Improve support for Inform Cowlitz Indian Knowledge and Family Informed Cowlitz Indian Tribe Native American Tribe Social and Health skills of Native Caregiver Social and Health Services of informal caregivers. Services of Powerful American Support Powerful Tools for Caregivers Tools for Caregivers informal Program class and Family Caregiver classes and Family caregivers have Coordinator Conference held in Cowlitz Caregiver Conference improved. County in 2013. held in Cowlitz County As per 2014/15 schedule. Offer a Powerful Tools for Resources for Family Caregivers class in Native Caregiver Klickitat County and invite American Support Native American informal Program caregivers to attend. caregivers have Coordinator improved. 2014 date TBD Increase agency staff Conduct in-service Agency is Planning and Training had to be postponed awareness of culturally training lead by of familiar with Advocacy due to scheduling problems. sensitive issues. Cowlitz Indian Tribe culturally Manager Social and Health sensitive Services. issues. March 2014 Increase cultural Conduct training lead by Advisory Planning and Training occurred September 18. awareness of Advisory Cowlitz Indian Tribe Council Advocacy 2013, to be repeated in 2015. Council members. Social and Health members are Manager Services staff. familiar with culturally September sensitive 2015 issues. Improve nutritional Continue to provide Eligible elders Community Has occurred since 2008 and – health of Native access to Senior Farmers of the Cowlitz Services will continue. Americans. Market Nutrition Program Indian Tribe will Program Vouchers were available in 2013 vouchers. receive Manager throughout the PSA. AAADSW information June 1, 2014 provided program information about Senior and referred to distribution Farmers Market KCSS staff schedule (program is contracted vouchers. June 2014 out).
Improve support for Native American informal caregivers. Inform Cowlitz Indian Tribe Social and Health Services of Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes and Family Caregiver Conference held in Cowlitz County Offer a Powerful Tools for Caregivers class in Klickitat County and invite Native American caregivers to attend. Knowledge and skills of Native American informal caregivers have improved. Resources for Native American informal caregivers have improved. Family Caregiver Support Program Coordinator As per 2014/15 schedule. Family Caregiver Support Program Coordinator 2014 date TBD Informed Cowlitz Indian Tribe Social and Health Services of Powerful Tools for Caregivers class and Family Caregiver Conference held in Cowlitz County in 2013. Increase agency staff awareness of culturally sensitive issues. Conduct in-service training lead by of Cowlitz Indian Tribe Social and Health Services. Agency is familiar with culturally sensitive issues. Planning and Advocacy Manager March 2014 Training had to be postponed due to scheduling problems. Increase cultural awareness of Advisory Council members. Conduct training lead by Cowlitz Indian Tribe Social and Health Services staff. Advisory Council members are familiar with culturally sensitive issues. Planning and Advocacy Manager September 2015 Training occurred September 18. 2013, to be repeated in 2015. Improve nutritional health of Native Americans. Continue to provide access to Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers. Eligible elders of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe will receive information about Senior Farmers Market vouchers. Community Services Program Manager June 1, 2014 KCSS staff June 2014 Has occurred – since 2008 and will continue. Vouchers were available in 2013 throughout the PSA. AAADSW provided program information and referred to distribution schedule (program is contracted out).
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