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.
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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.
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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-
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