Smoke Signals
November 1990
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Program Services Directory
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Tribal Health Programs:
Director: Cheryle Kennedy
Community Health Staff: Bonnie Martin, Darlene
Aaron, Joe Brisbois, Receptionist Colleen Kimsey
The Tribal Health Programs are comprised of five
services, they are Health Administration, Clinic Opera
tions, Contract Health Services, Community Health
Representatives (field health services) and Mental
Health. It is most important that you apply for Health
Services through the Tribe to be eligible for health bene
fits. If you have not applied or are unsure of your
eligibility status please let the Tribal Health Program
know. The Tribal Health Program staff can be reached
at 879-5211 if you reside out of the local area dial 1-800-422-0232.
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-Health administration is responsible for planning,
developing, implementing and oversight of tribal health
services. Cheryle Kennedy is the Health Director with
Colleen Kimsey providing support services. Other sup
port services are provided by Cindy Martin who provides
back-up to Colleen and the CHS clerks and performs
CHS bookkeeping services.
-Clinic Operations is the Wednesday clinic which is
held at the Grand Ronde Tribal office with practitioner,
Bctte Seagren. The clinic operates on an appointment
only basis, please call Colleen Kimsey for your appoint
ment. -Contract Health Services (CHS) is the department
which takes your call when you notify CHS of your
appointment with a publicprivate health care provider.
Teri Holsclaw and Mary Brickell are the CHS clerks
who process your CHS transactions. Please refer to the
certified letter you received from CHS notifying you of
your eligibility, for all the CHS requirements. It is
important that you get your health service pre-author-ized.
Call 1-800-422-0232 or locally 879-5211 to notify
andor talk with Teri or Mary concerning your CHS
matters.
-Community Health Representatives are the newest
addition to the Tribal Health program. CHR's provide
field health and outreach health services including home
visits, follow-up to hospital discharge, pre-natal visits,
transporting for health services and outreach services.
The tribe has 3 CHR's, Bonnie Martin, CHR coordina
tor, Joe Brisbois and Darlene Aaron.
-Mental Health Services will be provided on a limited
basis. Please call Colleen for an appointment or more
information.
Health clinics are held at the Tribal office in Grand
Ronde each Wednesday. Call Colleen Kimsey for
appointments and health care applications. For Commu
nity Health Nursing Services contact Bonnie Martin,
Darlene Aaron or Joe Brisbois.
Contract Health Care:
Teri Holsclaw, Mary Brickell;
Applications for services that are provided by this
program are available on request. Call prior to receiv
ing any health service, we are on a restricted medical
priority.
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Cindy Martin, CHS Accounting clerk, began working for
the Tribes' Contract Health Program in August.
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Joe Brisbois
His infectious laughter is the first thing you notice
upon meeting Tribal member Joe Brisbois. Brisbois,
grew up in White Swan, Washington and on the Spokand
reservation where he learned to hunt and fish with his
family. Brisbois likes basketball and baseball and spent
time traveling to baseball and softball tournaments
during the summers. After spending a semester in
college, Brisbois fought fires and worked for a logging
company before becoming interested in day care while
living on the Warm Springs reservation.
When asked about the transition from working in the
woods compared to working with children Brisbois
responded by saying "It was alright, it wasn't that hard
to make the change because I had the right attitude."
While reading the "Smoke Signals" Brisbois noticed a
job announcement for the Contract Health Representa
tive position that he currently holds. "I saw the job
description and decided to apply not knowing if I would
get the job," explained Brisbois. "But, after I inter
viewed I thought that I had a good chance. I think my
experience with children and my willingness to learn
may have helped me out."
Brisbois' job responsibilities include doing the paper
work on clients that need to go to visit doctor's or
hospitals and takes care of their referrals to Contract
Health. Brisbois also delivers medication to those who
can't pick it up and handles transporting clients who
don't have the means to get to their health care appoint
ments.
Having a new career and a job that he enjoys have
made Brisbois feel at peace with himself and his sur
roundings. "This is the best working environment I've
ever been in and I enjoy working for my Tribe."
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