Acceptance
Communication with the patient is key
Individual: Personal Responsibility
Activated Arthritis Patient
Good care for rheumatoid arthritis at the Seattle Indian Health Board
Activated Stroke Patient
I was so determined; I wanted to walk so bad
Activated Thyroid Patient
Request for a protein-bound iodine test led to her diagnosis
Another Option
Many young people on the reservations don't know there is an alternative to drug abuse and poverty
Canoeing
Making canoes for exercise available to individuals who are overweight
Chronically Disabled
Health is not the top priority when people are struggling economically
Commitment
Commitment to taking a health plan is a challenge for every patient and every doctor
Confidence
Taking responsibility for one’s health
Diabetes
Diabetes programs at the Choctaw Health Center address prevention, treatment, and data collection
Diet
Improving an individual’s diet one change at a time
Exercise
Hula and canoeing are rigorous, high-skilled, healthy, and culturally-important activities
Exercise
The Wellness Center at South Central Foundation increases patient access to exercise physiologists
Exercise Programs
Offering tribal employees 30 minutes leave to participate in an organized exercise program
Exercise Programs
Exercise programs in Hawai‘i incorporate culturally appropriate activities such as hula, canoeing and lua
Feeling 100 percent
If you are not feeling well, you cannot be productive
Follow Up
The patient is mine forever
Follow Up
When you start someone on a journey, you do not want to leave them there
Spam
Spam is the can that has gone across the pacific
Spam
Hawai‘i is one of the largest consumers of Spam
Spam
The nutrition of Pacific Islanders has taken on the convenience of fast food and the taste of high caloric processed food