A new series of sessions for people with diabetes is beginning on August 31. Called Diabetes Among Friends, the five-week peer-based curriculum is open to Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members age 18 and over, tribal employees, people with diabetes and caregivers of people with diabetes. The series will take place every Tuesday and Wednesday […]

Some people are finding it easy to move on and go back to living their lives like they did before the COVID-19 pandemic. But for others, it’s a little tougher. Many people lost loved ones to COVID-19, or lost their jobs; for others, it just might have been difficult emotionally to isolate themselves from family […]

By Tasha Silverhorn The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Health and Human Services Department has some news and updates to share with Community members. COVID-19 Variants If you have been following the news on COVID-19, you may have heard about the new variants of the virus. There are multiple variants, with four notable ones active […]

The “It Takes a Village” Maternal Wellness Series is coming to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community virtually via MS Teams on August 12, 19 and 26 from 2 to 4 p.m. The free workshop series is produced and hosted by author, curandera and natural foods chef Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz (Xicana/Tewa) with assistance from the […]

On June 30, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council approved a COVID-19 vaccination incentive for SRPMIC members to increase the number of enrolled members getting vaccinated. Currently, only 29% of SRPMIC enrolled members living in Arizona have received the COVID-19 vaccination. A total of 1,947 are fully vaccinated and 201 have received one of […]

As temperatures start to rise, it’s important to drink enough liquids to keep your body properly hydrated. Being dehydrated means you are losing more water than you take in. According to the U.S. National Research Council, it is recommended that a person should drink eight to 10 glasses of water each day, with each glass […]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15, and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Senior Services Department (SSD)/Adult Protective Services (APS) team wants to bring to light some things to look out for while protecting our elders from preventable harm. To acknowledge this day, APS will be hosting its own Community Elder Abuse Awareness […]

Do you have unused or expired prescription medications? At two locations in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community you can dispose of those old medications safely. The Salt River Police Department has operated a Prescription Pill Dropoff Box at the Main Station for the last seven years where SRPMIC members may drop off their unused […]