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Cherokee Women's Wellness Center
Scope of Work: Women's Wellness provides
a wide variety of services to EBCI women including Breast
and Cervical Cancer Screenings, Contraceptive Services,
Well Woman Gynecology, STD Education, Screening and Treatment,
Hormone Replacement Therapy, Menstrual Irregularity Regulation,
Pregnancy Determination, Pre-conception Counseling, Baseline
Infertility Work-up, Osteoporosis Risk Assessment, HIV Education
Counseling, Management of common and uncomplicated common
health conditions, Screening Mammography, and colposcopy.
Contact
Elizabeth Owle-Myers, Manager 497-5537
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Phone Numbers
2003 Accomplishments:
- Awarded continued NCBCCP contract for $37,000.00 to
provide Breast and Cervical cancer Screening Services:(Contracted
to screen 215 NC BCCP eligible women, we have already
met 91% of the goal at 196)
- Awarded a donation from Harrah's in the amount of $3000.00
to purchase marketing materials for breast cancer awareness
- Selected to participate in the NC Wise Woman Program
and will receive $34,000.00 to $37,000.00 in grant funding
to implement a cardiovascular disease screening and prevention
program.
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2003 Accomplishments
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- Continued Mobile Mammography (total of 166 Jan. '03
thru July '03)
- Collaborated with many other tribal, state, and community
programs to provide services
- NC Breast and Cervical Cancer Medicaid program: (A total
of 3 women have received funding to pay for cancer treatment
services, this reduces the financial burden for the CIHA)
- Serve as resource for Women's Health Issues for other
providers and community organizations
- Provide community educational sessions
- Data Management system interfaced with Cherokee Indian
Hospital RPMS to update hospital records
- Receive referrals from many outside health care sources
for case management
- Collaborate with many outside referral sources for
continued care of our patients
- Started A Weight Management Program for women
- Began STD Treatment at CWWC
- Provide medication at visit for patient and partner
to ensure compliance and follow up
- Had record breaking cervical cancer screening in July;
Total of 102
- Average 315 patient contacts per month
- Approached to participate in research project funded
by CDC, if approved it will save thousands of dollars
for the CIHA and will provide CWWC with valuable information
about HPV virus
- Provide comphrensive health care including; Depression;
HTN; DM; Dyslipidemias;Thyroid disorders; Obesity; Smoking
Cessation; Immunizations
- Provides monthly Colposcopy examinations for follow
up of abnormal cervical cancer screenings
- Participate in and distribute free Multi-Vitamins for
women of child bearing age from the March of Dimes and
the Fullerton Genetics Center
- Outreach worker continues to provide support and prosthesis
to breast cancer patients
- Provides the Cherokee Cancer Support Group meeting space
for monthly meetings
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