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Everyone ages 18 and older can get a COVID-19 booster shot per CDC recommendation OSAGE RESERVATION, OKLA. (November 22, 2021) – Following Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations, the Wahzhazhe Health Center (WZZHC) has expanded the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 and Moderna Vaccine for individuals 18 years of age after completion of an FDA-authorized or approved primary COVID-19 vaccine or

Community members are urged to closely monitor symptoms, test regularly, stay home if sick OSAGE RESERVATION, OKLA. (June 8, 2022) – The month of June is a uniquely special time of gathering for the Wahzhazhe. The Wahzhazhe Health Center urges our community to take careful precautions in an effort to keep our community safe, especially our most vulnerable. Please review the following information

Individuals must be eligible for booster per Center for Disease Control Recommendations OSAGE RESERVATION, OKLA. (September 30, 2021) – The Osage Nation Wahzhazhe Health Center (WZZHC) is now providing Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine Booster to eligible individuals, per Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations. CDC recommends that the following groups should receive a booster shot of

Traveling Trunks filled with Osage cultural items to be supplemented with two new trunks, Osage Wedding Coat Trunk and Osage Art Trunk By Osage Nation Communications Contents from the Games Trunk at the Wah-Zha-Zhi Cultural Center. (Photo by Cody Hammer, Photojournalist ON Communications) Pawhuska, Okla., (Tuesday, June 13, 2017) — The Wah-Zha-Zhi Cultural Center (WCC) recently received a $19,706

Ribbon-cutting Ceremony at Sunrise and First day of Self-Governance for Health By ON Communications PAWHUSKA, Okla. (September 22, 2015) —The Osage Nation will take its first steps into the arena of health care self-governance on Oct. 1 with an official ribbon-cutting and prayer at sunrise for the Wahzhazhe (Osage People) Health Center at the Si-Si-Ki-The Tsi (Strong Healthy Person) Building in

By Cody Hammer, Osage Nation Communications Pawhuska, Okla., (Tuesday, November 7, 2017) — The Wahzhazhe Health Center (WZZHC) is hosting another round of community meetings throughout the month of November. Just like last year, the meetings will be hosted at different locations across Osage County. This is a free event. The purpose of the meetings is to inform potential and current clients about

Effective January 6th, 2016, the Wahzhazhe Health Center will be closed on Wednesday until noon, except for the pharmacy drive-thru window. This will be effective until March 30th, 2016.

Osage Nation Department of Natural Resources attended the 35th Intertribal Agriculture Council Conference (IAC), We Belong Here, on December 6-8, 2022. The IAC took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Virgin Hotels. The annual conference theme, We Belong Here, exemplifies the spirit of IAC governance in facing universal imbalances and walls for Native American voices received by U.S. Agriculture

Osage Nation Communities of Excellence (COE) has received a small grant from the Oklahoma City Area Inter-Trial Health Board (OKCAITHB). The Osage Nation is a board member tribe among approximately 43 tribes. OKCAITHB is a non-profit organization whose directive is “uniting for one cause … Strong Indian people making healthy choices throughout their circle of life.” This Community Health Survey is

The National Weather Service forecasted a “Polar Invasion”, which arrived with a roar in Oklahoma on Monday night, November 10. “Winter Survival” tips from Bobby Tallchief, Emergency Management Director for the Osage Nation. Ensure all smoke and carbon dioxide detectors are operational. Furnaces should be checked annually for good working condition and clean filters installed, as needed. If

The Osage Nation Education Department has published the February 2014 Workforce Newsletter. February 2014 Workforce Newsletter

Public Health Nursing, Fairfax Language, and the Community Health Representatives worked together to install raised garden beds at Fairfax Language Center. The project is part of the Grow, Gather, Hunt Program. Materials, tools, equipment, seeds, and plants were supplied to this cause by the Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country grant from Southern Plains Tribal Health Board. Fairfax Language

The granddaughter of Augustus Chouteau will receive a proclamation from Chief Standing Bear and a silver commemorative medallion This photo was taken last year inside the Osage Nation Museum’s Native American Heritage Month Mobile Museum. This coin was on display for a month long tour of Osage County/Osage Reservation public schools. It is a replica of a solid gold version that is kept in safe

A typical pharmacy dispenses medications and provides answers about over-the-counter and prescription drugs. The Wahzhazhe Health Center Pharmacy does that and so much more. “We have a variety of different clinics, programs, and services that are available to our patients,” said Shelby Lewis who holds a Doctorate of Pharmacy and has been the Clinical Pharmacist at the WZZHC Pharmacy for almost

382 employees tested negative with zero positive cases, safety efforts to continue OSAGE RESERVATION, OKLA. (September 10, 2021) – The Wahzhazhe Health Center (WZZHC) conducted an Osage Nation employee COVID-19 testing event on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Of the 382 employees tested, there were zero positive cases. Osage Nation employee COVID-19 testing is an effort to aid in identifying