To help increase awareness and prevent child abuse, the Family Advocacy Center (FAC) and multiple Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community departments held a Circus Celebration Drive-Up event on Friday, April 1, to kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month.  “We are very excited about this event. We got circus performers and 12 booths that were decorated […]

The River People Health Center (RPHC) is now fully open to Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members, all other tribal enrollees and their family members under the age of 18. All services are now open, including primary care (family practice, pediatrics and internal medicine) as well as dental, optometry, podiatry and physical therapy. “The only […]

Projector Coordinator Maria Jagles of the Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family (GOYFF) has been working with departments of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to tackle the opioid abuse problem under the Helping O’odham and Piipaash Excel (HOPE) grant. The grant was received through the GOYFF Partnership for Success.  The five-year grant, which […]

During February, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Health Educator Vurlene Notsinneh-Bowekaty hosted Zoom workshops titled “Healthy Teen Dating: What Every Parent Should Know” and “Dating Matters: Healthy Relationships for Teens.” The goal was to help raise awareness about teen dating violence and help educate teens and their parents about these issues.  The workshops touched on […]

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is officially back on track as one of the Top 10 Healthiest Employers in the Valley in 2020 and 2021, according to the Phoenix Business Journal. WellPath, the Community’s wellness program, ranked No. 9 in the Phoenix market’s list of large employers for 2021. The Community was also previously […]

After a significant rise in active cases of COVID-19 in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community as of January 21, with 537 total cases and eight people hospitalized, the number of active cases dramatically decreased just over a week later to a total of 166, with three people hospitalized, on February 2. As of February […]

Diabetes Prevention Services of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community started off February with a two-day seminar on calcium and bone health held on February 1 and 2. The seminar was presented virtually through Zoom.  On the first day of the seminar, Community Health Educator Tara John discussed the benefits of calcium, how to identify […]

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and Health and Human Services Prevention and Intervention Services of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is holding a number of workshops to help educate teens and their parents on teen dating violence issues. Community Health Educator Vurlene Notsinneh-Bowekaty will be providing three Zoom workshops, Healthy Teen Dating: […]