Keeping Your Bones Healthy
Why is bone health important?
Healthy bones allow you to do the sports and other activities you love, like playing basketball, dancing, and enjoying the outdoors with your family and friends. If you don't take steps to keep your bones healthy, you can lose too much bone and develop osteoporosis, a condition in which the cones become weak and are more likely to break.
What do my bones need to stay healthy? * Calcium from dairy products, green leafy vegetables, calcium-fortified foods and beverages, and dietary supplements. * Vitamin D from fortified milk, eggs, liver, fatty fish such as salmon, and dietary supplements. * Weight-bearing or weight-resistant exercise such as walking, playing sports, or lifting weights. You can make your own hand weights by filling two empty water bottles with sand or pebbles. Find out more! The Federal Government has free, easy-to-read information about bone health. * Bone Health for Life: Health information Basics for You and Your Family. * Healthy Bones: Why They Matter for American Indians and Alaska Natives. * Exercise for Your Bone Health. ************************************************************************** Important facts about MEDICAID What is Medicaid? Medicaid is a federal-state health care program for individuals and families with low income and limited resources as determined by the State where they live. Each State has a Medicaid program; your state may have a different name for its Medicaid program. If you receive care from an Indian health program or urban Indian organization, you may still be eligible for Medicaid. What does Medicaid help pay for? There are some benefits that all states must offer. They are: * Inpatient and outpatient hospital services * Nursing homes (long-term care) * Home health (nursing care at home) * Doctor's visits * Laboratory and x-ray services *Transportation to medical care Your state can choose to offer additional benefits such as: * Prescription drugs/medicine * Vision and eyeglasses * Dental services Who may be eligible? * Pregnant women * Children (19 and under) * Older adults (65 or older) * Parents and other caretakers relatives * Individuals with certain disabilities To learn more about help available, contact your Indian Health Care Provider. Go online to find your state's medicaid Program ************************************************************************** Important facts about MEDICARE Medicare is health insurance for: * People 65 or older * People under age 65 who are disabled as determined by the Social Security Administration * People of any age with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD); permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant The Four Parts of Medicare Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage Plan) Medicare Part D (Prescription Drug Coverage) To learn more about help available, contact your indian Health Care Provider. Talk to someone who can help you find the answers, like your local: * Indian Health Care Provider * Community Health Representative (CHR), * Doctor or field Nurse, * Social services office, or * 1-800-Medicare (1-800-633-4227) * Social Security Office TOO MANY ALASKA LEADERS GIVE US CIRCUS NOT LEADERSHIP www.adn.com/article/20150202/too-many-alaska-leaders-give-us-circus-not-leadership MAT-SU GETS REALITY CHECK FOR $35 MILLION RAIL EXTENSION REQUEST www.adn.com/article/20150203/mat-su-gets-reality-check-35-million-rail-extension-request OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO REQUEST $1BILLION FOR NATIVE YOUTH & TRIBAL EDUCATION IN UPCOMING BUDGET www.nativenewsonline.net/currents/obama-administration-request-1billion-native-youth-tribal-education-upcoming-budget/ A BIRTHING GROUND LIKE ANWR IS NO BATTLE GROUND www.adn.com/article/20150131/birthing-ground-anwr-no-battlefield#.VM2vU_9G3TA.twitter | 
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