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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1983)
EXCERPTS FROM . . . "GUIDE TO THE CHEMAWA INDIAN HEALTH CENTER" Eligibility We provide most services free of charge to eligible Indian people and their dependents. Some dental work may require your participation in payment for laboratory and material fees. To be eligible for health care services at Chemawa, you must be a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe or Alaska Native group. If you a a new applicant for ser vices, we need to have evidence of enrollment submitted with your appli cation. Usually the best way to obtain this is to contact your tribe or the Bureau of Indian Affairs office in the area you were born. Please call 370-4204 or 1-800-452-7823 if you have any further questions. Medical Clinic We are open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every weekday except Wednesdays and Fridays when we close at 1:00 p.m. Appointments are available for diagnosis, treatment, well-child care, immu nizations, prenatal and post-delivery care, family planning (birth control), minor surgical procedures, office orthopedics, and preventive care. The clinic is well equipped and able to provide a wider variety of services than most private physician's offices. If necessary you may be referred to special ists with the Chemawa physician responsible for coordinating your care and help ing you get through the medical system. We cooperate with the Medicare and Medicaid programs. -If you participate-in either of these programs, show us your eligibility card when you come in for a visit. We can obtain additional resources from these programs that will help us maintain the building and acquire needed equipment. Dental Clinic An experienced dental team is available to treat your tooth and gum problems as well as offer up-to-date information on how to prevent dental disease. We want to establish a partnership so that we can provide comprehensive dental treatment and you can achieve and maintain good dental health. Except for emergencies, dental services are available on an appointment basis. Clinic hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday except Wednesdays, when we close at 1:00 p.m. If you are unable to make a scheduled appointment, please notify the dental clinic at least 48 hours in advance. Appointments for special services such as dentures, partials, crowns and bridgework are given only as time and funding allows Environmental Health The Sanitarian at the Chemawa Indian Health Center provides consultation and training concerning environmental health services. Upon request the sanitarian may provide advice and technical assistance in the areas of water quality, wast management, food sanitation, air quality, institutional health and safety, . vect control, recreational health and safety, and community injury control.
