December 15, 2003
Injury Prevention Specialist Tony Olick irons reflective tape on coats.
by Carl Evans
There was a health fair in Kongiganak on Saturday, the 8th of November, 2003, co- sponsored by YKHC Village Operations and Health Education. Julia Brown, Health Educator based in Kongiganak, did an amazing job of getting the word out and arranging and translating at our meeting with the village leaders who were very supportive.
Doyle Horton, principal at Kongiganak, provided the logistical support without which the event could not have taken place. A place to sleep was provided for the presenters who arrived early and the school kitchen provided a delicious casserole and dessert for the community potluck on Friday and cake and drinks for the health fair.
Health education classes for junior high and high school boys and girls were conducted by Deborah Burnard, Andrea Savage, Leif Albertson and Carl Evans Friday morning at the school. On Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, Dolly Phillip, CHP, and Stephanie John, CHA, helped with the health screenings, flu shots and immunizations at the clinic.
There was a community potluck Friday evening and a heart-felt presentation by Oscar Active, YKHC Behavioral Health Field Supervisor, on "Substance Abuse in the Family and Making Health Choices."
It was great to have the following organizations outside of YKHC provide their expertise at the health fair: Public Health (Jan Schneider and Leif Albertson); Bethel Community Services (Scott Sidel); Tundra Women's Coalition (Zach Fansler and Sirena Soots); Bethel AIDS Task Force (Leif Albertson).
YKHC was represented by Injury Prevention (Tony Olick); WIC (Viola Evan); Diabetes Prevention and Control (Meera Ramesh); Immunizations (Deborah Burnard); Circle of Care HIV Project (Andrea Savage and Carl Evans); Suicide Prevention (Edward Demoss); Medicaid (Mary Boan and Jennifer Tunuchuk) and Inhalant Education (Gladys Johnson).
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