In 2016, Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health Services recorded nearly 150,000 physician visits. With each provider seeing as many as 1,200 patients a year, it might seem impossible to build a relationship with each one. Yet, that’s what one of CPN Health Services providers strives to do. Doctor Megan Wilson joined Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health Services Read More »
Submitted by Kassi Roselius A new year brings about new possibilities and the desire to better oneself. However, keeping these commitments can, at times, become more stressful and debilitating than the actual sought-after goal. Personal health has many different aspects, including mental, physical and relational. Having the resources and motivation to work on small changes Read More »
Amber Curtis, Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Health Services director of nursing, enjoys telling stories about seeing her job reflected in the community. Knowing her patients on a deeper level and her dedication led to her nomination as one of the Great 100 Nurses in Oklahoma. Great 100 Nurses Foundation selects honorees throughout Oklahoma “based on their Read More »
The stigma’s diminishing, but Lisa Toahty still sees it some. A public health prevention specialist with Oklahoma City Indian Clinic, Toahty is a frequent sight at area health fairs, armed with pamphlets and information about sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV and AIDS. Depending on the location, just putting out information on the latter still elicits Read More »
Cold temperatures push everyone inside this time of year, with the opportunity to be amongst friends and family becoming more of a mandatory, rather than a voluntary endeavor. This close proximity to one another during the winter months also has an unfortunate byproduct; illness. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the 2014-15 flu seasons Read More »
CPN’s Behavioral Health Department Coordinator, Dr. Glenna Stumblingbear-Riddle, recently won an early career award from the Oklahoma Psychological Association for her work in the field of behavioral health. According to Gail Poyner, OPA chairman, “Dr. Stumblingbear-Riddle is an exemplary psychologist and shows an ongoing dedication to the profession of psychology”. Poyner continued, “Dr. Stumblingbear-Riddle is Read More »
Chances are, if you’ve used a Citizen Potawatomi Nation program, voted in a Tribal election or visited one of the health clinics, you’ve been impacted by the work of a person known in Tribal Chairman John Barrett’s office as “The Rainmaker.” Self-Governance Director Rhonda Butcher, who has played an integral part in the Citizen Potawatomi Read More »
As the third largest public university in the state, the University of Central Oklahoma boasts a long list of notable alumni, including 2007 Miss America Lauren Nelson and CEO and Chairman for AT&T, Randall Stephenson. To recognize these and many others during the past 50 years, the Edmond, Oklahoma-based institution has honored its outstanding former Read More »
CPN Health Services’ continued expansion of healthcare offerings has also increased the need for more providers at the east and west clinics. Two new faces at the CPN West Clinic are Licensed Practical Nurse Debbie Skillings and Dr. James Prise, who joined the long list of exceptional health providers serving Tribal members, employees and non-Nativespouses. Read More »
The loss of a loved one can be a devastating experience, and in many instances can result in a normal time of grieving. Yet for some, that time of mourning may be prolonged and difficult to move past. Assistance in working through these feelings to a sense of normalcy is available through the CPN Health Read More »