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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 2013)
Pdge 2 Story-telling project for community health W h e n was a time when the W arm Springs com m unity was very healthy and every thing was right? W hat is currendy working w ell fo r o u r com m unity? W hat programs are currently successful in the community? W hat challenges exist? Answers to these ques tions will help guide health workers in serving the tribal membership. To learn the answers, the Oregon Health Authority and D epartm ent o f Human Ser vices are sponsoring a story telling project (see article at right). The stories will be audio- and possibly video-recorded, and transcribed. Elders o f the reservation com m unity are encouraged to participate. K W SO and th e Spilyay Tymoo will conduct the in terviews. Inform ation from these stories will help the Health Authority and Departm ent o f Hum an Services to support existing community strengths, and develop potential new approaches. The story-telling sessions will focus on elders o f the reservation, but health advo cates and service providers and recipients may also par ticipate. A goal is to help the O r egon H ealth A uthority and D epartm ent o f Hum an Ser vices build trust, support ex isting community strengths, and close the gaps in health October 2, 2013 Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon Findings in State of Equity Report T h e D e p a rtm e n t o f Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority in 2011 p u b lish ed th e State o f Equity R ep o rt., This report studied key performance measures by race and ethnicity. As stated in the report intro duction: “The overall purpose o f th e State o f E q u ity Report is to describe the need for the Departm ent o f H um an Services and the O regon H ealth Au thority services and pro grams, custom er service quality, and related o ut com es by race and ethnicity in Oregon. “Information in the re port is intended to be used for policy and program de v elo p m en t, and as a baseline by which to mea sure future progress...” The agencies collected data analyzing the effec tiveness o f services-—by race and ethnicity as com p a re d to n o n -L a tin o whites— from: The Children, Adults and Families Division; Se niors and People with Dis abilities; Addictions and Mental Health; and Medi cal A ssistance P rogram s, among others. A total o f 31 key perfor m ance m easures (KPM s) were reviewed for the report. O f the 31 KPMs, 20 showed disparity; six Showed no dis parity; and five could n ot be interpreted. Native Americans showed disparity in 16 o f th e 20 KPMs. As exam ples, h ere’ are som e o f th e key p e rf o r mance measures that were analyzed: Percentage o f engaged cli ents who complete alcohol and other drug (AOD) abuse treatment and are not abus ing alcohol or drugs. Percentage o f adults em ployed after receiving AOD abuse treatment. P ercen tag e o f p a re n ts who have their children re turned to their custody after receiving A OD treatment. P erc e n ta g e o f b irth s w here m others rep o rt the pregnancy was intended. A s a n o th e r K P M ex ample with finding: P ercentage o f w om en who initiated pre-natal care in the first three m onths o f pregnancy by income level. And the finding: “Among low-income women, com pared to non-Latina Whites, the percentage is lower for N a tiv e A m erican s an d Asian American/Pacific Is landers. Among higher in come women, compared to non-Latina Whites, the per centage is lower for Native Americans, Latinas, and AT rican Americans.” In learning how to ad dress some o f the inequi ties revealed in the State o f Equity Report, the Depart m ent o f H ealth and H u man Services and the O r egon Health Authority are sponsoring the in fo rm a tion-gathering project (see article at left). Some o f the findings in the State o f Equity Report: • 33 percent o f Native Americans are employed after receiving A OD abuse treatment, compared to 57 percent o f Whites. • 4.4 percent o f Native American females age 15- 17 are pregnant, compared to 1.8 p ercen t o f W hite females • 38 percent o f Native American adults currently sm oke cig arettes, co m p ared to 20 p e rc e n t o f White adults. results on the reservation. The project is a way for the agencies “to learn the best practices for improving health outcomes used by other N a tive American and urban In dian communities across O r egon.” Pumpkin Patch Fun Trip to Liepold Farms Warm Springs Recre ation will host the Pump kin Patch Fun Trip on Friday, Oct. 11. The bus will leave at 9:30 a.m., returning at 4:45 p.m. There will be a corn maze, hay ride, and hay maze. Six dollars per per son. T h e trip w ill be L iep o ld F arm s at Borning, Oregon. Bring good walking shoes and a warm jacket, and a sack lunch. Also for purchase at the farm will be bags o f apples, v a rieties o f squash, pumpkins o f all sizes and colors. Pony rides, $5; and the pumpkin pull, $1 for three pulls. Stop by the Com m u nity Wellness C enter to fill o u t a p e rm iss io n slip; o r call 541-553- 3243 for additional in form ation. Recreation plans fo r Halloween Contest, Parade The C o m m unity Wellness Center and Rec reation D epartm ent will host the Employees Hal low een C ostum e at the Community Center Social Hall. The contest will be from 12:04-12:52 p.m. on H allow een day. R ecre ation will serve a light lunch for the event. Contest categories will be: Best Homemade Cos tume, M ost Unique Cbs- tume, Scariest Halloween C haracter, Silliest C os tu m e, an d B est Storybook. The C o m m u n ity Wellness Center and Rec- reatio n w ill also h o st the Halloween Carnival on O c to b e r 31, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Fun and games begin at about six o’clock. There will be a cos tume contest for adults and children, judging to begin at 7:30. Categories: B est H o m em ad e , F u n n ie s t, B est Storybook, Mightiest Su p e r H ero , an d M o st Unique Costume. i For more information contact the Community Wellness Center and Rec reation D epartm ent at 541-553-3243. — Dave McMechan Vets - If you can think of it, We can get it done! ~ Handyman services Dave McMechan/Spilyay Caroline Cruz (left) has her temperature checked by Tray Thom at the new mobile clinic; Trlbal Council Vice Chairwoman Evallne Patt cut the ribbon dedicating the new facility. 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