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Cherokee Nation health staff highlight farmers market, wellness events and youth outreach
Summary
Committee received updates on public-health activities including a senior farmers market with 2,000 sign-ups, wellness-space attendance gains, a June cancer resource fair and a June 26 "Know Your Nation" youth event.
Committee staff reported ongoing public-health outreach and preventive programs across the Cherokee Nation service area, and invited committee members to help identify eligible participants.
A staff member reported that the senior farmers market program has about 2,000 elders signed up so far and is still enrolling eligible participants. The farmers market was structured around parameters the program would use if it became USDA funded, including rules that participating farmers must grow produce on-site, staff said.
Staff also said wellness-space activities have increased during the summer months, and that the tribe held a cancer resource fair on June 6. Cherokee Nation is organizing a "Know Your Nation" event for students in grades 9–12 on June 26 with representatives from government relations, education, public health and other divisions.
Committee members praised staff for programs such as a walking group and other outreach in Greenwood and North Tulsa, and asked how parents could request shot records for children; staff said patients can request records from Cherokee Nation Health Services and also contact county health departments or the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
Why this matters: These programs are preventive and community-facing public-health efforts aimed at elders, students and residents in tribal communities and North Tulsa. Enrollment numbers and planned events give the committee a sense of outreach scale and participation levels.
