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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 2013)
Spilyay T ym o o , W arm Springs, O regon February 6, 2013 Letters Page 5 Feedback sought on local health services The Joint Health Commis sion released the 2011 report to the community, -entitled the Annual Report: State of our Health and Our Health Deliv ery Systems. “To the credit o f our dis tinguished tribal nation, a phe nomenal community-wide ef fort to improve our health is u n d er way,” said H e a th e r Crow-Martinez, Joint Health Commissioner. “This g ra n t w o rk -in - p ro g ress is to b e c o m mended— so many families and individual are carin g a b o u t an d m ak in g g reat strides to w ard im p ro v e d physical health, mental health, and spiritual health.” She added,' “N um erous tribal departments, programs, committees, the Commission, and Indian H ealth Service have stepped up to be part o f this outstanding endeav our o f im p ro v ed and im proved systems o f care, “Programs are aligning and Collaborating, data is being Equine program E ’T o o k tee K a dooge, G ood Day my people, I want to take this time to express my appreciation for the sup port I received at the He He Youth Prevention Camp July 11, 2011 to July 15, 2011!, Forgive m e for the late sub mission. Thank you to the follow ing volunteers who assisted with the EAGALA/EQUINE G row th D evelopm ent P ro gram: C larence M cK inley, S o lo m o n S tu art, Billy Cochran. A list o f volunteers who set up Natural Resources panels: C arlo W allulatum , Joe Culps, Buster Isadore, Eric Miller, Daniel Gilbert, super visor Ricky Graybael! G reat job and well done to the rest o f the volunteers, you know who you are. The Community’s Healthy Inter action and,great attitude.are a healthy lifestyle. Thank you, from: Mona Cochran, W arm Springs Community Counsel ing Center. To our little brother on his l 8t birthday, lsley Jayden Bill Sam, happy birthday lsley, we all love you and miss you. Take D iabetes P revention care, hope you have a great birthday. With all our Winners in healthy holidays contest love from : Woody Jr., Dartanian, Elisha, Chantel Picard, Janathian, Gerald Jr., Clarance Vernon Sam and Shasta Tailfeathers. Fem ale: C ece LeClaire (food basket). Youth: A m are LeClaire- Jones (Nike back pack). More from the Diabetes Prevention Newsletter: Maintaining a nutrition log allows for self-awareness. A lot o f times we do n ot real ize just how much we are con suming. A small handful o f cookies here and a handful o f chocolate there all add up. There are several ways to keep a fo o d log: You can write in a food journal (there is a variety to choose from); or document on line. I For those who prefer to Feebackform There is also an electronic copy o f th e C o m m unity Feedback form (also, below), making it quick and easy to complete, and hit the ‘Submit’ button. Your feedback will help the co m m issio n to m ake im Happy Birthday wishes... Courtesy photo. Being a grandparent is very special to us all. BY are proud grandparents o f 13 beautiful grandchildren and today we want to say to one of our pride and joys, our handsome grandson a big'Happy 1st birthday, Is ley jay den Bill Sam. We love you and miss you a lot. Dove you, lsley, from grandma and grandpa Marella and Robert Sam Sr. The nine-week “Lighten Up for the Holidays” cam paign kicked off in late O c tober and ended in early Janu ary. The campaign consisted o f weekly weigh-ins, physical activity and nutrition support. The goal was to lose or maintain weight during the holidays. Registered partici pants receive a fleece jacket, and those who lost the most weight received a travel fit ness kit. The winners for the campaign are: 'M en’s division: A llan Smith, and Frank Smith. W omen’s division: Misty S to h eb rak er, V anessa Walker-Stwyer, and Margie Tuckta. The , fun run at the start o f January consisted o f three laps on campus. Times were reco rd ed and prizes w ere given to the fastest time for male, female and youth. The winners were: Male: Attcity Begay (won a George Foreman grill). p ro v e m e n ts to o u r local health services. The report was also posted on Facebook by the Warm Springs Prevent tion Unit. Please note that the community report is target-, ing Warm Springs tribal mem bers, and n o t ihtended for outside agencies. Community members are also asked to let the commis sion know where community meetings should be held, in cluding home based meetings. The report has a Personal Health Worksheet for com munity members to fill out, and post. O ne high school student said reaching her health goal will require “no eating out, m ore fruit and vegetables) w orkout schedule, try new activities, do m ore [public] speaking, keep active, buy groceries and have a puppy to play with and take to the park.” (Note: Also find the form at the bottom right o f this page.) collected and utilized in de veloping reasonable and ef fective health strategies. Most importantly, however, com munity members are seeing the benefits and taking deci-, sive action toward their health and the health o f their fam ily.” When asked to comment, as a young person Jeremiah Johnson said, “The report is encouraging, even the nega tive statistics are shown in a positive light. We are going in the right direction with this. I like it [the report].” The report is available on the tribes’ website: w ww.warm springs. com / warmsprings I Links / write in a1 food journal, you may stop by the D iabetes Prevention Program office any tim e and p ick up a “keeping track” blue book. For on line nutrition logs, try: Livestrong.com • Sparkpeople.com Myplate.com Myfitnesspal.com T h ere are also several health, fitness and nutrition apps available fo r sm art phones as well. The Diabetes Prevention Program office is located at 1242 Warm Springs Street (on campus). O r call 541- 553-1070. Happy 1st birthday to my big brother lsley Jayden Bill Sam. H ope your day is a good one and I really hope you will be at my 1st birthday, from Samuel Lester Picard. H a p p y 1st b ir th d a y l s l e y J a yd en B ill Sam , our little g ran dpa, take care, h a ve fun on yo u r day. L o v e , m is s y o u , from : W oody and Sadie Picard, Tracy and Kaila, R obert Jr., E lsie and Joey, N eda and Gerald Tias Sr. Happy, happy 1“ birthday out to our son lsley Jayden B ill Sam, We love you son. Love from dad and mom. Happy 1st birthday to our G-grandson lsley Jayden Bill Sam, with all our' love from:' g-grandm a and g-grandpa, Eliza and Harvey Jim family Heart Smart Dinner The Annual Heart Smart Dinner will be volunteers and dona tions of household held on February 27 at the Agency Longhouse from 4 til 8 p.m. We are looking for Items for the raffle. Contact Kat Spaulding at 541-553-4122, If you would like to help. Warm Springs Community Health Service Survey Your participation in this anonymous survey will help improve health services on the reservation. : - — , I-------- ;--------------------- — Joint Health Commission Community Feedback for Health Service for Jan-Dec 2011 Please take a few minutes to provide your feedback about our comm unity health services. Please return this form to a Drop Box at the Administration Building near the Reception Desk,» the Clinic or the Family Resource Center between Jan 21-Feb 28,2013. If you have any questions o r comments, please contact Jolene Estimo, Health and Human Services Administration, at 553-0497. Thank you! 1. Which sections or parts of this report did you find most informative and useful? □ Infants / Mothers □ Young Adult □ Toddlers □ Adult □ Grade School □ Elder □ Middle School/High School □ Other: Please List: __ C om m ents:____________________________________ __________________________ ■ - A A dvertise in the Spilyay Tymoo W ib A 7 ' .A '.A I f you are interested in advertising in the Spilyay Tymoo, call Yvonne at 541-553-2210. Or email 2. What other information would you be interested in learning or knowing about? yvonne.iverson@wstribes.org 3. If we were to host a series of Community Engagement Meetings to gain input for health planning in 2013, where would you be willing to attend? [] Not interested □ Agency □ Simnasho □ Seek'seekqua □ Other Location:______ 4. Would you be Interested in hosting a Home-Based Meeting? If yes, name and contact inform ation □ No □ Yes 5. Which health services do you believe are the most helpful and the best investment in supporting you and your families' health? Prevention Services:________________________________ ________________________________ Treatment Services:_______________________________ (______ ____ ____________________ Aftercare Service: ________________________________________ ______________ _ 6. Please select the top 5 areas you believe our community must start with, and invest resources for the next few years, in order to improve our life expectancy and health: Assisted Living Facility □ □ □ □ □ □ Call 541-553-1182 L M otor Vehicle accidents Tobacco Use Alcohol & other drug use Overweight /Obesity Unintentional Injury O th e r:_______________ □ Hypertension/High blood pressure □ Diabetes □ High Cholesterol □ Arthritis □ M e n ta l Health/Suicidal thought □ Abuse Please feel free to add comments on a separate piece of paper. Thank you!
