Program Goals & Education Topics

Program Goals & Education Topics:

To promote healthy lifestyles to the Gila River Indian Community
To be the best Community Health Education program in Indian Country

Over the years we have focused on providing education on diabetes and the surrounding areas but as the need for education expansion on other health issues grew, so did Community Health Education. Some of the presentation topics that we now focus on are as follows but not limited to:

Diabetes 101
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)
West Nile Virus (WNV)
Stress Management
Methicillin-resistant Staphlycoccus aureus (MRSA)
Personal Hygiene
Hand Washing
Head Lice
Self Esteem
Healthy Aging
Beat the Heat
Physical Activity
Healthy Relationships
Respect
Culture
Cold/Flu
Health Jeopardy
Youth Health
Adult Health
Elderly Health
Men’s Health
Women’s Health
Other health trends as needed

The Community Health Education program is also a support program for all the other programs within the Tribal Health Department. This means we assist our sister programs with their education and outreach if needed.