Community Health Services
Community Health Services enables members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to achieve optimal health by improving each individual's health knowledge, attitudes and practices. The responsibilities of community screening for health problems, health education, prevention and follow-up of medical care are accomplished through the services offered at the three primary field clinics. The program provides health education to patients alone and in groups and in patients homes. The program maintains major responsibilities for many specific programs including:
- Audiology (Otitis Media) Screening for hearing problems is provided by an Audiometric Technician to kindergarten, first grade, third grade, twelfth grade and teacher and clinic referrals.
- Optometry a licensed optometrist gives eye examinations and makes fittings, adjustments and minor repairs to eye glasses.
- Tuberculosis surveillance staff screen for tuberculosis and follow-up on all persons exposed to assure appropriate care.
- Diabetic retinopathy a screening program and a diabetic retinopathy registry is maintained by the staff. Once every year each person with diabetes is given an appointment for a diabetic retinopathy examination.