National USDA updates Foodkeeper app for storage, food safety advice
From the U.S. Department of Agricul-
ture Office of Communications
With technology readily at the fin-
gertips of many consumers, USDA is
continuously searching for innovative
ways to deliver useful information to
Americans right where they can easily
find and utilize it.
Enter the Foodkeeper app, launched
in 2015, which makes it easier to practice
food safety at home by offering consumers
valuable storage advice and food safety
information on their mobile device for
more than 400 commonplace food and
beverage items.
We were excited to announce an
update to the app in July, which now
includes Spanish and Portuguese lan-
guages, broadening Foodkeeper’s audi-
ence to millions of additional people who
can be armed with the knowledge to keep
their families safe.
2016 Standing Committee Vacancies
Education and Enrollment Committees
Term Ending February 2017 – Open Until Filled
For Tribal members interested in serving on a Standing Committee, please
fill out this form and mail or fax it to Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Attn:
Executive Secretary to Tribal Council, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549; fax:
541-444-8325.
Name: _______________________________________ Roll No: ______________
Address: __________________________________________________________
City: _____________________________ State: ____________ ZIP: ___________
Telephone: Day ( ) ___________________ Evening ( ) _____________________
____ Enrollment Committee – 1 vacancy for term ending February 2017
Developed by USDA in collaboration
with the Food Marketing Institute (FMI)
and Cornell University’s Department of
Food Science, Foodkeeper helps educate
consumers about proper handling and
storage for food items like baby food, dairy
and egg products, meat, poultry, produce
and seafood.
If there is a question about what the
“best by” date means or how to properly
prepare and store food, the Foodkeeper
app likely can answer it.
The app is free and is available in
Google Play for Android and in the App
Store for Apple. Just type in Foodkeeper.
Explore the incredible progress we’ve
made since 2009 to update and modern-
ize America’s food safety system and
standards. Follow us at usda.gov, on the
USDA blog and by using #USDAResults.
USDA distribution dates in August
Siletz
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Aug. 1
Aug. 2
Aug. 3
Aug. 4
Aug. 5
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Salem
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Aug. 15 1:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 16 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 17 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 18
9 – 11 a.m.
I hope you all remember that with
the rules change in 2013, we don’t have
to count per capita payments that are
received less than monthly. If you are a
client who received a per capita payment
in August, you are still eligible to receive
your food.
Be sure to LIKE us on Face-
book at SILETZ TRIBAL
FDPIR. I post recipes,
distribution dates, pictures
and food safety tips.
Joyce Retherford, FDP Director
541-444-8393
Lisa Paul, FDP Clerk/Warehouseman
541-444-8279
____ Education Committee – 1 vacancy for term ending February 2017
If you have any questions, please contact Tami Miner, executive secretary to
Tribal Council, at 800-922-1399, ext. 1203, or 541-444-8203.
Contact the Siletz Community
Dental Clinic if you experience dental
pain or a dental emergency. Staff will
do everything they can to see you as
soon as possible.
Mor ning check-in time is
Monday-Thursday from 8:30-9 a.m. and
Friday from 10-10:30 a.m.
After noon check-in time is
Monday-Friday from 1-1:30 p.m.
For more information about the Siletz Tribe, please visit ctsi.nsn.us.
Talk With Your Kids About Tobacco Use—
Every Chance You Get!
What You Need to Know About Tobacco to Talk to Your Teens
KNOW THE FACTS
Young bodies are more sensitive to nicotine, and youth
become addicted more quickly than adults. Even social
smoking once or twice a month puts teens at serious risk
for nicotine addiction that will keep them smoking longer
and increase their chances of getting a serious disease.
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Most young smokers already show signs of damage to
their hearts and blood vessels. One out of three teens
who continue to smoke regularly will die prematurely—
an average of 13 years earlier than their peers—because
of smoking. Smokeless tobacco products also cause
nicotine addiction.
Kids are less likely to smoke if they know you
disapprove of it. They also respond if you
share your own struggles with tobacco. If
you’ve never smoked, tell them about family or
friends who regret starting in the first place—
or who have died from a smoking-related
disease. The important thing is to talk with
your children every chance you get and to get
help right away if your child is using tobacco.
Try these conversation starters:
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Do you smoke or use tobacco? Do you
think you ever would smoke?
There are lots of reasons most teenagers DON’T smoke.
• It’s expensive
• It smells bad
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
• It makes your clothes and breath stink
You CAN influence your child’s decision on whether to smoke. Even if you use tobacco yourself,
your child will listen if you discuss your struggles with nicotine addiction and your regrets about
starting in the first place. Be clear that you don’t approve of smoking and that you expect your
child to live tobacco-free.
■ Tell your children that most kids DON’T smoke.
• It gives you wrinkles
Make your home and your car tobacco-free zones for everyone—family, friends, and
visitors—and ban the use of all tobacco products.
■ Set a good example and don’t use tobacco yourself—it’s the best thing you can do.
• It’s hard to quit once you start
• It doesn’t make you slim
• Most teens think smoking is a dirty habit
• Most high school seniors would rather date nonsmokers
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Talk with your kids often about what nicotine addiction can cost them as they get older—and
tell them you expect them to say no to tobacco.
■ Make sure your children’s schools enforce tobacco-free policies on campus and at all
school-sponsored events.
■ If your child is using tobacco, get help to quit for him or her right away. Nicotine is a highly
addictive drug, and even experimenting with cigarettes one time increases your child’s
chance of being hooked for life. You can start by talking with your child’s doctor.
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You can reduce your child’s risk by helping him or her be ready to say no. For some kids, the
direct approach is best [“Gross! Those things stink!”]. For others, a more low-key approach
works [“No thanks—I’m good.”]. The important thing is to help your kids be prepared to resist
peer pressure to use tobacco.
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WHERE CAN YOU GET HELP?
www.cdc.gov/tips (stories of real people suffering the real effects of smoking)
■ www.teen.smokefree.gov (help for teens who smoke)
■ www2.aap.org/richmondcenter
(American Academy of Pediatrics)
■ www.BeTobaccoFree.gov
■ www.surgeongeneral.gov
■ www.cdc.gov/tobacco
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What would you do if your best friend offered you a cigarette?
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Tell me what you’ve heard about smoking and health. How long do you think you
have to smoke for it to affect your health?
You can tell your kids they don’t have to smoke a lot or smoke a long time to get a disease from
it. Smoking can affect athletic performance, activity level, and endurance in a very short time.
Worst of all, smoking is addictive. Like heroin and cocaine, nicotine changes the way your brain
works. It makes you crave more nicotine.
Learn more on talking with your kids about smoking:
■ www.lung.org/stop-smoking
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www.kidshealth.org/parent
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