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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
May 12, 2005
Healthy results in
By Brian Mottemtn
Rhonda Ike and Doyle
McLaughlin were the biggest
losers this winter, but in the end
they gained the most.
Ike tost 34 pounds, and
McLaughlin 29, to earn the larg
est cash prizes in the 12-week
Wellness Challenge, conducted
by the Warm Springs Health
and Wellness Center.
A total of 164 people, includ
ing 131 women and 33 men,
participated in the challenge that
began Jan. 25 and ended April
15. The competition was based
on each participant's raw weight
loss, number of inches each
participant shed from his or her
waistline, each participant's re
duction in body fat, and by the
decrease in each participant's
body-mass index, which is deter
mined by a participant's height
and weight "
Caroline Harvey, community
wellness coordinator, said she
envisioned the competition not
so much as a raw competition,
but as a means of incentive to
lose weight in a way most healthy
to the individual participant.
"It's more about wellness in
side," she said. "The outside
comes after."
Each participant contributed
$10 upon entering the Wellness
Challenge, and the funds were
Dr.
Dr. Alexander John
Schleuning passed away on
April 30, 2005. He was 70.
Dr. Schleuning worked
for more than three decades
at the ear clinic at Indian
Health Services in Warm
Springs.
His service to youth of
the Confederated Tribes con
tributed to a dramatic de
crease in the incidence of
pediatric hearing loss in the
community, an accomplish
ment of which he was very
proud.
He became and interna
tionally known Ear, Nose
and Throat physician and
surgeon, specializing in hear
ing, tinnitus (ringing in the
ears), Meniere's disease, and
the side effects of drugs as
they relate to ear problems.
Dr. Schleuning was born
in 1934 in Portland, and
spent his childhood in Lake
Oswego. He graduated in
1956 from Stanford Univer-
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Fitness challenge winners Rhonda Ike and Doyle McLaughlin.
put into a pot to serve as win
nings for the top weight-loser.
McLaughlin, who works in
receiving at the wellness center
warehouse, won the entire $330
payout in the men's division.
With an available $1,310, the
pot for the women's division was
divided into four places. For
winning the women's competi
tion, Ike received $600. Pixie
Holliday won $400 for second
place, Marge Koepping $200
for third place, and Tayla
Holliday $110 for fourth place.
Of the 164 who started the
challenge, 97 (75 women, 22
men) carried through to the end
and earned a sweatshirt
McLaughlin said he increased
his level of exercise, but paid
extra attention to his diet
"What worked for me is that
Howlak Tichum
Alexander John Schleuning
Dr. Schleuning
sity, where he met his wife,
Patricia. They were married in
1957 while he was attending the
University of Oregon Medical
School (now Oregon Health and
Science University).
As part of his military ser
vice in the U.S. Army, he was
Chief of Otolaryngology at
Womack Army Hospital at Fort
Bragg, N.C. from 1965 to 1967.
He joined OHSU as a fac-
t
Wellness Challenge
I looked at all the diets avail
able and found a diet that
worked for mc," he said. "And I
cleaned out my cupboards."
He settled on a modified ver
sion of the South Beach Diet,
which calls for careful consid
eration of which fats and car
bohydrates to eat, but he said
he found the Atkins Diet, which
eschews all carbohydrates, as "a
bit extreme."
He said it helped to stay
away from the food such as
snacks and birthday cake. "It
took a lot of will power," he said.
Ike, who is the public health
nursing secretary, got her chil
dren involved to help her stay
on track. "They wouldn't let me
eat after 8 p.m., and they packed
my lunch for me every day," she
said. "If it wasn't for my kids, I
ulty member in 1967 and was
named chairman of the De
partment of Otolaryngology
in 1980, having been at the
time of his appointment one
of the youngest physicians to
be so honored. He retired as
chairman in 2000, but con
tinued to teach and to care
for his patients until just days
before his death.
Dr. Schleuning passed
away at Oregon Health and
Science University, with his
family by his side. Coura
geously and uncomplainingly
he had been battling a blood
disease, myelodysplastic dis
ease, for more than seven
years. During his lifetime, Dr.
Schleuning helped introduce
and expand the use
groundbreaking surgical tech
niques for hearing restora
tion, such as implantable
hearing devices. He helped
many deaf children hear for
the first time and restored
lost hearing in adults.
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probably would have quit."
She also increased her exer
cise activity, doing Pilatcs and
Tae Do, and using an aerobic ball
and resistance straps.
Along with the 34 pounds she
lost, Ike saw 7 shrink from
her waistline, registered a low of
3.2 percent body fat, and saw
her body-mass index decrease by
6.5 points.
McLaughlin's waistline
shrunk 4 inches, and he lost
5.1 percent body fat, helping his
body-mass index fall 4.5 points.
Behind McLaughlin, Brad
Donahue Jr., finished second in
the men's division, Edmund
Francis was third, and Brett
Whipple was fourth.
In the women's division,
Michele Miller was fifth,
Darylynne Scott sixth, Gwen
Steclman seventh, Chris Smith
eighth, Rcdine Kirk ninth, and
Michele Gemclas tenth.
The 97 people who finished
the program lost a total of
316.76 pounds, an average of
3.27 pounds per finisher, which
makes McLaughlin's and Ike's
achievements particularly stand
out. Each finisher was asked to
write a short essay on their indi
vidual weight-loss programs, in
cluding what they did and what
benefits they experienced.
Harvey said the essays will help
her better serve the Warm
Springs community.
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Survey helps clinic
meet patients' needs
By Carol DeVaney
UlS chitf executive officer
The Warm Springs I Icalth
and Wellness Center con
ducted a patient satisfaction
survey earlier this year. In
addition to passing out surveys
in the clinic, several employ
ees went out into the commu
nity to administer the survey,
and 260 folks responded.
This survey was designed
to gather information about
how we're doing, but also to
find out about opportunities
to improve the services, and
the direction that the commu
nity would like to see us take.
A hearty thank you to all of
you who took the time to
complete the survey.
We will be spending the
next year working on exactly
what you've asked us to im
prove. Because we received
so many comments (1 1 pages
total), we have grouped some
of the comments into catego
ries. Here are the questions
and responses. A score of five
is the best.
Do you use the Warm
Springs Health and Wellness
Center for jour healthcare
needs? Yes, 253 (or 97 per
cent). No, seven (3 percent).
When I call for an appoint
ice,
deserv:
our
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ment, my call is answered in a timely
manner. Five (best), 62 (24
percent). Four, 57 (22 per
cent). Three, 62 (24 percent).
Two, 43 (17 percent). One, 33
(13 percent).
During my clinic visit, 1 was
treated with respect. Five
(best), 110 (43 percent). Four,
59 (23 percent). Three, 47 (18
percent). Two, 23 (9 percent).
One, 19 (7 percent).
How was jour visit overall?
Five, 72 (28 percent). Four,
73 (28 percent). Three, 69 (27
percent). Two, 22 (9 percent).
One, 21 (8 percent).
Most of the time, I'm able
to see mj primary provider.
Five, 63 (25 percent). Four,
45 (18). Three, 55 (22 per
cent). Two, 52 (21 percent).
One, 38 (15 percent).
consider myself a partner
in my medical care. Five, 69
(27 percent). Four, 61 (24
percent). Three, 72 (28 per
cent). Two, 30 (12 percent).
One, 22 (9 percent).
The Warm Springs Health
and Wellness Center services
meet the needs of community.
Five, 65 (26 percent). Four,
51 (20 percent). Three, 74 (29.
percent). Two, 39 (15 per
cent). One, 24 (9 percent).
See SURVEY on page 9
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