Page 11 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - March 2024

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Protect

your gut

health Top: Chehalis tribal elders attend
the Colon Cancer Awareness event.
Left: Dr. Chau-Glendinning presents
information to increase awareness
to a group of community members.
Colorectal cancer
prevention education
provides wealth
of information Beans – the more

By Bobbie Bush you eat them, the
A giant inflatable colon greeted less they make
guests for an evening of cancer you fart.
prevention education at 5 p.m. – DIETITIAN AND
March 12 in the Chehalis Tribal
Community Center. NUTRITIONIST
The Chehalis Tribe Wellness CATHY VISSER
Program in collaboration with
South Puget Intertribal Planning
Agency’s Comprehensive Cancer
Control program hosted dinner
and an educational workshop for grain crackers finished with a
Colon Health Month. scrumptious berry crisp.
Christina Hicks, Community Visser emphasized the
Wellness Program Manager, importance of a high-fiber diet
welcomed 22 tribal and and focus on gut health to help
community members in the easy to complete. recommendation has changed prevent colon cancer along with
Gathering Room. Dr. Chau-Glendinning also with primary screening suggested other health challenges. She said
Dr. Chau-Glendinning opened provided details on various to occur at age 45. legumes, beans and lentils are
with an informative PowerPoint screening tests for prevention and Also highlighted is the need to high in fiber.
presentation. She also handed detection of colon cancer. The know your family’s health history “Beans – the more you eat
out a Centers for Disease Control doctor made it clear that a full to determine what age you should them, the less they make you
colorectal cancer screening fact colonoscopy is the gold standard begin colon health screening. fart,” Visser said, which is good
sheet. Her presentation was very for screening prevention and A delicious meal was prepared news for those who experience
helpful in describing the process detection. by Dietitian and Nutritionist initial discomfort when adding
of an annual iFOBT (immuno- Screening guides have Cathy Visser. She made a beans to a balanced diet.
fecal occult blood test) as a changed through the years. delicious fresh salad, lentil and Those who joined the group
one-step screening for revealing Previously, the recommended age vegetable soup, baked salmon,
hidden blood in stool. The test is to start screening was 55. That sliced baguette, cheese and whole See CANCER / page 12