by admin | May 7, 2022 | COMMUNITY sgadugi, Health
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff Jessica Mrugala has been focused on a healthier Cherokee for years. She started working with Cherokee Central Schools in 2017 and has been a service member on the Qualla Boundary since. Currently, Mrugala works as the...
by admin | Jan 24, 2022 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff January 2022 has seen the highest number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the Cherokee community out of any month since the pandemic began. And, the month isn’t over yet. The EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)...
by admin | Jan 6, 2022 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff Like communities across the country, Cherokee has been seeing a large surge of COVID-19 cases. And like in other places, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ community has been affected by closures, delays in...
by admin | Dec 7, 2021 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Editor’s Note: Vickie Bradley, Secretary of Public Health and Human Services spoke at a work session on Indian Child Welfare Act conducted by Tribal Council on October 26, 2021. The following is a transcription of her presentation. I’m going to talk about...
by admin | Dec 6, 2021 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is quickly ascending to the top of conversations worldwide and EBCI Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) is patiently preparing for the next step. As of the publishing of this article,...
by admin | Sep 30, 2021 | General Announcements, Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff According to officials at the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA), the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians conducts a Tribal Health Needs Assessment every three years. Officials noted that based on the recent...
