4400 Auburn Blvd., 2nd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95841
(916) 929-9761

Last Modified: May 22, 2008












Family & Community Health
Services Department
(FCHS)

Contents:

American Indian Youth Challenge
Injury Prevention:
    -Home SAFE
    -Bike SAFE
    -Drive SAFE, Ride SAFE
    -SAFE N.A.T.I.V.E. Communities
    -Monthly Newsletters
    -Lending Library Resources
    -Training Opportunities
    -Injury Prevention Coalition
    -Injury Prevention Links
Early Childhood Education: First 5:Community Action Grant
Nutrition
Diabetes
PHN/CHR's

  • HIV/AIDS Training

TEPTS (CDC)

  • Implementation
  • Capacity

Social Wellness

  • SAMHSA Access to Recover
  • AOP Training and Technical Assistant

Links
Newsletters

Family & Community Health Services Staff Roster

Acting Department Director: James Crouch
Asst. Dept. Dir/Nutritionist: Stacey Kennedy
Public Health Nurse: Barbara Hart
Social Welnes Program Manager : Vicki O'Connor
Tobacco Program Manager (CDC): Kurt Schweigman
Health Education Specialist I (TEPTS): Lenora Starr
Health Education Specialist II (TEPTS): Lalani Ratnayake
Health Education Spec. II (Community Challenge): Adriana Kimbriel
Health Education Specialist I (Injury Prevention): Karen Santana
Social Wellness Training Coordinator: Deborah Kawkeka
Health Education Specialist: Jennifer Parsons
Department Secretary: Angela Rosa
Tobacco Program Secretary: Shelly Martinez
Access to Recovery (ATR) Project Manager: Randal Vardan
Substance Abuse Counselor: Vacant

Family & Community Health Services Department

The focus of Family & Community Health Services (FCHS) is to provide culturally relevant health education to Indian clinic staff and their surrounding communities. It is important to preserve the traditional healthy ways of living for the Indians of California. The FCHS has developed a number of education items. The program has gained national recognition for its accomplishments. FCHS provides a broad range of family and community health services, including:
  • Public Health Nursing
  • Community Health Representative Program
  • Social Wellness
  • Public Health Vector and Injury Control
  • Nutrition
  • Health Education
  • On-site assistance for local Tribal Health Programs in the planning, design, and implementation of preventive health programs
  • Continuous updates on the latest scientific approaches to building healthy people and healthy communities.

On-site technical assistance and training will be provided upon request in the areas of public health nursing, community health representative program, social wellness, public health vector and injury control, nutrition and health education programs.Outside funding sources will be actively pursued to add to or develop needed family and community health services for member tribes and tribal organizations.On-site assistance can be provided in the development of systematic approaches to program evaluation. Changing lifestyles and community behavioral norms requires sensitivity to tribal culture and traditional values. CRIHB staff will be selected not only for knowledge of their profession, but also knowledge of California tribes and tribal cultures and interest in helping build culturally competent preventive health programs.Early Childhood Education

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