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Cow Creek Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Project

The Cow Creek Health & Wellness Center (CCH&WC) will be conducting the third BRFSS health and Tribal programs survey. We are asking each Tribal member over the age of 18 to please help us begin planning for our next five years of programmatic development, revisions, and healthcare delivery.

It has been five years since we last asked our Tribal members to complete a survey regarding their health status. This data has been used to develop new programs and services within the Cow Creek Health & Wellness Center. Examples of feedback-inspired services include: adding dental to future services, the new clinic in Canyonville, radiology services, cancer prevention, cooking classes, clinical tobacco cessation programs, and possible future clinical expansion of specialty care, like chiropractic and massage therapy, physical therapy, and pharmacy.

This survey will once again be administered by staff from the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB), and all information will remain confidential: no names or other identifying data will be given. Their staff will first call and set up an appointment to conduct the survey within the following week.

Our plan is to contact everyone by phone to conduct a 45-60 minute survey. Surveying will begin April 1st, 2022, with plans to conclude by the end of June 2022. Each Tribal member who participates will receive a$100 gift card. Results will be highlighted in the September 2022 newsletter, and preliminary highlights will be available at the August 2022 General Council meeting.

Please be watching for a letter from the Tribal Chairman explaining the survey process in detail. Your input and information is VITAL to the planning of future healthcare programs and clinical services.

There is now a toll-free phone number that Tribal members can call: 1-888-305-5105.  Call the number to get a return call within 24 hours to schedule your one-hour survey. You can also wait for them to call you to schedule a time to take the survey.