health services cherokee nation healthy nation policy, systems, and environmental change
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Health Services
Cherokee Nation Healthy Nation Policy, Systems, and Environmental
Change
Cherokee Nation
• Cherokee Nation Headquarters are located in Northeast Oklahoma. The nearest large city is Tulsa
• Cherokee Nation is the 2nd Largest tribe in the Nation
• 14 County Jurisdictional Area• Serve entire community
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CHEROKEE NATIONTribal Jurisdictional Service Area
(TJSA)
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Redbird Smith Health Center
Three Rivers Health Center
Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center
Hastings Indian Medical Center
A-Mo Salina Health Center
Sam Hider Jay Community Clinic
Claremore Indian Hospital
Bartlesville Health Clinic
Nowata Health Center
Vinita Health Clinic
Cherokee Nation Clinic
IHS Hospital
Main Complex
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The Cherokee Nation Health Services Mission
We are dedicated to working with our communities, families, and individuals to
promote and improve their health.
Cherokee Nation Health Services Group
Programs within Health Services:• Direct clinical services• Cancer Programs• Diabetes• Women, Infants and children (WIC)• Jack Brown Treatment Center• Emergency Medical Services• Contract Health Services• Community Health Services
– Health Promotion/Disease Prevention– Behavioral Health– Community Health Nursing
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Community Health
Health Promotion/Disease PreventionProvides services to schools and communities.
Services includeWellness activities:• Smoking and Tobacco Cessation Classes• Wings Running/Walking Club• Youth Camps• Gardening and Traditional Food Programs• Establishing Traditional/Local foods Policy/Practices• Principal Chief Leadership Awards
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3 Workable Activities
• Decrease the exposure of children 18 and under to environmental tobacco smoke
• Increase daily consumption of fruits and dark green vegetables
• Increase the percentage of adults and children in the Cherokee Nation 14 county area who engage in exercise several times per week
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Policy WorkNutrition Tobacco PreventionCommunity Gardens 24/7 tobacco free policies
School Gardens Multi-unit Smoke Free Housing
Farm-to-School Smoke free parks
Taste testing at local schools
Food Policy Councils
Food Nutrition policies
Physical ActivityWings
Safe Routes to Schools
Joint-use agreements
Quality Physical Education and Physical Activity Curriculums
Spark-Catch-Cherokee Challenge-Mileage-Walking Clubs
Traditional Games
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Community Gardens
• 5 communities have established gardens• Technical assistance, resources and
education has been provided to the communities
• Communities have developed planning committees.
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WINGS • Self paced running/walking club• Sponsor 26 runs a year including a
Duathalon and an Adventure Race• 8500 active members • Creates a sense of unity while being
physically active.
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Schools Physical Activity
• Joint Use Agreements• Quality Physical Education• Cherokee Nation Health Leadership Grant• Safe Routes To School
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Joint Use Agreements
• 5-6 schools that have adopted the Joint Use Agreements
• 2 community based organizations• Assist in creating the verbiage to fit the
specific entity
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School and Community Tobacco free policies
• 249 school in our 14 County Jurisdictional Area
• 108 schools that have 24/7 policies• Tobacco free parks
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School Nutrition
• Farm to School Program/School Gardens• Taste testing• Improving food nutrition policies in
schools and childcare centers within CNTJSA
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Principal Chief Health Leadership Award
• School with high population of American Indian Students
• Schools located in the CN TJSA with high rates of Obesity and Diabetes
• School in Rural Settings• Schools with a high percentage of students
receiving free and/or reduced price lunch
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Benefits To the School
• BMI assessment material and Fitness Gram kit• Ongoing technical assistance• Link to community resources and presenters• Cherokee Nation School Health Team assists in
BMI and Fitness Gram data collection• School Health Index Assessment and Action
planning
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Requirements • Complete the 8 module School Health
Index Assessment (SHI) and create action plan
• Promote healthy eating behaviors• Promote and implement school and
community gardens• Develop a policy that aims to increase the
number of minutes of physical activity
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Requirements cont.
• Administer Fitness Gram physical fitness test and Body Mass Index (BMI) assessments
• Implement an evidence based Physical Education curriculum
• Implement an active SWAT (students working against tobacco) team
• Develop and implement 24/7 policy• Apply to become an Oklahoma Certified Healthy
School
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Public Health Accreditation
• A Cherokee Nation Public Health Code (draft) has been submitted for consideration to Administration
• Health Impact Assessment is being studied • Collaboration with Human Impact Partners
organization is ongoing to determine how the HIA process can best be utilized
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Traditional Games• Establish Cherokee Stickball and Marble Leagues
– School based– Community based– Partnering with cultural center, communications
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Bobbie Jo Eagleton
Public Health Educator
Cherokee Nation/Healthy Nation
918-453-5000 X6137
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