by admin | Aug 26, 2019 | Happenings, Health
CULLOWHEE – Barbara “Sunshine” Parker, human services director for the Public Health and Human Services Division of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), will provide the annual public lecture in native health at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, at Western...
by admin | Aug 20, 2019 | Front Page, Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Earlier this month, Tribal Council approved legislation to go forward with building a comprehensive Senior Continuing Care Retirement Community to better serve the elders of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians...
by admin | Aug 9, 2019 | Health
By MALLORY BLACK No one expects to find themselves in an abusive relationship. Most relationships begin in a good way with kind words and compliments, but they can turn harmful and emotionally abusive at any time. Emotional abuse is a type of domestic...
by admin | Jul 22, 2019 | Front Page, Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR EBCI Public Health & Human Services Secretary Vickie Bradley presented the 2018 Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Health Assessment (THA), which came out last month, at the Health Board meeting held on...
by admin | Apr 24, 2019 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The CDC is reporting a high number of measles cases nationwide so far this year, but no cases have been reported in Cherokee according to officials at the Cherokee Indian Hospital. The CDC reports, “This is the...
by admin | Mar 18, 2019 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Health officials with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are hoping the installation of syringe kiosks in various locations will help reduce the amount of discarded syringes and lancets or sharps. The kiosks, 17...
