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Missoula Indian Center Newsletter
Special Note to all Clients Requesting
Transportation
The Missoula Indian Center provides
transportation to medical appointments in the Missoula Area. We also
provide transportation to St. Ignatius for Emergency Dental on Wednesday
mornings and to pick up medications on other days. The only rules we have
about transporting is that you make sure and schedule your ride if it is
in town, 24 hours in advance and if you need to go to St. Ignatius,
it has to be 48 hours in advance. You must call 829-9515 to sign up for
transportation. If you are taking your children because of not having a
babysitter, you must let us know, as only 5 people can be transported in the
van at one time.
Thank you for your cooperation!
ASAP Newsletter
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White Bison
inc. Inter-Tribal
12 Step Meeting
Saturdays
6:30-7:30
Unity Church of Missoula
546 South Ave. W.
contact:
Thomas Kipp
406.493.0095
Native
American foster parents needed for Native youth in out of home placement.
If
you are interested in becoming a licensed foster parent family and
would
like more information for how to become a foster parent(s) please contact
Shar
Peppenger at Dan Fox Foster Care & Adoption Program, 543-3632
or
Loretta Rotellini at Child & Family services, 523-4100.
DIABETES PROGRAM
FITNESS
The Missoula Indian Center Diabetes Program has a
referral agreement with the Body Shop and the YMCA for fitness activities.
Unfortunately this is such a popular program that we are not sponsoring
any new memberships at this time. There
is one exception to this rule and that is for people with diabetes.
If you have diabetes and want to participate in a fitness program come
to the office for a referral.
For those of you who are current members of the YMCA
through the Diabetes Program there are some rules that we have had to
implement because of continued problems with billing.
In order to alleviate this problem we will not
be giving out vouchers past the last day of the month.
This means that you have to pick up your November voucher by the end of
October which is the 31st. If
you do not come in to get your voucher by the last day of the month you have
the option of paying for your membership (out of pocket expense from you to
the YMCA) for that month. We will
pay the next month if you come in and get your voucher by the end of the
month. This is a one time chance
if you do not pick up your voucher a second time you will be dropped from the
program.
RISK
FACTORS FOR DEVELOPING DIABETES
People are more likely to develop diabetes if they:
*are heavy
*are a woman with a waist size > 35 inches
*are inactive
*are a man with a waist size > 40 inches
*are over the age of 30
*have one or both parents with diabetes
*have family members with diabetes
*had diabetes while you were pregnant
KNOW THE SYMPTOMS
OF DIABETES
*tired all of the time
*always thirsty
*frequent urination
*sores/wounds that do not heal
*blurry vision
*sexual
problems
*vaginal infections
*numb or tingling feet
*sudden weight loss
*always hungry
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms come to the
office and have
your blood sugar level checked. It is a simple finger poke and in less than a minute
you get
the results. A normal blood sugar
level runs between 70 and 100
and it is best to test at least two hours after
you have had anything to eat or in the
morning before you have had anything to
eat.
Those who show high blood sugar levels are asked to come
back
to get it checked again. If
the blood sugar level shows high again we will
refer you to Partnership Health
Center for diabetes screening.
MANAGING YOUR TYPE
2 DIABETES – IMPORTANT TESTS AND EXAMS
Blood Tests: Other Tests and Exams:
*A1c (glycated hemoglobin) * dilated eye exam – yearly
- every 3 months if treatment changes
*weight – each regular diabetes
visit or patient is not meeting goals
*blood pressure – each visit
- at least 2 times/year if stable * foot exams – check feet at each doctor visit
*lipid profile – yearly (less frequently - comprehensive foot exam at least yearly
if normal) (more often in patients with high risk foot
*microalbumin
measurement- yearly conditions)
(if indicated)
DO YOU HAVE
DIABETES AND DO NOT HAVE ANY HEALTH COVERAGE?
If you are Native American with diabetes and do not have
health insurance
the Missoula Indian Center Diabetes Program has funds
available to pay for
regular diabetes care.
We have a referral agreement with Partnership Health
Center
our Community Health Center. We
also provide transportation
to Tribal Health in St. Ignatius to access
pharmacy, dental
and medical services. If
you are not signed up for services
at Tribal Health yet it is a good idea to
do it right away.
We have
applications available in the Health Program at the Center.
Project Success
Project Success, is school based a substance abuse
prevention program,
has been in the high schools in Missoula since December of
2002.
It is currently funded by a Missoula County Prevention mill levy.
The
Prevention mill levy funds four part time counselors,
one in each of the high schools to help students
and families deal with substance abuse issues.
Jennifer Tveraa, is the
Missoula Indian Center counselor for Willard Alternative High School.
Her duties involve individual and group counseling.
Project Success sponsors a photography club,
and helps with the Willard Native
Culture Group.
For
further information,
contact the Project Success counselor at your child’s
high school.
The Missoula Indian Center HIV/AIDS program continues to
provide FREE
anonymous
testing.
We also do
education in
the community, at high schools, and community events.
Anyone
wanting any information
about HIV/AIDS, or STD’s at
829-9515
Montana Healthy Kids Program (MHK)
(formerly CHIP Program)
More children to be enrolled in MHK and new, easier
MHK
Application.
If you have any questions about the MHK Program,
please
call toll-free at 1-877-543-7669
or e-mail at chip@mt.gov
or visit the website at
www.chip.mt.gov.
"You have noticed
everything an Indian does is in a circle,
and that is because the power of the
world always works in circles,
and everything tries to be round..
The sky is round,
and I have heard the earth is round like a bell,
and so are all the stars.
The
wind, in it’s greatest power, whirls.
Birds make their nest in circles, for
theirs is the same religion as ours…
Even the seasons
form a great circle,
and always come back to where they were.
The life
of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood,
and so it is in everything
that moves."
Black Elk
Oglala Sioux (1863 – 1950)
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