CPN Health Services expands to new locations

CPN Health Services plan to expand to several locations with new clinics near Tribal headquarters. The expansion includes a Behavioral Health clinic and two Dental clinics.

Festival health screenings will be available

Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health Services will be offering primary care and other services on Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29 during the 2024 Family Reunion Festival.

Health care employee earns ‘hero’ award

CPN Health Services Diabetes Program coordinator Katie Brown, MS, RDN/LD, CDCES, was one of 23 honorees named as a Health Care Hero in 2024. The CPNHS Diabetes Program has served patients for years, continually offering the latest information and technology to help diabetes patients thrive.

Thriving with Diabetes group class

The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health Services Diabetes Program will offer this class for individuals with diabetes to review and discuss the 7 self-care behaviors of diabetes: healthy coping, healthy eating, being active, taking medications, monitoring, reducing risks, and problem solving.

An Introduction to Intuitive Eating

Join us for an introduction to the principles of intuitive eating as we explore what it would look like to re-discover the joy of eating with Registered Dietitian Alyssa Williams.

CPN Family Recovery & Remembrance event

Join Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health Services for a panel discussion on substance use among children, teens and young adults. Panelists will include members from Tribal health, academic institutions, community members, local law enforcement, youth clergy, and Tribal elders.

Library system donates books to CPN

Thanks to community members logging millions of minutes reading, Citizen Potawatomi Nation benefited from a donation of 2,128 books from the Pioneer Library System (PLS).

CPN hopes to recruit more dental hygienists, nurses with scholarship

The CPNHS Scholarship for Service, or Mshkeke (the Potawatomi word for medicine), covers tuition and fees in return for a minimum of one to three years of employment at a CPNHS site. Scholarships are available for one person going into a licensed practical nurse program and for two people in a dental hygiene program.

Festival health screenings with CPNHS

Most Family Reunion Festival guests are looking forward to the cultural activities, but the event is also a good time to consider overall health and wellness. Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health Services will be offering health screenings and other services on Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24.

Nightly brushing, limiting sugar key to children’s dental health

February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, and at Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health Services, the staff in the dentistry department work hard to give parents and kids the knowledge they need to ensure children’s teeth come in strong. Good dental health as an adult starts during adolescence, and knowledge and ritual are vital to long-term health.