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News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, May 6, 2015 A9 On the road for health in Grant County Flaggers set for Kathy Cancilla, program offer lessons for life By Bill Banaszek To the Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – Driv- ing the highways of Grant County is nothing new for Kathy Cancilla, Healthy Together Project coordi- nator who lives near John Day. The project brings the community together to start talking about and taking actions toward improving health outcomes. The effort seeks all voices. “We offer transportation to the monthly meetings either by the local People Mover service or, well, me,” said Cancilla. Getting Grant Coun- ty residents talking about local health issues and ways to resolve them was the purpose of the Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization’s (EOCCO) health transformation grant to Community Counseling Solutions, which contracts to provide health services in Grant and three other Eastern Oregon counties. The project reflects community partnerships between Community Coun- seling Solutions, Commu- nity Health Improvement Plan, Grant County Health Kathy Cancilla and Mental Health Depart- ments, GC Economic De- velopment, the local Com- munity Advisory Council, Strawberry Wilderness Community Clinic, Blue Mountain Hospital, Or- egon Department of Hu- man Services, Safe Com- munities Coalition, Grant School District, Families First Parent Resource Cen- ter and Advantage Dental Services. Healthy Together holds roundtable meetings that give residents opportuni- ties to learn more about different health issues each month, with speakers in a variety of fields – such as physicians, dentists, thera- pists, a psychiatrist, nurse practitioners and dental hy- gienists. The most recent was Contributed photo a roundtable on Aging Gracefully with Family and Friends, offering a chance to talk about issues af- fecting the behavioral and medical health of seniors. “There isn’t respite care or a lot of peer support in such rural communities,” Cancilla noted. Future meetings will focus on chronic illness, age appropriate screenings – with personal survival stories – and how to sustain change in healthy behav- iors. The programs also in- clude activities that re- late to the meeting top- ics. They’ve included healthy cooking classes sponsored by the OSU Extension office, walking groups led by community members, tai-chi classes led by a physical therapist from Blue Mountain Hos- pital, and meditation class- es led by therapists from Community Counseling Services. There are incentives for joining in on the program and discussion. Cancilla called on more than 30 lo- cal businesses, receiving donations for the door priz- es given away at the meet- ings. “Some of the favorites are pharmacy gift certifi- cates, free eye exams, son- ic toothbrushes, cookbooks and fruit baskets,” Cancilla said. The average age of peo- ple who attend is between 40 and 65 years old. Addi- tional daytime events are being planned specifically for seniors, and Cancilla is planning several education- al, health-related outings. The coordinated care model seeks to help com- munities with health trans- formation grants that jump- start programs like Healthy Together. For more information, meeting schedule or trans- portation, contact Kathy Cancilla at kathy.cancilla@ yahoo.com or call 541-620- 8261. Bill Banaszek is a public affairs specialist with the Oregon Health Authority. This article is reprinted from OHA Health Stories, on the OHA website. County plans HR training for managers CANYON CITY – Grant County officials will gath- er next week to discuss a schedule and topics for personnel training to bring managers up to speed on hiring, firing and discipline practices. County Judge Scott My- ers said last week the meet- ing arose out of discussions about whether to hire a hu- man resources officer for the county. He said the county has a number of newer depart- ment heads who have not had human resources train- ing, and others who haven’t had a brush-up on the laws in some time. Myers told the County Court in its April 29 meeting the trainings can’t be man- dated for department heads who are elected. However, he and Court members said they would like them to be “highly recommended.” They said the idea was JAC awards two more grants Blue Mountain Eagle Two more local groups DUH JHWWLQJ D ¿QDQFLDO ERRVW thanks to a grant from the Gray Family Foundation, administered by the Grant County Juniper Arts Council. The North Fork John Day Watershed Council will use its $374 award for Earth Day EHDXWL¿FDWLRQ SURMHFWV ZLWK Long Creek and Monument schools. Students will learn about the history and meaning of Earth Day, and participate LQDFRPPXQLW\EHDXWL¿FDWLRQ project. The Summer at the Youth Arts Program, which sponsors a summer arts camp for Grant County youth, ages 8-18, will use their $500 toward provid- ing quality arts education to local children. The funds were part of a one time-grant offered by the Gray Family Foundation for the Council’s general operat- ing support purposes. welcomed by managers at a previous meeting. The Court scheduled a work session with depart- ment heads for May 13 to hash out the topics and tim- ing of the training. Myers said he wants the training to be held in Grant County, to avoid the cost of sending employees out of the area. The training could be of- fered at more than one time, to allow for schedule con- flicts. The human resources is- sues also arose during the county’s budget committee hearings, which included a discussion with CityCounty Insurance Services consul- tant Sharon Harris. Myers said Harris “saw a vast need” for changes and updates in the county’s paperwork, and new forms were needed to address that. Stemming from that dis- cussion, Harris prepared an update of the employment application, which was ac- cepted by the Court. Human resources issues rose to the forefront in the past year, as a county em- ployee and a job applicant filed separate discrimina- tion lawsuits stemming from comments made during a hiring discussion. The lawsuit filed by James Gravley, former pa- role and probation officer, was dismissed in March after he was awarded a $100,000 settlement. A sep- arate lawsuit filed by Terry Hanson, the job applicant, remains unresolved in U.S. District Court in Pendleton. be done by November. • OR 19 – Pavement chip seal between Fossil and OR 207, MP 59.6-95.4. Lane closures, reduced speeds, GD\QLJKWWLPHÀDJJHUVSLORW Blue Mountain Eagle cars, loose rock on the road- way, delays up to 20 min- LA GRANDE – Travel- utes. Work expected to start ers can expect to see orange early June and take about WUDI¿F FRQHV DQG FRQVWUXF two weeks. • U.S. 26 – Pavement tion workers throughout Eastern Oregon as about crack seal between OR19 30 Oregon Department of junction and Mt. Vernon, Transportation projects get MP 125.45-154.03. Lane FORVXUHV ÀDJJHUV XS WR underway for the summer. A half-dozen road and minute delays. Work expect- bridge projects have already ed to start summer/fall, with completion in October. begun. • U.S. 26 – Shoulder pav- ODOT is reminding mo- torists to slow down, pay ex- ing between OR19 junction tra attention and be prepared and Mt. Vernon, MP 125.45- IRU ÀDJJHUV DQG WUDI¿F SDW /DQHFORVXUHVÀDJJHUV tern changes when they see up to 20 minute delays. the cones and construction Work expected to start mid- May and take about three signs. Distracted or inattentive weeks. • U.S. 26 – Pavement driving and speed are prima- ry causes of crashes. In ad- crack seal between junction GLWLRQWUDI¿F¿QHVGRXEOHLQ of OR 7 and Jameison, MP all work zones, regardless of 190.5-261.6. Lane closures, the presence of construction ÀDJJHUV XS WR PLQXWH delays. Work will be done in workers. The list of projects in- stages over the summer and clude several affecting peo- fall. • U.S. 395 – Sign up- ple driving into and out of Grant County. Among them: grades between John Day • U.S. 395 – Pavement and Burns, MP 0.0-67(C). grind/inlay from Bully Lane closures, reduced Creek Road to Meadow- VSHHGV ÀDJJHUV PLQRU GH brook Summit, MP 66.61- lays. Work expected to start 71.11(B). Lane closures, this summer and be done by UHGXFHGVSHHGVÀDJJHUVSL November. For updated information, lot cars, up to 20 minute de- lays. Work expected to start visit TripCheck.com, or call sometime this summer and 5-1-1 or 800-977-6368. Eastern Oregon projects keep ODOT busy FAMILY HEALTH Treatment and Surgery of Foot and Ankle • In-Grown Nails Bunions • Warts • Gout Corns & Callouses Diabetic Foot Screening Foot Odor • Athletes Foot Treatment for pain in feet, shins, heels, knees, lower back. Custom molded orthotics. MICHAEL RUSHTON, DPM Podiatric physician & Surgeon Dr. Rushton is Preferred Provider for Lifewise and Blue Cross/Blue Shield and a Medicate participant. Blue Mountain Hospital 170 Ford Road, John Day | 541-524-0122 Nominate Your Educational Hero OFFICE HOURS: EVERY OTHER TUESDAY AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON PG-13 When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry. FRI & SAT (3:45) 6:45 9:45 SUNDAY (3:45) 6:45 MON -THURS 6:45 LITTLE BOY PG-13 An 8-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end WWII so he can bring his father home. 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