Programs

Family Spirit Nurture

Family Spirit Nurture is a home visiting module designed for and with Native American families to promote healthy infant feeding and growth in the first year of life and reduce

Focus Area: Diabetes & Obesity PreventionEarly Childhood DevelopmentParenting

Associated Location(s): Chinle, AZFort Defiance, AZNavajo NationShiprock, NMWhite Mountain ApacheWhiteriver, AZ

Feast for the Future

What is Feast for the Future?Feast for the Future is a model program that promotes Native communities’ capacity to strengthen local food systems through the power of their traditions. The

Focus Area: Diabetes & Obesity Prevention

NativeVision

    About NativeVision The mission of the NativeVision program is to empower Native American youth to realize their full (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual) potential through the promotion of

Focus Area: Diabetes & Obesity PreventionSubstance Use & PreventionYouth Development

Together on Diabetes

American Indian youth are affected by obesity and type 2 diabetes at disproportionate rates. These chronic health issues are complex; prevention and treatment requires a comprehensive and holistic approach. Utilizing

Focus Area: Diabetes & Obesity Prevention

Together Overcoming Diabetes (Niwii-shaagoojitoomin izhi-maamawi)

This study is funded by the National Institute of Diabetes, and Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (DK091250) and is a home-based, family-centered diabetes intervention program for Ojibwe communities. Our goal is

Focus Area: Diabetes & Obesity PreventionYouth Development

Associated Location(s): Duluth, MN

Yéigo! Chinle Youth Lifestyle Management Initiative

We partnered with Chinle Indian Health Service Public Health and Health Promotion Programming to create a school-based obesity and diabetes prevention initiative for local youth. The partnership was created to

Focus Area: Diabetes & Obesity PreventionYouth Development

Associated Location(s): Chinle, AZNavajo Nation