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with our patients and we don’t like it.” The Tribal Health & Wellness Center is working toward implementing new procedures, using treatments such as physical therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture and opioid alternatives like anti-inflammatories and nerve pain medications. Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe says that the clinic’s policy changes are being driven by nationwide substance abuse issues, as well as recommendations from the CDC and Indian Health Service. Also, having a pharmacy …
/articles/2017/11/30/tribes-wellness-center-responding-to-nationwide-opioid-crisis/that medical care was the most common service needed by the victims of lifetime violence. Among the women seeking services, 38 percent were unable to get the help they needed. Grand Ronde Domestic Violence Prevention Coordinator Anne Falla said that intimate partner violence is not always limited to just physical abuse. “Abuse is also emotional in nature and it is easy to discredit people who report it by making them look bad,” Falla said. “For example, people will say the person making the claim has …
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