through the change of life
need a Pap test every year.
Cervical cancer can be prevented. You
can lower your risk of getting cervical
cancer by:
Limiting your sex partners
Using latex condoms and nonoxynal-9
with sex partners
Getting treatment if you are exposed to
genital warts/Human Papilloma virus
(HPV) or sexually transmitted
diseases (STD)
Not using cigarettes or other forms
of tobacco
Avoiding second-hand cigarette smoke
Having a Pap test every year or as often
as recommended by your health
care provider
Routine screening offers either peace
of mind for a clean bill of health or early
detection of problems, which usually means
a good outcome. If you are due for your
circle-of-life exam, please call the Siletz
Community Health Clinic today and
schedule your appointment (541-444-1030
or 1-800-648-0449).
If you or someone you know is not
getting a screening because of a lack of
insurance, funding is available through our
breast and cancer prevention grant.
Additionally, the clinic will offer evening
appointments in May for women who are
unable to get time off from work or school.
Ask the receptionist for more information.
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tribes are eligible for various kinds of
assistance under this program, either
directly or through states. They are
as follows:
For Clean and Safe Water, the
request seeks $800 million, a reduction from
the $1.35 billion appropriation in FY 2000.
Out of these funds, capitalization grants are
made to states for Clean Water State
Revolving Funds. While most of the funds
are used to make low-interest loans to
communities, they also are available for
grants to Indian tribes and Alaska Native
communities to construct wastewater
treatment infrastructure and to fund other
projects to enhance water quality.
The budget request would establish
a new program called the Clean Air
Partnership Program, which would be
funded at $85 million. Tribes would be eligible
for multi-specific or multi-media grants and
technical assistance grants for clean
air programs.
$15 million would be earmarked to
continue grants to the state of Alaska to
address drinking water and wastewater
infrastructure needs of Alaska Native
villages. This is half of the FY 2000
appropriation, but the proposed language
would exclude rural non-Native communities
from participation.
Finally, the FY 2001 request is
seeking $1,068,957,000 for multi-media or
single-media pollution prevention, control,
and abatement. This would be a substantial
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increase over the FY 2000 appropriation of
$885 million. Recognized tribes and tribal
consortia are eligible for these grants. In
particular, the appropriation language would
permanently make tribes eligible for grants
under the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act.
Leaking Underground Storage
Tank Trust Fund. The FY 2001 budget
requests $71,556,000 for this program.
Indian tribes are eligible grantees for these
funds under section 8001 of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act.
Small Business
Administration
Non-Credit Business Assistance
Programs. The President’s FY 2001 budget
request seeks $256 million for this program,
which seems to be a new initiative as it was
not funded in previous years. Of the
requested amount, $3 million would be
available “to establish a reservation-based
Native American Small Business
Development Center network, including
subcenters, to serve Native Americans on
a national basis subject to section 2 Tot the
Small Business Act. Grantees for the Native
American funds would not be required to put
up matching funds.
Also, SBA would use $1.5 million
of the funding to provide Native American
outreach through Tribal Business
Information Centers.
Claire Spiro made a surprise visit to
the Siletz Clinic with her son, Caleb, on
March 24. She is a former physician’s
assistant at the clinic. Claire, Caleb, and
David Spiro, also a former clinic doctor,
have been traveling around the world for
the past few months. They made a trip
home to pick up their belongings and are
moving on to Hoover, Ala., where Dr. Spiro
will expand his pediatric practice.
Diabetes Day
Diabetes Day is the last Thursday of
each month. It’s a chance for diabetic
patients to get needed exams on a day with
special time slots for them. Additional
services are offered on that day with Dr.
Prins, a foot specialist.
Medical, lab, optometry, and dental
services are available. Casey Bolan, clinic
receptionist, can help you set up several
appointments on one day. Join us for lunch
(12-1 p.m.) at the community center, too!
May 25 and June 29
Call the clinic for your appointment
541-444-1030