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"Cherokee Nation Flame" TAHLEQUAH, OK — The Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital will be hosting a men’s health fair on Friday, January 16, from 9 a.m. until noon in Dining Rooms A and B at the hospital, located at 100 S. Bliss Avenue in Tahlequah. Activities offered for the event include blood pressure checks, blood sugar screening, body-mass-index (BMI) checks and educational information. Several groups will be on hand for information, including Cherokee Nation Home Health, Local Hospice, Cherokee Nation Cancer Programs, New Frontier Hospice, Cherokee Nation Public Health Nursing Program, Cherokee Nation Outreach, Encompass Home Health, OK Health Care Solutions, Medical Equipment Affiliates, Cornerstone Home Health, House Calls Home Health, Sol Amor Hospice, Traditions Home Care, Medi-Aire and Sooner Home Health. The health fair is free and the public is invited to attend. The program is being sponsored as part of Men’s Health Awareness Month. For more information, contact Tara Ritter at (918) 458-3302.

Related Cherokee Nation contact information:

Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager Cherokee Nation - Public Affairs Phone 918-456-0671 (Ex.2324) E-mail: ldaugherty@cherokee.org

Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation Natural Resources Specialist Phone: 918-456-0671 (ex.2843) E-mail: bpeak@cherokee.org