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AUGUST 1 , 2015 Ce r t fified App l fica t fion Ass fis te r da tes Lo re t ta Mene ley , Ce r t fified App l fica t fion Ass fis te r , w fi l l be a t the G rand Ronde Food Bank , 9675 G rand Ronde Road , on F r fiday , Aug . 7 and 21 , f rom 9 a .m . to 1 p .m . to p rov fide ou t reach , educa t fion and app l fica t fion ass fis tance fo r the O regon Hea l th P lan . She a lso w fi l l be a t the Po r t land A rea O ffice , 4445 S .W . Ba rbu r B lvd . , on Tuesday , Aug . 4 , f rom 9 :30 a .m . to 3 p .m . to p rov fide app l fica t fion ass fis tance fo r the O regon Hea l th P lan . Fo r mo re fin fo rma t fion , ca l l 503 -879 -1359 . Hepa t fi t fi s C fa c t s Wha t fis Hepa t fi t fis C? • H epa t fi t fi s C fi s a s e r fi ou s l fiv e r d fi s ea s e tha t fi s cau s ed by th e H epa t fi t fi s C v fi ru s . • Mo s t peop le who a re fin fe c ted w fi th Hepa t fi t fi s C a ren ’ t even awa re tha t they have fi t . • W fi thou t t rea tmen t , fi t can cau se se r fiou s l five r p rob lem s , fin c lud fing l five r damage , c fi r rho s fi s , l five r fa fi lu re o r l five r can ce r . How do I know fi f I have Hepa t fi t fis C? • The be s t way to find ou t fi f you have Hepa t fi t fi s C fi s to be te s ted . You r hea l th ca re p rov fide r can o rde r a te s t ca l led the Hepa t fi t fi s C An t fibody te s t , wh fi ch fi s a b lood te s t . Typ fi ca l ly you w fi l l have you r re su l t s ba ck w fi th fin a week o f hav fing you r b lood samp le co l le c ted . • A nega t five o r non - rea c t five te s t re su l t mean s tha t you do no t have Hep- a t fi t fi s C . • A r ea c t fiv e o r p o s fi t fiv e H epa t fi t fi s C t e s t r e su l t m ean s tha t y ou hav e th e H ep - a t fi t fi s C an t fib ody fin y ou r b l o od and tha t y ou w e r e fin f e c t ed a t s om e t fim e . • A rea c t five o r po s fi t five te s t re su l t w fi l l requ fi re fu r the r fo l low -up te s t fing to de te rm fine fi f you s t fi l l have Hepa t fi t fi s C . How do you ge t Hepa t fi t fis C? • Hepa t fi t fi s C fi s u sua l ly sp read by con ta c t w fi th the b lood o f a pe r son who a l ready ha s Hepa t fi t fi s C . • Sha r fing need le s o r o the r fin je c tab le d rug pa raphe rna l fia o r ob ta fin fing ta t too s fin un l fi cen sed o r fin fo rma l fa c fi l fi t fie s can a l so lead to expo su re . • H epa t fit fi s C fi s no t t ran sm fi t t ed by ca sua l c on ta c t , k fi s s fing , hugg fing , sn e e z - fing , c ough fing , b r ea s t f e ed fing o r sha r fing f o od , ea t fing u t en s fi l s o r g la s s e s . Wha t are the symp toms o f Hepa t fi t fis C? • Mo s t peop le w fi th Hepa t fi t fi s C do no t know they a re fin fe c ted . Peop le can l five fo r yea r s w fi thou t symp tom s o r fee l fing s fi ck . • When symp tom s appea r , they a re o f ten s fign s o f advan ced l five r d fi sea se . The se can fin c lude feve r , fa t figue , lo s s o f appe t fi te , nau sea , vom fi t fing , ab- dom fina l pa fin , da rk u r fine , g ray - co lo red s too l , jo fin t pa fin and /o r jaund fi ce (ye l low fing o f the sk fin o r eye s ) . , the Cen te r s fo r D fi sea se Con t ro l s ta r ted re commend fing Hep- • In 2012 a t fi t fi s C te s t fing fo r eve ryone bo rn f rom 1945 -65 . Wh fi le anyone can ge t Hepa t fi t fi s C , up to 75 pe r cen t o f adu l t s we re bo rn fin tha t t fime pe r fiod . Ta lk to you r p rov fide r and ge t te s ted . Sou r c e : h t tp ://www . cd c .gov/knowmo r eh epa t fi t fi s/ l ea rnmo r e .h tm S MOKE S IGNALS 19 SOS T eam upda te ɫ axayam kʰ anaw fi ɫ ak s ta , (He l lo Eve ryone ) T fime fo r you r favo r fi te Save Ou r Skookum (SOS ) Team to rem find T r fiba l m emb e r s w fi th ou t p r fima ry c ov e rag e t o s ta r t exp l o r fing th e A f f o rdab l e Ca r e A c t re sou r ce s . Th fi s fin c lude s s ta te Med fi ca fid p rog ram s . We need eve ryone who DOES NOT have p r fima ry hea l th fin su ran ce cov- e rage to app ly fo r cove rage and p rov fide p roo f o f app l fi ca t fion to SOS . I f you a re e l fig fib le fo r cove rage a t no co s t to you , we a sk tha t you u se fi t p r fima ry t o th e Sk o okum H ea l th A s s fi s tan c e P r og ram (SHAP ) . Th fi s sav e s th e h ea l th p rog ram (and you ) by no t pay fing p r fima ry . SHAP fi s n o t fin su ran c e c ov e rag e . I t fi s a pay e r o f la s t r e s o r t , wh fi ch m ean s the p rog ram fi s funded by the T r fibe to a s s fi s t T r fiba l membe r s w fi th e l fig fib le hea l th ca re co s t s and pay s a s a la s t re so r t . Th fi s no t fice doe s NOT app ly to member s w fi th Med ficare , emp loyee coverage or o ther hea l th finsurance . I f you have que s t fion s , p lea se ca l l one o f the SOS Team membe r s a t 800 - 775 -0095 o r 503 -879 -5211 and a sk to speak to : • T re sa Me r c fie r • Lo re t ta Mene ley • Ba rba ra S tee re • Me lody Bake r • Taun fi M cCammon • E r fi ca Me r c fie r • Sydney C la rk W IC a t the G rand Ronde Hea l th & We l lness Cen te r P regnan t? B reas t feed fing? Does you r fam fi ly finc lude a ch fi ld unde r the age o f 5? I f so , you may qua l fi fy fo r the Women , In fan ts and Ch fi ld ren p rog ram . W fi th W IC , peop le can rece five answe rs to nu t r fi t fiona l ques t fions and access f ru fi ts and vege tab les , who le g ra fins , eggs , m fi lk , cheese , ju fice , ce rea l and mo re . A W IC rep resen ta t five v fis fi ts the Hea l th & We l lness Cen te r on the fi rs t and th fi rd Tuesday o f the mon th . Wa lk - fins a re we lcome be tween 8 :45 and 1 1 a .m . When W IC c l fien ts a r r five a t the Hea l th & We l lness Cen te r , they shou ld en te r th rough the We l lness Depa r tmen t loca ted a t the back o f the med fica l w fing Fo r mo re fin fo rma t fion o r to schedu le an appo fin tmen t , ca l l 503 -623 - 8175 , ex t . 2297 . W IC c l fin fics a re schedu led fo r Aug . 4 and 18 ; Sep t . 1 and 15 ; Oc t . 6 and 20 ; Nov . 3 and 17 ; and Dec . 1 and 15 . We Wan t To Hea r F rom You ! Tha t ’ s r figh t , the G rand Ronde Hea l th & We l lness Cen te r Commen t Box fis loca ted a t the en t rance o f the Hea l th & We l lness Cen te r , nex t to the d r fink fing foun ta fin . Sha re you r expe r fience , good o r bad w fi th us ! We look fo rwa rd to hea r fing wha t you have to say .