Cherokee Indian Hospital is on a continuing journey to provide world class patient-centered relationship-based integrated care and population health management.
Recording an informational video on COVID vaccine side effects. Remember to get your second shot. Side effects go away in 24-48 hours and are a sign your immune system is responding to the vaccine.
Getting a #fluvaccine is the best thing you can do to protect yourself and your family this flu season. I encourage everyone to make flu vaccination a healthy habit, each and every year. #fightflu
@DepSecHargan@IHSgov@HHS_ASPE I’ve seen firsthand the tremendous improvements made possible through the @IHSgov Special Diabetes Program for Indiana in model programs like the @ebciphhs Cherokee Choices program.
The @IHSgov Special Diabetes Program for Indians is delivering results. @HHS_ASPE reported that a 54% decrease in #diabetes-related end-stage renal disease in Native populations resulted in at least $436 million in savings to Medicare over 10 years: https://t.co/6t6BUKAN3K
Today is #WorldHepatitisDay! It's now possible to imagine a world without viral hepatitis. Work with us as we develop the next version of the National Viral Hepatitis Strategy. And share @healthfinder's resource to help people learn about preventing #HepB: https://t.co/iYhGz21utY
A6: Almost 1 in 5 young people has had a serious mental health disorder at some point. As a pediatrician, I cannot stress strongly enough the need to engage youth around mental health issues. https://t.co/2WF9ounIZ9 #MinorityMH
#WednesdayWisdom: Know your status. Get tested for HIV.
@CDCgov recommends that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for #HIV at least once as part of routine health care.
Find a testing site near your from @HIVGov: https://t.co/SM8xw1f5eg #NHTD
Speaking now: Rear Admiral Michael Toedt, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of @IHSgov
"While we know there's no one factor that causes suicide, we do know that discrimination, prejudice, & the historical traumas can contribute to the higher suicide rates."#NativeHealth#HeroesofHope
Thank you CAPT (Ret.) Tracy Wolfe Birchfield for your lifelong dedication to #Nursing and caring for AI/AN people through the @IHSgov. You are a wonderful person, and you represent the highest ideals of your profession. #FNP#ANP#nativehealth#hepatitis https://t.co/mbaRawgd6e
.@HHSgov’s plan to end the HIV epidemic will provide our tribal communities with the resources they need to address #HIV. Listen to @IHSgov Deputy Dir. Rear Adm. Michael Weahkee discuss the importance of the plan for tribal communities. https://t.co/WeGhhixSSo
I met this great group of high schoolers from Cherokee NC today at the @CADCA & @samhsagov prevention conference. They told me they came all the way to DC to learn more about how they can help stop epidemic e-cigarette use in schools. #noEcigs4kids
Did you know that kidney failure from diabetes dropped by more than 50 percent in Native Americans between 1996 & 2013? Learn more about the work of @IHSgov https://t.co/F6hOwcJaS2 #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
A new @IHSgov policy will expand access to Medication Assisted Treatment for #opioid use disorder through #telemedicine in #IndianCountry, where it can be difficult to access specialty care in rural and remote locations. https://t.co/3HRj9NUL75 #NativeHealth#Recovery
IHS Chief Medical Officer Rear Adm. Michael Toedt got his flu shot yesterday. Studies have shown that people who get vaccinated will have fewer flu-related illnesses and visits to the doctor,& miss less work due to #influenza. https://t.co/TsuZnvMudz #NativeHealth