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"Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith and Cherokee Nation Home Health Services CEO Rick Richards join with the group’s Board of Directors, staff and members." TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA – The Cherokee Nation recently joined with several community leaders in the opening of the tribe’s new offices for Cherokee Nation Home Health Services, Inc. (CNHHS). “This is a program that provides a great service to the people,” said Chad Smith, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. “The staff is to be commended for the work they do in their service to others.” CCHHS is a tribal, nonprofit corporation organized for the purpose of providing home health services. It is Medicare and Medicaid certified to provide state-licensed home health care to not only Native Americans, but to the public in general. The organization provides life-enhancing home and community-based health services with compassion and integrity to those in need of home medical assistance. Service areas include counties within the jurisdictional boundaries of the Cherokee Nation. CNHHS is divided into three categories: home health, health outreach and hospice care. Home health services include physical and occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services and some medical supplies. Health outreach services include personal care aides, homemaker chores, skilled care and some medications. Hospice care provides care for terminally ill patients and their families. “This new facility is a way we can reintroduce ourselves and what we have to offer to the community,” said Rick Richards, Chief Executive Officer of CNHHS. “It’s a time of renewal for us as agency staff.” For more information on Cherokee Nation Home Health Services, call 456-5051.

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