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Public Health reports 77 outreach events in 28 days; wellness center visits rise
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Lisa Pivick told the Cherokee Nation Health Committee that public health nurses and community health workers completed 77 events in 28 days, Mary L. Carson Center logged just over 11,000 visits this month, WINGS in-person activities are increasing and staff hosted the annual breast cancer survivor luncheon.
Miss Lisa Pivick, a Cherokee Nation Public Health Service staff member, told the committee that public health nurses and community health workers conducted 77 events in 28 days and will continue outreach through November and December.
“Our public health nurses and our community health workers are out in the field doing vaccinations. In 28 days, they did 77 events,” Pivick said.
Pivick said the WINGS program’s in-person participation is increasing as the nation moves into the winter season and that wellness centers continue to report strong usage. She noted that the Mary L. Carson Center had just over 11,000 visits in the reporting period and said Tahlequah’s new wellness center will provide more space for classes and activities.
“Mary L Carson Center actually surpassed Marcoma in visits … they had a little over 11,000 visits at the Mary L Carson Center,” Pivick said.
Pivick also thanked staff and volunteers for the annual breast cancer survivor luncheon and reported positive feedback about the event and remarks by Chief Hoskin. Committee members offered praise for wellness center staff, with several counselors saying staff create a welcoming atmosphere that encourages repeat participation.
Counselor Coates asked whether immunization rates this year were comparable to past years; Pivick said it was too early to tell because vaccination events run through the coming months and because reservation-level rates require coordination with the state and private providers.
Counselor Hall asked whether Senior and WIC EBT cards expire on Nov. 1. Pivick said Farmer's Market EBT is due Nov. 1 and that the Summer EBT timing had been earlier; she did not specify the status or expiration dates for Senior and WIC EBT in the meeting.
Pivick’s report began at 00:11:15 and concluded at about 00:14:29.
