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Spilyay Tytnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon September 30, 2004 Page 9 Roots of Strength gathering The regional conference for Native American cancer survivors, family members, caretakers and medical pro viders will be held through Saturday, Oct. 2 at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort The conference is called "Roots of Strength - Our Roots Are Pathways to Thriving, Surviving." Agenda items are as follows: Thursday, Sept. 30: "How to start your own cancer support group leadership training," (limited to 20 par ticipants." Friday, Oct. 1: "Telling your sto ries," cancer survivors resource panel; afternoon breakout sessions: improv ing the chemotherapy experience, complementary medicine for cancer patients, financial resources, clinical tri als, introduction to "How to start your own cancer support group." There will also be a play, "Understanding Cancer." Saturday, Oct. 2: Financial re lative ru I People's J 1 1 Circle H I VofHopepoy sources; pain management; men and cance; afternoon breakout sessions: "Me-again," reconstructed breast can cer survivors; and further topics. For information on the conference, contact Celeste Whitewolf is (503) 245 2253, or send an e-mail to c2w2teIeport.com. Lodging arrange ments can be made by calling Kah-Nee-Ta at 1-800-544-4786. Workshop on drug, alcohol abuse prevention There will be a two-day workshop next week, the topic being, "Com munity response to alcohol and drug use." The workshops will be Wednes day and Thursday, Oct. 7 and 8 at the Community Center. The facilita tor will be Robert A. Ryan. This is the first in a series of workshops that are scheduled through December. . The primary goal of the first workshop is, "To learn about the ef fects of alcohol and drug use (ad dictions, anger, trauma, violence) and how the community can respond to the problems." Also: "To acquire knowledge of alcohol and drug use history, risk fac tors and strategies to improve the community response." Participants will be able to iden tify the cultural history of Native people related to alcohol and drug use; identify the impact of historical events on social, emotional, physical, intellec tual and spiritual life areas of Native American Indian people; and develop and apply a personal action plan. The workshop will be a combina tion of facilitation, narration and col laboration with information and expe riential process to provide the people an opportunity to learn about alcohol and drug use in the community and problem solving approach. The schedule for day on, Oct. 7, is as follows: 9 to 9:30 a.m., welcome and introductions; 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Honor of All (video); 10:30 to 1 1 a.m., discussion topic, alcohol and drug use and abuse; 11 to noon, cultural risk factors. After lunch, 1 to 2 p.m., problem identification in small groups; 2 to 2:45 p.m., problem solving exercise; break, followed by introduction of personal action plan; and conclud ing with a talking circle. Day two begins at 9 to 10 a.m. with welcome and introductions; 10 to 10:30, Red Road to Sobriety (video); 10:40 to noon, American Indian philosophy. After lunch, from 1 to 1:30 p.m, American Indian code of ethics; 1:30 to 2 p.m., Identifica tion and problem solving exercise. After a break, from 2:10 to 2:30 p.m, develop personal action plan; and concluding with the talking circle. The next workshops will be Oct. 19-20, the topic being, "Rez violence and anger resolution." Taking control of your health Carol Devaney Chief Executive Officer Health and Wellness Center The Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center follows the American Cancer Society guidelines for cancer screening. When you call for an appointment, we suggest that you make an appoint ment with your primary care provider who knows your health history. We offer exams to rule out cervical cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, and rectal cancer, to name a few. We offer help with smoking cessation. Our providers make the needed re ferral if they detect anything of con cern. Mammograms, an x-ray test used for breast cancer screening, can be scheduled without a clinic appointment jby contacting one of the clinic nurses. Also, the clinic has arranged for i group transportation to Mountain View 'Hospital for women needing i mammograms. J The wait time for an appointment j depends on your provider and varies from no wait to 11 days. We have five ! providers and a same-day provider, j You can usually see the same day i provider the day you call in for an ap pointment. Of course if there is an urgency the patient will be "worked" ; into the appointment system. j Findings of mortality survey ! A mortality review was done for Warm Springs looking at 1991-2000 ; data. This data is used as a tool to com pare the community population to it ; self and others over time. Advice on hunter safety j It's hunting season again, and Fire ; Management would like to remind all ' those heading out to the forest that the fire danger is still high. The combina tion of dry weather and high tempera j tures this summer have created a tin : derbox situation in our forests and wild- lands - a situation that will not change ; in the near future, not until there is a I significant amount of rainfall, j If you are planning to spend time j outside hunting, fishing or camping, ; please be aware of fire restrictions be ifore you leave. Please follow these 'hunter safety points: j If you are building a warming fire, j clear an area down to mineral earth 10 j feet across. Be sure your fire is away ; from any flammable material such as ; dry grasses or forest litter. I Never leave your campfire unat- tended, and make sure your fire is com ipletely extinguished before leaving, j Drown the fire with water and stir re- mains to make sure the fire is out. Keep your fire small and controllable. Keep a shovel, axe, bucket andor I fire extinguisher handy. If you smoke, 'clear and area three feet in diameter ; down to bare dirt. Don't smoke while j traveling on foot or horseback. : Limit the use of motorized vehicles ! to established roads or trails. Do not park vehicles over dry grasses or brush: Hot exhaust systems can and do start fires. If you see a fire, note its loca tion, get to a phone and call 911 im mediately. If you have any question re garding fire restrictions please call Fire ! Management at 553-1146. Cancer was just one of the disease processes reviewed. Although the sec ond leading cause of death in America, cancer was only the fifth leading cause of death in Warm Springs. The death rate was 33.3 per 100,000 within Warm Springs, as compared to 201.6 per 100,000 average death rate in the U.S. To put it another way, pa tients at the Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center are about one-sixteenth as likely to die from cancer compared to the average U.S. citizen. The most common cancer deaths were from lung cancer at 27.7 percent. Although cancer is less common in Warm Springs, it remains a very im portant health concern. Cancer rates are increasing as our local people are living longer lives. Cancer is a disease that we want to detect in its earliest stage. The staff of the Warm Spring Health and Wellness Center are here to meet you health care needs. You are encouraged to make an appointment and work with the staff on improving or maintaining your cur rent heath status. You can call the Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center at 553-1196 or dial the Same Day Ap pointment Line directly at 553-2610. Next deadline for the Spilyay is noon on Friday, Oct 8. 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