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PREVENTION AND
MANAGEMENT OF
DIABETES
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Throughout the month of April weekly Diabetes
Prevention and Management Classes will be held on
Thursdays, 2:00 P.M, at the Grand Ronde Tribal
Headquarters.
APRIL 6 - WHAT IS DIABETES
APRIL 13 - PREVENTING COMPLICATIONS
APRIL 20 - LIVING WITH DIABETES
APRIL 27 - DIABETES AND DIET
FACTS ABOUT DIABETES:
- One in every 20 Americans has diabetes
- Diabetes, with it's complications, is the number three
cause of death by disease in the United States
- People with diabetes are twice as prone to heart
disease and stroke
- Diabetes causes 40,000 leg and foot amputations,
which represents one half of all amputations performed
annually
WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO GET DIABETES?
- People who are overweight
- People with diabetic relatives
- People over age 40
- American Indians, Hispanics, and Blacks are more
prone to diabetes than other groups
Whether or not you are in one of these high risk
categories, we encourage you to participate in the
Diabetes classes.
Diabetes occurs much more frequently in the American
Indian population than in the general United States
population. In some tribes if affects about one-half the
adult population. Complications of the disease among
Indians are also occurring at an unusually early age with
excessive mortality in the early and mid-adult years.
The burdens of this disease, both for the patient and the
health care system, are growing rapidly. There have
been dramatic increases in diabetes-related kidney
failure, blindness and amputations.
In recognition of this problem we urge not only those
who have the disease, but also family members, friends
and any other interested person to attend our DIABE
TES PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT
CLASSES. Learn what you can do to prevent the
complications'.
Carol Terp.RNC
Tribal Health Nurse
HEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS
WORKSHOP
The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board's
Nursing Recruitment Program is proud to announce for
the second year, a workshop on the Indian Health
Service Scholarship Program. This year our host is the
Linfield School of Nursing at Good Samaritan Hospital
in Portland, Oregon.
Darlene Marcellay, Scholarship Coordinator for the
Portland Area Indian Health Service will conduct the
workshop.
Date: March 29, 1989
Time: 9am to 2 pm.
Place: Linfield School of Nursing
2215N.W.Northrup
Portland, OR 97210-2932
This nationally competitive scholarship has opportuni
ties for both graduates and undergraduates in the fields
of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Optometry, Engineer
ing, DietitianNutrition, Sanitarian, Medical Technol
ogy, Dentistry, Accounting, Health Administration,
Statistician, Dental Hygiene, Health Education, Chemi
cal Dependency, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assis
tants, Public Health, Clinical Psychology, and Physical
Therapy.
We welcome all students to attend this workshop on a
very competitive and valuable scholarship. Due to our
own funding limitations, the Nursing Recruitment
Program will not be able to provide stipends or travel
expenses this year. Refreshments will be served.
Please contact Norma Minthorn-Sam, Nursing Recruit
ment Program Secretary, or Rose Hill, Nursing Recruit
ment Program Coordinator at 228-4185, by Monday,
March 27th to let us know if you are planning to attend.
HEALTH PROFESSIONS
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is now accepting
applications for the fiscal year (FY) 1989 Scholarship
cycle for three scholarship programs authorized on the
Indian Health Care Improvement Act. Awards made
during this cycle will be for funding in the 1989-90
school year. This will be the only scholarship cycle in
the FY 1989 for the following Programs.
HEALTH PROFESSIONS PREPARATORY
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM:
This program provides financial assistance for Indian
students only to enroll in courses that will prepare them
for acceptance into health professions schools. Courses
may be either compensatory - required to improve
science, mathematics or other basic skills and knowledge
- or pre-professional required in order to qualify for
admission into a health professions program.
In order for an applicant to be considered for funding
during the FY 89 Scholarship cycle, heshe must be
accepted byor enrolled in a program beginning in the
Fall 89 for one of the priority career categories of: Pre
Nursing, Pre-Medical Technology, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre
Engineering, Pre-Sanitation, or Pre-Physical Therapy.
HEALTH PROFESSIONS PRE-GRADUATE
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM:
This program provides financial support for Indian
students only to enroll in courses leading to a baccalau
reate degree in specific professional areas:
PremedicinePredentistry - The applicant must be
enrolled in a bachelor's degree program which will,
upon its completion, prepare himher for entry into an
accredited medical, osteopathic, or dental school.
Within this category, priority is given to students in their
junior and senior year, with freshman and sophomores
funded only if there are remaining funds available.
HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM -
This program provides financial assistance to students
enrolled in Health Professions and allied health profes
sions programs. For the Health Professions Scholarship
Program, there are service obligations and payback
requirements that the recipient incurs upon acceptance
of the scholarship funding.
- For the 1989-90 scholarship cycle, an applicant must be
accepted by andor enrolled in a program beginning in
Fall 1989 for one of the following priority career
categories:
-MEDICINE
- NURSING
- PHARMACY
- ENGINEERING
- - DIETETICS
-PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION ,
- SANITARIAN
- MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST
- DENTISTRY
-DENTAL HYGIENE
-HEALTH EDUCATION
- CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELING
- NURSE PRACTITIONER
- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANCE
-PUBLIC HEALTH
- CLINICAL AND COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
- OPTOMETRY
-PHYSICAL THERAPY
- RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY
- ULTRASONAGRAPHER
- HEALTH RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
The applicant booklet which includes the application
form, complete description of three programs, instruc
tions for completing the application, and all required
forms are available from:
Darlene B. Marcellay
Scholarship Coordinator
Portland Area Indian Health Service
1220 S.W. Third Ave., Room 315
Portland, OR. 97204
Telephone : (503) 326-2019
COMPLETED APPLICATIONS MUST BE RE
CEIVED BY THE PORTLAND AREA SCHOLAR
SHIP COORDINATOR BEFORE CLOSE OF
BUSINESS (4:30 P.M.) ON APRIL 28,1989. APPLI
CATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE WILL
NOT BE ACCEPTED.