Puyallup Tribal Health Authority

Puyallup Tribal Health Authority Suicide Prevention
23 Jul

Puyallup Tribal Health Authority Suicide Prevention

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Puyallup Tribal Health Authority Suicide Prevention Join us for this recurring training to learn: • How suicide impacts our community • Warning signs to look for • How to talk to someone who might be suicidal • What to do if someone is at risk Suicide Prevention Training Virtual Zoom 3rd Thursday of each month, the next training is: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. August 19To sign-up, please call 253-593-0232 and ask to speak with a Client Advocate.
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WIC fruit and vegetable benefits increase through September
28 Jun

WIC fruit and vegetable benefits increase through September

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Submitted by the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority The WIC Program (Women, Infant, and Children’s Supplemental Food Program) helps support and improve the nutrition of pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants and children. Starting June 1, the fruit and vegetable benefits for WIC participants increased to $35 per participant for four months. Previously, the value of the fruit and vegetable voucher was $9 for children and $11 for women. PTHA’s WIC program is scheduling appointments in-person and through telehealth. If you are pregnant or have children under age 5, call us to see if you are eligible. You might qualify for WIC…
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PTHA to host Summer Festival on June 19
18 May

PTHA to host Summer Festival on June 19

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Submitted by the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority PTHA will host its first Summer Festival "Let's Keep Tobacco Sacred!" on June 19. This event will be jam packed with activities for both youth and adults, with helpful tobacco prevention education. Come take part in our Fun Walk/Run, scavenger hunt with prizes, and “take the pledge not to smoke” obstacle course! Details: What: Summer Festival “Let’s Keep Tobacco Sacred” When: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 19 Where: Chief Leschi Schools, 5625 52nd St. East, Puyallup Who: All are welcome. Not ready to quit smoking? That’s okay, come join in…
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Stories from the heart: Admin staff share why they got the COVID-19 vaccine
17 Mar

Stories from the heart: Admin staff share why they got the COVID-19 vaccine

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Compiled by Puyallup Tribal News Staff Shannel Janzen, Wrap Around Program Manager Why I got the COVID-19 vaccine… I wanted to first off start by saying thank you to the tribe and our health clinic staff for the opportunity to receive the vaccine. I received the vaccine for many reasons. • I wanted to protect all the community members I work with. • I got it for all the Elders in my life. • I got it for myself, because I would rather feel sick for a day than risk what might happen if I got the virus. • I…
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11 Jan

Tribal Elders among first protected with COVID vaccine

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By Lisa Pemberton, Puyallup Tribal News Editor In late December, former Puyallup Tribal Chairwoman Ramona Bennett, Cultural Director Connie McCloud, Elders Advisory Board Member Teddy Simchen and Charlene Matheson, past Chair of the Elders Advisory Board, and were among the first Tribal Elders to get COVID-19 vaccines. Residents and staff at the House of Respect also received the vaccine. Bennett described the shot as “relatively painless.” “It’s terrible that all you see (on TV) is needles that look like railroad spikes, but the needles that they actually use are very tiny,” she said. “I will say my shoulder was a…
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