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Family Spirit Nurture – Preventing Early Childhood Obesity

Family Spirit Nurture: Provides support for exclusive breastfeeding, and delaying the introduction of solid foods until the child is 6 months of age Promotes responsive feeding, including recognizing hunger and satiety cues Promotes the creation of safe play spaces for infants and toddlers in the home Provides psychosocial support and activities to help reduce stress,

Focus Area: Diabetes & Obesity PreventionEarly Childhood DevelopmentParenting

Associated Location(s): GallupNavajo NationShiprockWhite Mountain ApacheWhiteriver

Family-Based, Culturally Centered Diabetes Intervention with Ojibwe Communities

We are enhancing the previously developed Together on Diabetes program (implemented 2011-2015 in the southwestern United States) for implementation with Midwestern tribes and evaluating its effect through a wait-list randomized control trial. The enhancement of this project will build off of the Gathering for Health project’s findings that historical trauma and contemporary stressors are associated

Focus Area: Diabetes & Obesity Prevention

Together Overcoming Diabetes (Niwii-shaagoojitoomin izhi-maamawi)

CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE AN INTIAL INTEREST FORM!!! CALL the study phone line: (218) 221-6983 CLICK HERE print forms to bring to your healthcare provider. 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