HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, PREVENTION, AND WELLNESS PROMOTION FOR NATIVE AMERICAN ELDERS PROGRAM

California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc. (CIMC) was awarded a grant from The California Wellness Foundation (TCWF)for the CIMC Healthy Lifestyles, Prevention, and Wellness Promotion for Native American Elders Program. This program has been funded to help disseminate health information, provide healthy aging workshops, develop reading corners on health issues at tribes and to start exercise programs at participating tribes. Program services are provided to elders and youth of the 27 participating tribes as well as any individual interested in learning about healthy aging. The direct service objective is to provide comprehensive educational outreach regarding disease prevention/maintenance, healthy aging education, exercise and nutrition to tribal elders and youth. Program services include: Disseminating printed health information Facilitating health information workshops Providing assistance with starting a exercise/health program in tribal communities Participating Tribes •Big Pine Paiute Tribe of Owens Valley •Hoopa Valley Tribe •San Pasqual Reservation •Big Sandy Rancheria •La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians •Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians •Big Valley Rancheria •Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation •Santa Ysabel Reservation •Bishop Paiute Tribe •Manchester Point Arena Band of Pomo Indians •Sherwood Valley Rancheria •Cahto Tribe of Laytonville Rancheria •Pala Band of Mission Indians •Susanville Indian Rancheria •Cahuilla Band of Indians •Pauma Band of Mission Indians •Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians •Cold Springs Mono Tribe •Redwood Valley Rancheria •Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California •Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians •Robinson Rancheria   •Fort Bidwell Reservation •Round Valley Indian Tribe