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.
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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:____________________________________ __________________________ ■
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A dvertise
in the
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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
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Call 541-553-1182
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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!