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Johnson joins Community Health come and see either myself or Nurse Wallace, if they have a health issue that effects the com munity.” The nurses are focusing on immunization, as health officials are expecting another wave of the flu. The H1N1 vaccination is available this week. To contact one of the nurses, call the clinic at 553-1196. The Community Health De partment, a tribal program, pro vides a range of services to the community. The staff o f 12 health work ers focus on nutrition and fit ness, diabetes prevention, edu Elizabeth Johnson catio n , m atern al and child health, elder care, and other ar She and AnnaMarie Wallace eas o f com m unity wellness. are the public health nurses at Home visits are an important part o f the Community Health the clinic. “I want everyone to know,” service. Johnson said, “that they should Elizabeth Johnson has joined the staff of the Warm Springs C om m unity H ealth D ep art ment, as a public health nurse. Johnson, a tribal member, grew up in the P o rtlan d - Vancouver area, and moved to Central Oregon in 1997. She attended Central Oregon Com munity College, studying in the Rural Nursing program. She worked at the Warm Springs clinic, and then for some years at Mountain View Hospi tal, where she was the night shift supervisor. In September of last year she became a traveling nurse, going to different hospital emergency rooms. The traveling was difficult because she has three kids and one grandson at home. So she decided to work again at the Warm Springs clinic. Page 5 January 13, 2010 Spityay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon Flu shot clinics H1N1 flu shot clinics on the reservation are scheduled this week as follows: Wednesday, Jan. 13 at th e P ost O ffice , 9 a.m .-11 a .m ., and at Warm Springs Market 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14 at the tribal administration building, 9-11 a.m., and at the Family Resource Center, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15 at the W arm Springs Health and Wellness Center lh Pod A, 9 a.m - noon. There will be snacks and prizes. Flu shots are also be ing given In Pod A at the c lin ic on M o n d a ys, W ednesdays and F ri days from 1-3 p.m. CAE STEEEC SOUNDZ UNLIMITED C a r Al559W>W & B - f f è d i o s Madras, OR 97741 475-7123 Vision Center Keeping Value In Sight Dr. Tom Thom ason - Mark Dramen 1555 SW Hwy 97 suite C, Madras Right nex to Bi-Mart ----------- phone 475-2700 --------— Wärm Spring's Màrkep Diabetes coordinator awarded for leadership excellence rolled in the H O PE program and those not enrolled. H O P E patients have aver aged 17 percent admissions and ER visits. Patients not in the program have nearly double the rate, 31 percent, o f admissions and ER visits. Eighty-seven patients at risk for diabetes have been trained in 10 SDPI classes during the past three years and only four have converted to diabetes. The Warm Springs program had a SDPI review last year and was congratulated on being con sidered one o f the top 10 sites in the country for program suc cesses and p articip an t o u t comes. Smith was also commended on her leadership style. She chal lenges her staff to be the best at what they do. All her employ Dave McMechan/Spilyay ees are motivated and involved in their jobs. Warm Springs Diabetes Program coordinator Jennie Smith This motivation and involve shows one of the department’s diabetes prevention T-shirts. ment has had a very positive clinical and public health efforts to impact on the community o f treat and prevent diabetes in Ameri She and her staff are in the of Indian Country have attained Warm'Springs. can Indians and Alaska Natives. com m unity daily prom oting this distinction. Smith encourages her staff to It is one of three in the Port become certified as diabetes these concepts and working in educators, fitness coordinators, concert with tribal programs to land area. A significant difference has group exercise instructors, and stretch and com plem ent re been observed in hospital ad water aerobics instructors to sources. The H OPE program became missions and emergency room enhance their ability to promote and teach p rev en tio n and certified in 2009 by the IHS. visits — from the time o f diag Only 39 diabetes programs in all nosis — between patients en- wellness in the community. Jennie Smith, coordinator o f the Diabetes Program at the W arm Springs H ealth and Wellness Center, recently was awarded the Portland Area In dian H ealth System A rea Director’s Exceptional Leader ship in Health and Wellness Ini tiatives award. Smith coordinates the Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention Program, SDPI; the Indian Health Ser vice, IHS; Model Diabetes Pro gram at the W arm Springs Health and Wellness Center; and the H ealthy O utcom es P ro moted by Education, H O PE, programs. D uring the years, she has consistently promoted the mis sion of the IHS Diabetes Pro gram, which states: The Indian Health Service Di vision of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention is responsible for devel- It's June! 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Or call 385-6944 Monday through Wednesday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
