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Tribal member employees help guide HHS

by Damon Scott -

Karen Two-Shoes takes part in a cooking demonstration in 2022 inside the Betty Mae Jumper Medical Clinic on the Hollywood Reservation. (File photo) The Seminole Tribe’s Health and Human Services Department (HHS) has a number of programs under its umbrella in addition to oversight of health clinics and pharmacies. The list

Youth learn about food prep, safety

by The Seminole Tribune -

Lorraine Posada, Health head cook, at right, shows youth participants how to properly prepare and chop cauliflower for the cauliflower rice stir fry that they prepared. (Photo Calvin Tiger) HOLLYWOOD — The Integrative Health Department and Hollywood Community Culture Center presented a food preparation and safety class for tribal youth June

HHS roundup: overdose prevention; health exams

by Damon Scott -

Narcan is used to treat known or suspected opioid overdoses. (Image via Facebook) The Seminole Tribe’s Health and Human Services Department (HHS) enters the summer months with an ongoing concern about opioid overdoses and with advice for tribal members to stay up-to-date with health exams. HHS executive director Dr. Vandhana Kiswani-Barley said

Supreme Court upholds ICWA

by Damon Scott -

Legal challenges to ICWA have increased in recent years. (iStock) There was a collective sigh of relief across Indian Country on June 15 when the Supreme Court upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act after a series of legal challenges. Many had braced for the worst – either that key ICWA provisions

Q&A: Bullington, CBH tackle tribe’s fentanyl cases

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HHS recently had a video produced about the fentanyl crisis. (Screenshot) The rate of fentanyl overdose deaths across Indian Country has skyrocketed in recent years. Health officials say the cheap and potent opioid has largely replaced heroin and oxycodone as the most significant addiction threat. The Center for Behavioral Health (CBH)

Photos: Tribe participates in Child Abuse Awareness Month

by The Seminole Tribune -

From left to right are Big Cypress Advocacy & Guardianship employees Allicia Jordan (Spiderman), Felicia Duncan (Ironman), Tracey Collins (Hulk), Angela Hardwick (Black Panther) and Brittany Zulauf (Black Panther). (Courtesy Winstera Young) Tribal members and tribal employees participated in a number of events across the reservations to mark Child Abuse Awareness

Q&A: Child advocates support tribe’s vulnerable

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BRIGHTON – The Seminole Tribe’s Advocacy & Guardianship Department is responsible for several programs, but each one has an overarching goal: ensure that tribal members and families are supported – especially vulnerable children and adults. Joseph Hernandez Joseph Hernandez is a child advocate on the Brighton Reservation. He and two others work

Q&A: Fire safety expo comes to Hollywood

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From left to right are battalion commander Stephen Zitnick, division chief Louis Valdes and battalion commander Joshua Eveleth. (Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD – The Hollywood Council Office sponsored a fire safety expo April 22 at the Hollywood Fire Rescue Station 108, located at 3105 N State Road 7. The event hadn’t been

Rabies, microchip clinics return to tribe

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The Seminole Tribe’s animal control program – part of the Health and Human Services Department – is scheduled to host a free rabies and microchip clinic on the Big Cypress Reservation on May 17. The event hasn’t been held since 2019 due to the pandemic. Jonathan Vasquez, the tribalwide animal control

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