New Covid-19 vaccine available, Broward monkeypox cases rise Community Health News by Damon Scott - July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 This image from the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy shows monkeypox on a man’s chest and arm. (Photo: Berkay Ataseven/iStock) HOLLYWOOD – The Seminole Tribe’s Health and Human Services (HHS) department is offering a new Covid-19 vaccine to adults called Novavax. It is intended as a primary vaccine for
Photos: HHS hosts health fair on Hollywood Reservation Community Health News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - July 27, 2022July 27, 2022 Wanda Bowers shows her almost completed card after visiting several of the booths. (Photo Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD – The Seminole Tribe’s Health and Human Services department (HHS) hosted a daylong health fair July 26 on the Hollywood Reservation. Tribal members and employees filled the Howard Tiger Recreation Center to visit 22 booths
Native tribes, health organizations awarded funding for cancer prevention, control Health News by The Seminole Tribune - July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 The funding is part of President Biden’s “Cancer Moonshot” effort. (CDC.gov) Eighteen Native organizations and tribes were among 86 recipients awarded a round of funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC announced June 8 first-year funding awards of $215 million in a 5-year, $1.1 billion investment geared toward
HHS updates Covid-19 guidelines Community Health News by Damon Scott - June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 HOLLYWOOD – The Seminole Tribe’s Health and Human Services (HHS) department has updated its Covid-19 quarantine and isolation guidelines. According to HHS executive director Dr. Vandhana Kiswani-Barley, if a person has tested positive for Covid-19 or has been exposed to someone who has the virus, the quarantine and isolation period is
Kunesh to serve in lead HHS position for Natives Health News by The Seminole Tribune - June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Patrice H. Kunesh, of Standing Rock Lakota descent, has been nominated to serve as commissioner of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Native Americans (ANA). The Biden administration made the announcement June 22 in a news release. The U.S. Senate must confirm the appointment. Patrice H. Kunesh
‘Next Level Chef’ winner to be keynote speaker at UNITY conference Health by From Press Release - June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Chef Stephanie "Pyet" DeSpain (courtesy photo). Stephanie "Pyet" DeSpain, winner of the first season of Gordon Ramsay's "Next Level Chef," will appear as the keynote speaker at United National Indian Tribal Youth's (UNITY) National Conference from July 8-12, 2022, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Pyet
HHS hires new doctors, warns on monkeypox Community Health News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - June 1, 2022June 3, 2022 Dr. Vandhana Kiswani-Barley is the executive director of the tribe's Health and Human Services (HHS) department. (Photo Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD — The Seminole Tribe’s Health and Human Services (HHS) department has recently made two key hires to its staff. Dr. Belleitha Lambkin-Alexander is a pediatrician who was hired to primarily serve the
Seminole Tribe lifts mask mandate Community Health News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 The use of masks is now optional at the Seminole Tribe. (Image via Facebook) HOLLYWOOD – The Seminole Tribe lifted its mask mandate after more than two years of having it in place during the Covid-19 pandemic. Health and Human Services (HHS) executive director, Dr. Vandhana Kiswani-Barley, announced the change in
Study: Covid-19 infection increases diabetes risk Community Health News by The Seminole Tribune - April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 A health practitioner prepares a vial of insulin. (Image via American Diabetes Association) People who have had Covid-19 – even mild cases – face an increased risk of being diagnosed with diabetes within a year of recovering from the illness, according to a new study. The study was published March 28 in
Conference tackles weighty Indian Country issues Community Health News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - April 13, 2022April 14, 2022 This graphic was created by Viola Clark to represent the conference’s opening keynote titled: "Homecoming: Our Journeys and Experiences." (Courtesy NICWA) The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) held a virtual conference for a third consecutive year April 3-6. A range of Indian Country issues was presented during the three-day event.