The Meskwaki Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center exists to provide alcohol and drug treatment and prevention services to the Meskwaki Tribe.
The Meskwaki Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center:
Will provide quality assessment, treatment and referral services for Meskwaki Tribe members, their decedents, significant others and other Native Americans seeking assistance. Treatment will consist of the best practices available, combined with respect and adherence to Meskwaki culture.
Will function as an interdisciplinary team, our staff will continually explore and implement innovative behavioral health interventions that improve the quality of the lives of the individual and families we serve.
Will regard patients and their families with the most dignity and respect, promoting the development of positive awareness of self.
Will respect individuality and recognize similarities within the Meskwaki culture.
Will provide a supportive environment with the belief that individuals can and do recover from chemical dependency. We will promote healthy practices that develop mental, emotional, physical and spiritual balance.
Will provide culturally sensitive, informative prevention activities for the youth, seniors, and general population of the Meskwaki Tribe.
Most bad habits start early from alcohol abuse to smoking, overeating to lack of exercise, most behaviors that lead to preventable deaths are well established by adolescents or early adulthood, according to research from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health found that diet, activity level, obesity, healthcare access, tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use, and the likelihood of acquiring a sexually transmitted disease all got worse as subjects reached adulthood. We are fortunate on the Settlement to have excellent health care available, a wellness center, and a special diabetes program. We all need to encourage our youth to establish behaviors they can carry-over to their adult life to reduce or eliminate preventable health problems.
