by admin | Feb 7, 2017 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Principal Chief Patrick Lambert has been appointed area representative by the United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) to serve as a delegate on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC). The selection was made at...
by admin | Jan 10, 2017 | Health
(Note: This is a health column submitted by Cherokee Choices) Dear Cherokee Choices, I just found out I’m 50 pounds overweight and my blood sugar is high. My mom has diabetes so I know I am at risk. I want to do everything I can to prevent getting diabetes but I have...
by Anthony Brown | Jul 20, 2016 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Hepatitis C virus (Hep C or HCV) is a viral infection that affects the liver. The disease, transmitted “primarily through large or repeated percutaneous – passage through the skin – exposures to infectious blood”...
by Anthony Brown | Apr 7, 2016 | Health
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF For the past six years, the Cherokee Indian Police Department has participated in Operation Medicine Drop in an effort to encourage the proper disposal of medications. This year’s event, held recently, was...
by Anthony Brown | Apr 7, 2016 | Health
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF If you have plans to travel to the Caribbean to soak up some rays or hit the links in Puerto Rico, the EBCI Public Health and Human Services division is warning EBCI tribal members to be aware of the Zika Virus....
by Anthony Brown | Aug 25, 2015 | Health
CULLOWHEE – Sarah Sneed, an EBCI tribal member from the Birdtown community who earned her law degree at Harvard Law School, will visit the Western Carolina University campus Wednesday, Sept. 2, to deliver the sixth annual Public Lecture on Indian Health. Sneed...
