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Klamath Tribal Health Wellness Center Non-Emergent Transportation Child Passenger Safety Seat Program

The Klamath Tribes Mission Statement . The mission of the Klamath Tribes is to protect, preserve and enhance the spiritual, cultural and physical values and resources of the Klamath, Modoc and Yahooskin People by maintaining the customs and heritage of our ancestors.To establish a comprehensive un

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Klamath Tribal Health Wellness Center Non-Emergent Transportation Child Passenger Safety Seat Program

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    2. The Klamath Tribes Mission Statement The mission of the Klamath Tribes is to protect, preserve and enhance the spiritual, cultural and physical values and resources of the Klamath, Modoc and Yahooskin People by maintaining the customs and heritage of our ancestors. To establish a comprehensive unity by fostering the enhancement of spiritual and cultural values through a government whose function is to protect the human and cultural resources, treaty rights and to provide for the development and delivery of social and economic opportunities for our People through effective leadership.

    3. Maps of Klamath County in the Northwest Region of the USA

    4. Klamath Tribal Health & Wellness Center The KTHFS Administration building is located in Klamath Falls, Or and the Wellness Center is located in Chiloquin, Or. Our entity has been involved with child passenger safety since 2003 We have added since June of 2009, 2 additional certified tech’s to the program team which gives us a total of 6 Tech’s. We are a child passenger safety resource center for Klamath County in regards to child passenger safety, car seat education, distribution, installation and fitting station for all people regardless of tribal affiliation or non tribal this program is for the citizens of Klamath County who are in need and low income. We do have Policies and Procedure in place for the program. Our car seat program is funded by ODOT. Other Project We are in partnership and participants with the Portland area NWIHBs 5 yr research grant called NativeCARS which stands for Native Children Always Ride Safe. This project involves 2- Oregon, 2-Washington and 2-Idaho Tribes. The project is headed up by Jodi Lapidus, she is the project investigator. She also is an associate professor and investigator for OHSU. Tam Lutz, MPH, MHA, is the project director who is responsible for communicating with the tribes. And lastly Dr Ebel from the University of Washington, is a Pediatrician W/ Harbor view injury prevention and research center. These are the main people who are overseeing this project. And if anyone is interested or would like to have more information regarding the project, let me know and I can direct you to the contacts.

    5. Klamath County Challenges The need for more tech’s in Klamath County This was met this June by adding 13 new tech’s to the county which give us 19 in total. The need for bilingual tech’s This was met this June by adding 3 ECI staff members to the Klamath County’s tech list. For us at KTHFS the car seat program has been a challenge because we are a tribal entity, but I have to say it has been a positive challenge. We have actually been blessed in this program and in the surrounding communities that we serve, it has built a bridge with our different child service agencies, parents, professionals and community members who would have never walked through ours doors. They are now feeling comfortable with who we are and that we are able to offer and extend help for the common goal of child passenger safety.

    6. NW Tribal Challenges

    7. Challenges continued A much needed change in attitudes of the tribal people starting from our elders all the way down to the youth, need to be willing to be proactive and consistent in the area of child passenger safety for all children, whether on the reservation or off, consistency is key. Cultural barriers knowing there are still tribal people on reservations using cradle boards assuming they are safe as long as they are buckled. To some this is a traditional way of life. To some, it’s their custom. Summing up All these issues that have been brought up are not easy tasks to change and many will be on going. It’s going to take many people who are passionate, persistent and child passenger safety educated to make the changes happen, will it happen over night no, in time yes, I want to say with all that was said be encouraged there are changes taken place, we have many key people who stepped up to the plate and are willing to see these changes through for the tribes. There are great Health Educators, Sherriff’s, Nurses, Fireman, Child care workers and various staff members and parents who are embracing the programs that are being offered and everyone wants to see a positive, productive and healthy safe change towards child passenger safety.

    8. Goal For Klamath Tribal Health’s Child Passenger Safety Seat Team Protecting our greatest natural resources that we have been giving in Klamath County, it’s taking the time now to be proactive and not reactive for “All our children & their safety

    9. Oregon Tribes with car seat programs WarmSprings. Grand Ronde. Cow Creek Band-Umpqua. Coquille. Confederated Tribes of the Coos-Lower Umpqua- Siuslaw Indians. Klamath Tribes.

    10. Contact Information Klamath Tribal Health Non-Emergent Transportation & Child Passenger Safety Seat Team. Amanda R. Mellentine Transportation Coordinator Supervisor and (CPST) 3949 S 6th Street Klamath Falls, Oregon 97603 (541) 882-1487 Ext. 248 Office Hours 8:30 am – 5:00 pm M-F armellentine@klm.portland.ihs.gov

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