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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.
Contact Anthony Davis Jr.
541-460-2537
‘No job too b ig or too sm all.
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