COMMENTARY: Dementia in Indian Country

  By BLYTHE SANDERS WINCHESTER, MD, MPH, CMD   The most common question I get asked is, “What is the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia?”  Dementia is an umbrella term that includes a lot of different types of dementia: Alzheimer’s is one of the...

CIHA celebrates National Nutrition Month

  March is National Nutrition month and the Cherokee Indian Hospital Nutrition department has developed a month of activities to not only promote health and fitness but to focus on both employees and patients becoming more nutritionally aware.  From Meatless...

January is National Stalking Awareness Month

  January is National Stalking Awareness Month, a time to focus on a crime that affects an estimated 6.6 million people a year. Stalking is a crime in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories, and the federal government. The Eastern Band of...