Cultivating Health & Wellness in Older Adulthood

This event hosted by CPNHS Behavioral Health Services will feature an expert panel on medicine, psychology, social work, and more addressing health and wellness in older adulthood, with a Q&A period to follow.

Festival health screenings will be available

Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health Services will be offering primary care and other services on Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29 during the 2024 Family Reunion Festival.

Thriving with Diabetes group class

The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health Services Diabetes Program will offer this class for individuals with diabetes to review and discuss the 7 self-care behaviors of diabetes: healthy coping, healthy eating, being active, taking medications, monitoring, reducing risks, and problem solving.

An Introduction to Intuitive Eating

Join us for an introduction to the principles of intuitive eating as we explore what it would look like to re-discover the joy of eating with Registered Dietitian Alyssa Williams.

CPN 2023 Flu Drive

Free Flu Shots while supplies last or until 12 p.m. Ages 3+. Limited supply of high-dose available for 65+. Located at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Community Development Center across from FireLake Discount Foods.

Hownikan Podcast: July 2022

This episode discusses CPN Health Service’s new telehealth platform for all Tribal members in the U.S., makes a visit to a recent opioid overdose awareness event held by CPN Behavioral Health and talks with District 7 Legislator Mark Johnson about his reelection in June.

CPN lends a hand to communities struck by tornados

Following a series of severe storms in southeastern Oklahoma this May, CPN’s Emergency Management, FireLake Discount Foods, Health Services, Workforce Development and Social Services, and Grand Casino Hotel & Resort all mobilized to partner with nonprofit aid groups and the affected communities to respond to the disaster.

Health screenings offered during Festival

Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health Services will be offering health screenings and other services on Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25 during the 2022 Family Reunion Festival. Tribal members may also schedule an appointment at the health clinic during their visit to Shawnee.

Overdose Awareness Community Event

This event highlights the alarming increase of accidental overdose deaths due to fentanyl and how it is affecting Oklahoma, and about resources available to help save lives.

Epilepsy Awareness Day provides education for seizure prevention, safety

March 26, 2022, is Epilepsy Awareness Day, and more than 51,000 Indigenous people live with the disorder in the United States, according to the Epilepsy Foundation of America. Epilepsy affects more than 3.4 million Americans, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making it the fourth most common neurological disorder. Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health Services Primary Care Physician Dr. Patrick Kennedye treats and guides patients as part of their team of doctors, and sat down with the Hownikan to talk about epilepsy diagnosis, safety and treatment.