Melamen Days

July-August 2019

Three Corners Health Services Society

Three Corners Health Services Society Melamen days

have been a big success so far this year. The society

has hosted 3 events and have three more schedule

this year. The first event was on April 24th, society

staff along with community members went to Dugan

Lake to collect pitch. Elders Cecelia De Rose and

Clara Camille demonstrated the process of making

Sllawmen (pitch salve). On June 24th the group went

to Xatsull Hertiage Village where they had the

opportunity to collect cactus and tea. July 24th,

Cecelia De Rose taught everyone how to sew and bead their own medicine bag.

Thank you!

We would like to say “thank you” to Lorna Billy, Crystal Rain

Harry and Donna Dixon for all their time and dedication to

Three Corners Health Services Society as Board members.

Message from the Executive Director

I hope everyone is enjoying their Summer and getting outside to enjoy the season! We are working to refine our newsletter, previous newsletter have been quite long so we're working to refine it. With new technology we are striving to ensure the Society events are provided electronically, so please check out our Facebook site for new and upcoming events and activities. It is my pleasure in welcoming 2 new representatives joining the Board of Directors: Bernice Jack and Joanne Phillips. They both come with knowledge and experience in the health care field. I also want to share a big thank you to Lorna Billy, Crystal Rain-Harry, and Donna Dixon for their support on the Board of Directors - the board appreciated assistance, commitment and time shared with the governance team. The Society is also happy to announce to our mental health and addictions program two new counselling team members: Ciel Patenaude and McLayne Bennett. Our two ladies have extensive experience in the area of crisis counselling, trauma, and mental health. Sasha Hance has also joined our Society's administrative team as the administrative assistant - welcome ladies to our team! If you have any questions related to our health care personnel, events or programs please call our Society office. I want to take this time to share that there has been some changes related to First Nations Health Authority health benefits program. The release of the information is on FNHA website which is available online now at www.fnha If there are any concerns related to access to these health benefits effecting your family or community members concerns can be shared directly to Joyce Kenoras at Joyce.Kenoras@fnha.ca or (250) 318-6634.

McLayne Bennett, RPN is a registered mental health nurse who has been working in the field for 4 years. McLayne has a variety of experience in mental health settings including crisis counseling, mental health intake, harm reduction, and withdrawal management. She loves her dogs, horses, reggae music, and travel. She is very excited to be joining the team at Three Corners and looks forward to meeting everyone!

McLayne Bennett

Sasha Hance

Hello, my name is Sasha Hance and I am the new Administrative Assistant for Three

Corners Health Services Society. I ma a member of the Tl’etinqox (Anaham) Band

and was born and raised in Williams Lake. I recently graduated from the Thompson

Rivers University with my Office Management Certificate. I am very proud to be

part of such a great team and look forward to meeting everyone.

New Staff

First Nations Health Authority is Now Covering the cost of the

Shingles Vaccine

Stacey (Three Corners) 250-398-9814

Kristine (Soda Creek) 250-989-2355

Shawna (Dog & Canoe Creek) 250-440-5822

Pamela (Sugar Cane) 250-296-3532

Email: sisaac@threecornershealth.org

Please contact your Community Health Nurse with any questions

TCHSS will be covering the

cost of the vaccine for Three

Corners community members

living on reserve or in the

Williams Lake area and who

meet the eligibility

requirements set out by FNHA.

If you are interested in

receiving the vaccine or have

any questions, please contact

the nurse in your community.

Elders between 65-69 years of age

Elder who is eligible for coverage

through FNHA Health Benefits

Elders who have had chicken pox

sometime in their life

Elder has not had a live zoster vaccine

in the past 12 months

Elder has not had Shingles disease in

the past 12 months

Who is eligible to receive their

Shingrix vaccine through FNHA?

The Shingrix® vaccine that protects against shingles (herpes zoster) is now

available to community members at risk for developing shingles disease in the

future as well as those who have experienced shingles in the past.

FNHA will reimburse the cost of the 2 doses of the vaccine per person.

No prescription is needed to get the vaccine.

The Chef’s Table

The Home and Community Care Program has for several years offered a

Meals on Wheels program. The purpose of the meals on wheels is:

To provide meal recipients with social contact

Help to re-stimulate an interest in meals and regularizing meal time Help recipients to develop an acceptance of meals on wheels program and by extension, of other support services where required.

The target population are Community Home Care Clients who are deemed

to need this service after having an assessment by the Community Home

Care nurses. The program aims to provide each client 2 meals per week. The

meals are supplied by the Williams Lake BC meals on Wheels program based

out of the Cariboo Memorial Hospital.

Three Corners recently had the opportunity to meet with Vantage

Living’s president Melanie Reinhardt. Vantage Living is the company that

owns the new long term care facility across from the Kiwanis Park –

Cariboo Place.

We have conducted a couple of satisfaction audits on our meals and the

results indicate that they may fall short in the area of taste and

presentation. In an effort to be community driven, we approached

Vantage Living with a request to provide meals on wheels for our

communities in the hope of improving on the taste and presentation.

I have heard great feedback about the meals at Cariboo Place and

thought we should arrange a tasting. On July 3rd a group of TCHSS nurses

were hosted by Debbie Hyette, Vantage Living Food Services Supervisor.

We had a tasting of the breaded Tilapia, baked potato and mixed vegetables. We all agreed that it was delicious.

The fish was mild, with a crunchy flakey breading, the baked potato, creamy, served with butter, sour cream and

green onions, and the mixed vegetables were firm, not hard, not soggy. Overall the meal was not overly spiced,

and the flavors were not artificial. As a group we were pleased with the presentation, and are

hoping that the meals will be better received.

We will be starting with our new provider August 1st, and will be providing an alternate dinner entre/ lighter

lunch entre for 3 meals/ week. On the weeks that there is a holiday Monday, we will be adjusting the next day

pick up to still provide 3 meals per week. There is also an option to be able to provide different textures of food,

so if someone has difficulty chewing or swallowing, we can accommodate that. Please speak with Darlene

Shawara, HCC LPN if you have questions, suggestions

For more information on any of these amazing events please contact

Three Corners Health Services Society @250-398-9814

2019 The Future is Now Diabetes Conference

The 2nd Annual Diabetes Conference was held on

June 11 & 12. The conference was attended by 42

members both days.

Topics covered on the first day included: Diabetes

101, Sexual Dysfunction and Diabetes, Diabetes and your

Eyes, Diabetes and Addictions, Kidney Check Screening

program introduction session, and The benefits of Pole

walking.

The second day covered the following topics : Diabetes

and Mindfulness, Gestational Diabetes and its Effect on the

Newborn, Panel of community members, Lunch and snacks

included. On both days there was opportunity to see The Mobile Diabetes Clinic, Jenny

Thorne, and Ashley Camille as appointments allowed

We had 38 evaluations turned in and are looking forward to planning next year’s diabetes conference based on

your feedback. 60% of evaluations scored the overall conference experience 8 and higher/10.

A huge thank you to TRU with whom we partnered for the venue

and for catering, the TCHSS nursing team who contributed

learning boards and support throughout the conference planning

and during the conference. To Ruth, for whom this was her first

year, but was willing to tackle any project to support the

conference, thank you for helping me stay on track and organized.

The biggest thank you goes to the community members who

attended and showed their support to the panel members. The

conference could not be successful without your attendance.

Confidential And Free Testing and

Counselling

HIV—Point of Care (test results in 5-10 minutes)

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis C

Pregnancy

Come in to Three Corners or your Community Health

Station to speak to a nurse, or phone to make an

Important Numbers

TCHSS: 250-398-9814

Sugar Cane: 250-296-3532

Dog Creek: 250-440-5822

Canoe Creek: 250-459-7749

Soda Creek: 250-989-2355

Emergency: 9-1-1

Resources

Three Corners Health Srvs. Society 250-398-9814

Residential School Survivors Society 250-305-2235

AXIS Family Resources Ltd. 250-392-1000

Women’s Contact Society 250-392-4118

Mental Health & Addiction Services 250-392-1483

Problem Gambling Program 1-888-795-6111

Canadian Mental Health Association 250-398-8220

Specialized Victims Services 250-398-8220

Youth & Family Mental Health 250-398-4963

Child Development Centre 250-392-4481

Pregnancy Outreach Program 250-392-3583

Children Who Witness Abuse 250-398-7005

Salvation Army 250-392-2429

Alcoholics Anonymous 250-392-2264

Hostel (friendship Centre) 250-398-6821

Native Court Worker 1-877-811-1190 ext 362

Noopa (Boys & Girls Club) 250-392-5730

FASD Key Worker 250-392-4481

Knucwentwecw 250-392-2995

Desniqi Services Society 250-392-6500

Legal Aid Society 1-866-577-2525

Family Justice Worker 1-888-764-3663

Crisis Line 1-888-353-2273

Gateway Crisis Stabilization Unit 250-392-8261

Three Corners Health Services Society

150 North 1st Avenue

Williams Lake, BC V2G 1Y8

Telephone (250) 398-9814 Fax: (250) 398-9824

Vision:

“Working together, we will achieve healthy individuals and community wellness for our Secwepemc people.“

Mission:

“To holistically address the Health care needs of our Secwepemc community members by incorporating traditional and contemporary practices.”

Goals:

1. Healthy People—To increase the health and wellness of community members.

2. Healthy Communities—To create a safe environment of care for our community.

3. Healthy Organization—To ensure a professional and high quality health structure.