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Public health, elder-care and community programs report higher participation across Cherokee Nation
Summary
Public health officials said wellness-site participation and sports camps have rebounded; Cherokee Elder Care described PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) team-based services; councilors praised community events and youth programming.
Kim Chickalay, speaking for Cherokee Nation Public Health, told the council that wellness-site attendance and in-person programming have increased since COVID-era lows and that sports camps and youth events are drawing more participants.
"Numbers are up at our wellness sites and centers," Chickalay said, noting more in-person participation at events and sports camps and inviting councilors to request programming in their districts.
Dr. Keeley Duncan of Cherokee Elder Care described PACE — the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly — explaining it as a team-based model that combines social workers, doctors, nursing and rehab staff in coordinated case management for frail elders and that the program benefits caregivers as well as patients.
Councilor Kendra McGady said a recent basketball camp in Vinita drew more than 70 people, and Councilor Cody Poindexter praised community events such as the Huckleberry Run while thanking public health and EMS for their support when participants overheated.
These departmental updates were included in the meeting packet; officials invited questions and offered contact information for arranging local events.
