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Spílyay Tyrnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 5; May 15, 2013 Diabetes Prevention Walking a great step toward health Diabetes Prevention Program Make walking your fi'rst step to preventing or manag ing diabetes. Being physically active will help you prevent or manage diabetes. You can start by walking. It's easy to start walking. All you need is 10 minutes and a good pair o f walking shoes. How much walking should you do? Walking for at least 150 minutes a week is best. Start out walking three or m ore times a week. Work up to 30 minutes o f walking at least 5 days a week. You can break the 30 minutes into three 10- m in u te sessio n s sp read throughout the day. What kind o f shoes should you wear? Make sure that your shoes fit well. They should cushion and support your feet. Wear a clean pair o f socks to pro tect your feet. I f you have any foot prob lems, or need help getting the right shoes, see your health care provider. How fast should you walk? Start slowly and go faster as you become m ore fit. If you cannot talk while you walk, you are walking too quickly. I f you can sing while Healthy Reminder Dave McMechan/Spilyay you walk, you are walking too slowly. How can you make walking a habit? With a little time, walking can become a habit. Try to develop a habit o f walking for at least 30 minutes every day: Have fun! Walk with fam ily or friends. Enjoy talking. Take scenic routes. Park a little farther from the store or your work place. Walk on your lunch hour or break. Use the stairs. W alk at th e sam e tim e each day. Have a weekly schedule. Walk on m ost days o f the week. How can I become more fit? F irs t ch eck w ith y our health care provider to find out what activities are best for you. T ry bike riding, hiking, dancing, or working out at a gym. Find out what kinds o f fit ness activities you can join at your tribal health center. Ask a friend, your children, grand c h ild ren , o r o th e r fam ily members to join you. You will be a healthy role model to your loved ones. For more information, go to: www.diabetes.ihs.gov Indian Head Casino — Employee of the Month — Ester Lawrence E ster Lawrence was chosen as the .A pril 2013 Indian H ead Casino E m ployee o f the Month. E ster is a C age C ashier a t Indian Head. “She is very cheer ful, friendly and help f u l to our guests and team m em bers,” said Margie Luckta, casino Human Eesources Di rector. Great job, Ester! IHS joins tobacco education campaign The Indian Health Service has joined the national Cen ter for Disease C ontrol to bacco education campaign, “Tips from Form er Smok ers,” to help deter the use o f commercial tobacco in Indian Country. The health consequences o f smoking are staggering. E a c h year, an e stim ated 443,000 people die prem a turely from smoking, and an estim ated 49,000 o f these smoking-related deaths are a result o f secondhand smoke exposure. T he consequences are even more dramatic in In dian Country: American Indians have the highest prevalence o f smoking and other tobacco use o f any population group in the United States. A cco rd in g to th e N a tional Center for Health Sta tistics, 17.8 percent o f N a tive A m erican w o m en smoked during their preg nancy,1 com pared to 13.9 p e rc e n t o f n o n -H isp an ic white women. Tobacco use during pregnancy is one o f the key preventable causes o f adverse pregnancy out comes. Nationally, Native Ameri can youth living on reserva tio n s h ave th e h ig h est smokeless tobacco use o f all U.S. population groups. Smokeless tobacco can cause cancer o f the esopha gus, m outh, and pancreas. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause o f death am ong Native Americans; and tobacco use is an im portant risk factor. Cancer is the second leading cause o f d e a th am o n g N a tiv e A m ericans nationally, and' lung cancer is the leading^ cause o f cancer death. M ost smokers—nearly 70' percent—say they plan to quit, and half make a serious at-' tem pt for a day o r longer each year. F urther inform ation on co m m ercial to b a c c o use among Native Americans is available at: www.cdc.gov Also see: tobaccofreekids.org IHS clinic lab technician Bruce Cardwell takes a blood sample from BI A Superintendent James Halliday. BIA Warm Springs' Su perintendent visited the Warm Springs IHS clinic last week for his annual check-up. Lab technician Bruce C ardw ell to o k a blo o d sample for analysis by the d o c to r. CNA Lucy Gadberry took his pulse, blood pressure and tem perature. She m easu red Halliday’s height (6 T ”), and weighed him on the clinic scale. The height-to- w eig h t c h a rt show ed Halliday is slightly over weight. ‘T m going to work on that,” he said. H e’s ask ing people in the commu nity to remind about good dieting and exercise. H e encourages tribal members to get an annual physical examination. The following informa tion pertains to hyperten sion, or high blood pres sure. This condition can cause damage to the heart, eyes, brain and kidneys. High blood pressure is a comm on cause o f stroke and permanent brain dam age. Your diet affects your blood pressure. It is impor tant to balance your meals and eat moderate quanti ties. G o o d choices are whole grains, brown rice, fruits, vegetables, 100-per- cent whole w heat bread. Lower your salt in-take. You can reach the Warm Springs clinic at 541-553- 1196. H ig h L ookee Lodge A s s is t e d L iv in g P a c ilitu Jefferson County School District 509-J W.S. K-8, MHS Performing Arts Center & District-Wide Improvements Subcontractor & Vendor Open Houses Who: Subcontractors, Vendors, Business Community, and anyone interested in learning about the upcoming construction projects. When and Where: Thursday, May 16, at 3:30 p.m. at the Jefferson County School District Office Board Room, 445 Buff St., Madras, OR 97741. And at 5:30 p.m. at the Agency Longhouse, Kot-Num Road, Warm Springs. Agenda: Subcontractors and Vendors, please join us to learn more about the upcoming work on the Madras High School Performing Arts Center and District-Wide Improvements. We will provide project updates from the last open house, and review the scope of the projects, projects schedule, and bid information. 2321 O llallie U ne (PO Box 6) Warm Springs, OR 97761 Call 541-553-1182 nerson County School District For more information contact Julie Hyer at julie.hyer@skanska.com ■
