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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 early childhood obesity risk. The culturally-based, strengths-based lessons focus on moderating sugar intake, best infant responsive feeding practices, and healthy eating for the whole family.

Focus Area: Diabetes & Obesity PreventionEarly Childhood DevelopmentParenting

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

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)

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 to help adults living with type 2 diabetes manage their disease, prevent diabetes among youth, and promote overall wellbeing. In short, this study will answer

Focus Area: Diabetes & Obesity PreventionYouth Development

Associated Location(s): Duluth, MN