American Diabetes Month
What is Diabetes?
The body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that allows the body to use glucose for energy. The body produces glucose from the food you eat.
Types of Diabetes
• Type 1 diabetes: Usually diagnosed in children and young adults
• Type 2 diabetes: Most common form and most often diagnosed in adults
What is Pre-diabetes?
Comes before type 2 diabetes and blood glucose are higher than normal, but not yet diabetes. Most people with pre-diabetes don‘t know they have it.
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Cultural Monitor Training
Free Training – Cultural Monitor Training For The Protection Of Cultural Resources
Hosted by: Smith River Rancheria (download flyer)
Facilitated by: Dr. Wendy Teeter
When: November 2nd & 3rd, 2011
Where: Lucky 7 Casino Nan-ts’vn Me’-ne’ (Mountain Room)
Time: 9-4PM on Wednesday 9-NOON on Thursday
Contact: Suntayea Steinruck, Tribal Heritage Preservation Officer (THPO) at 707.487.9255 X 3180 or sunsteinruck@tolowa.com
Community Language Class
The Language Department will begin community language classes at the Tribal Office on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12-1pm
Domestic Violence Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Please wear a purple ribbon to support the effort to eliminate Domestic Violence from our society.
Over 300 Million children are impacted by Domestic Violence each year. What many people don‘t realize is that damage caused from domestic violence is much more than skin deep. Children who witness chronic Domestic Violence, even yelling and verbal abuse, show symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. PTSD is a mental illness that is mainly seen in war time veterans. Living with Domestic Violence is, in fact, like living in a ―War Zone. A child who lives with domestic violence in their home has experi-enced an Adverse Childhood Event or ACE. There has been much research around ACE‘s and the long term effects on our children. Children who are exposed to many ACE‘s have higher cancer rates, cardiac episodes and die at an earlier age. The risk carries on throughout adulthood. Read more
