Indian Health Council's What About Life Podcast

IHC's new Health Educators Kamaile Elderts and Mayra Grajeda sit down with David and George to talk about life! Some big announcements are also made on the show! Don't miss it!

Indian Health Council's new DV/SA Program Coordinator Jirrah Bautista joins Lisa Sherman (Elder Navigator) and David Dawson (Marketing Director) for a discussion on DV. For more information and resources call Jirrah Bautista (760) 749-1410 ext. 5326 and ext. 5281 for Lisa Sherman.

Laura and Wehay (The Quisquises) join David, Lisa, and George on the morning after the incredible Sycuan Fashion show to recap the evening's events. Laura expresses how saying "yes" to herself has lead to becoming a runway model at a time in her life where she'd have never thought such a thing would happen. And Wehay opens up about his own journey to self-discovery and the ups and downs it took to get where he is. They also dig deep into the history of their relationship and how they've found drive, support and peace in each other.

David and Lisa are joined by Britni Mushet and Teresa Padilla from the Warner Springs Community Resource Center to talk about the good works they are doing for some of our most remote tribal members. warnerhub.org warnerspringscenter.org The Warner Springs Community Resource Center Open House Summer Showcase is July 22nd 11am-3pm. Check out the sites above for more information!

This week IHC's PEI team sit down with the incredible Joely Proudfit, PhD. Joely holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in political science with an emphasis in public policy and American Indian Studies from Northern Arizona University and a B.A. in political science with emphasis in public law from California State University Long Beach. She serves as Director of the California Indian Culture and Sovereignty Center (CICSC) and Department Chair of American Indian Studies at CSU San Marcos. She shares with us her personal journey from her humble childhood beginnings to her appointment by President Barack Obama to the 2016 National Advisory Council on Indian Education. She's truly a shining example of how much we can all accomplish with hard work, dedication, and with the kindness and generosity of others. She also drops some exciting news for Netflix's Spirit Rangers. https://joelyproudfitphd.com

Lisa Sherman, IHC's new Elder Navigator sits down with George and David to talk about her history with IHC, the exciting new things happening with American Indian Veterans Association, and how much fun the recent SoCal Senior Chair Volleyball League was!

Acorns to Oak Trees’ founder, Season Goodpasture, is a marriage and family therapist and is Maidu and Paiute and a member of the Susanville Indian Rancheria in Northern California. Season’s husband, James Goodpasture, is Cupeno and he and their four children (Harley, Huntley, Holley, and Hudson) are members of the Pala Band of Mission Indians in Southern California. Season’s passion has been to serve tribal families and communities through infrastructure and capacity building and programmatic development in areas of child welfare, education, mental health, and tribal court. Acorns to Oak Trees was inspired by Season and James’s oldest daughter, Harley, who has Autism Spectrum Disorder and their journey of discovering the Regional Center and navigating its system. Having lived and worked in Indian country for many years, Season realized that there were many service access and equity barriers that existed for tribal families with special needs, primarily due to lack of awareness and the huge disconnect between most Regional Centers and tribal communities. www.acorns2oak.com (760) 638-9668

IHC's TEPOC (Tobacco Education Prevention Outreach Cessation) Coordinator, Chase Kornacki joins the podcast to chat with David and George about her program and her background and future in healthcare.

Our friend Marisa Yepa rejoins the podcast on Valentine's Day to talk about the importance of LOVE and how we express and receive it.

Juana Majel-Dixon, Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians, joins the podcast with other members of the Pauma-Rincon Tribal Sexual Assault Response Team: Sonia Develez, Registered Nurse/Sexual Assault Nurse and Det. Sgt. Hazel Martinez. Joining David on hosting duties is Beth Turner, Director IHC Health Promotion and Marketing Department.  This episode covers a range of topics from Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women to survivors of sexual assault and predatory behaviors. These three incredible women share their unique perspectives as champions for victims and passionate protectors of the women of these reservations. The discussion seeks to bring light to the issue while exploring the varied ways that society, predatory culture and government has failed women. These strong women also show us how we can turn the tide on this issue and provide hope, compassion and care to women who have been victims and strength and guidance on preventing these horrific acts from ever happening again. If you are in crisis and would like to reach out to the Pauma-Rincon Tribal Sexual Assault Response Team you can call Sonia Develez directly at (760) 888-7042 or call the Pauma Tribal Phone (760) 742-1289 ext. 316 for the Sexual Assault Response Team 24/7.

What About Life welcomes our Santa Ysabel Campus Pharmacist James Pope to the podcast! We have a lively discussion with James about his time living in Hawaii, how he became a pharmacist and how that lead to his time here at IHC. We also talk about the importance of weight management and how some new prescription meds are changing the game for many people.

Get to know Tony Sheron, IHC's Physical Activities Specialist. David and George chat it up with Tony and get the low-down on IHC's gym, the importance of nutrition alongside physical activity for improved health and fitness, and we learn a little bit about the man himself. Join us for a fun and informative podcast!

It's the first podcast of 2023! And with so many New Year's resolutions being started pertaining to weight loss and exercise we thought it was the perfect time to sit down with IHC's Registered Dietician Misty Faulkner! Misty and IHC Intern Katie Sanger sit down with George and David to talk about healthy choices in nutrition that can make real differences in your physical and mental health!

David and George sit down with new PEI Health Educator Shuuluk Linton in a casual chat amongst co-workers. Shuuluk shares his background and his deeply local roots with the team as all three gentlemen get to know one another better.

Ana González Seda, MPH, Director of Programs for the Alzheimer's Association San Diego/Imperial Chapter sits down for a chat with David on Alzheimer's disease. They discuss what Alzheimer's is and how it affects those who are afflicted with it, and the people around them who are also affected by it as family, friends or caregivers. It's an important topic to discuss as Ana details that an exceptionally high number of dementia in seniors is caused by Alzheimer's and it unfortunately affects POC in higher rates. #endalz #ihcsd Alzheimer's Association San Diego/Imperial Chapter: (800) 272-3900 alz.org/sandiego alz.org/español

Karan Kolb and Elizabeth Schenker (Lizzie) from IHC's Tribal Family Services (TFS) join the podcast! They discuss Trauma Informed Care, understanding generational trauma and the successes and expansion of their My Two Aunties program.

Margaux Stack-Babich, MPH and Karina Moyano, MPH, Community Outreach and Engagement Manager UCSD Moores Cancer Center, join the podcast to talk about working alongside Dr. Calac on SD PATH (San Diego Protecting AgainsT HPV). There is so much to learn about HPV, the effectiveness of the HPV vaccine, and how HPV affects the native communities in a harder way, and some positive local news regarding HPV in today's episode. Learn more at the SD PATH site: https://moorescancercenter.ucsd.edu/outreach/hpv-vaccination-workgroup.html

Javier Guerrero, CEO of Coastal Roots Farm,  a regenerative organic farm, joins the podcast to talk about their programs making food available through equitable access with dignity, education and outreach to everyone. Coastal Roots also makes a concerted effort to provide organic, fresh produce, to indigenous communities in the farthest reaches of San Diego county through their own programs and in efforts alongside other non-profit organizations like Feeding San Diego. https://www.coastalrootsfarm.org for more information on the farm and their programs.

Oct. 24-28 is Red Ribbon Week in the United States. (Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco, and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed annually in October in the United States. It began as a tribute to fallen DEA special agent Enrique Camerena in 1985.) IHC's substance abuse counselor Tina Garcia and TOR Program Coordinator Charles Rodriguez joins David, Art and George to discuss fentanyl abuse, drug and alcohol abuse and the importance of expressing feelings and compassion for one another.

Wendy Schlater is a dual citizen of the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians and the U.S. In March 2019, Wendy was elected Vice Chairwoman for her Tribe, her third term as an elected tribal leader. Wendy also serves as Program Director of La Jolla’s Avellaka Program addressing safety for Native women on her Reservation. In this capacity, she organized the La Jolla Native Women’s Advisory Committee to host the first annual Inter-Tribal Sexual Assault Awareness Walk in 2010, which continues today traveling from reservation to reservation. One of Wendy’s passions is to assert and utilize tribal sovereignty to bring much needed services to her people.  Wendy is also a member of the San Diego County Sexual Assault Response Team Committee and a Tribal Subcommittee member of the Violence Against Women Act Committee. Wendy is a founding Board member of a non-profit tribal coalition, the Strong Hearted Native Women’s Coalition and the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, for which she currently serves as NIWRC’s Board of Directors’ Treasurer. NIWRC is a national tribal nonprofit dedicated to restoring tribal sovereignty to increase Native women’s safety. Throughout her career, she has advocated for Native LGBTQ/2Spirit youth and adults, tribal youth, health, education, land, environmental issues and safety for Native women, developing innovative ways to create Tribal responses and programs respective of her people’s customs and traditions. Native American Hotline "Strong Hearts Helpline"  1-844-7-NATIVE National Indigenous Women's Resource Center www.niwrc.org Avellaka (760) 742-8628