Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention - Leading the effort to treat and prevent diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives |
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These materials are designed for your American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) clients, program participants, and community members to help them prevent or manage diabetes. Anyone can use this web page to order these materials. Staff can distribute the materials during education classes and wellness events (large orders are accepted if in stock), or place anywhere your clients gather, so they can take them home. Community members are encouraged to order enough for family members and friends. Click on the “Order Now!” button to order from the online catalog. Tell us what you think about this page. Send an email to: diabetesprogram@ihs.gov 
Curriculum provides basic information about health and wellness, not about diabetes, for youth ages 8-12 and their parents/caregivers. Health professionals working in AI/AN communities can use the curriculum in a one-on-one setting. 
Curriculum provides basic information about type 2 diabetes and general wellness for adolescents ages 13-18 who are at risk for type 2 diabetes. Health professionals can use the curriculum as a framework for diabetes education when working in AI/AN communities. 
Four Positive, Confident, Happy Teens Talk About Having Diabetes - An uplifting 20-minute video that gives hope to teens who have diabetes and their families. It features typical Native teens, going to school, wanting to fit in with peers. They overcame feelings of shame, fear and anger, learned how to be healthy with diabetes, and lead lives filled with meaningful goals. Created to accompany Youth Staying Healthy – A Type 2 Diabetes Curriculum for Teens (order from online catalog) 
These easy-to-use, one-page sheets show common foods and drinks alongside multiple sugar cubes and teaspoons illustrating amounts of sugars and fats. Help your clients understand where many of their diets’ sugars and fats may be coming from, and start making changes to reduce blood sugar levels and lose weight. Available in colored tablets of 50 sheets (order) or PDFs (download). 
Inspirational, educational reading for youth in middle school, or can be read to younger children, this 236-page novel picks up where the Eagle Books ended, but the Native children have grown up and are young teens. The message of how to prevent diabetes remains clear, and additional messages are added: the importance of valuing tradition and protecting Mother Earth, and how to act with integrity. Full of action-packed adventure and mystery, with captivating drawings and beautiful, full-color illustrations. 
The Eagle Books are a series of four books that are brought to life by wise animal characters - Mr. Eagle and Miss Rabbit - who engage Rain That Dances and his young friends in the joy of physical activity, eating healthy foods, and learning from their elders about health and diabetes prevention. 
310 page 90-Day Wellness Journal that is designed to help you on your journey to wellness. Listen to the words of Tribal Community Members and let the words inside you be your guide to good health of mind, body and spirit. Write down your thoughts and feelings each day. This journal is provided in a collaborative effort of the Indian Health Service Division of Diabetes, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Diabetse Prevention Center, and Indian Health Service Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee. 
This 244 page book is a collection of wise words envisioned from members of the Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee and other Indian community members. They are shared so that the fight against diabetes can be won. They are voiced so that all my find the river within. 
A true story of a Paiute/Dine woman's journey with diabetes. Barbara Mora wrote this book to help other American Indians, Alaska Natives and all those who are beginning their journeys with diabetes. 
In this 3-CD set, Barbara Mora narrates her book with heartfelt emotion and humor. Her husband, Bob, sets the stage with beautiful flute music. The chapters come alive with the sounds of eagle cries, a crackling fire, and even a rooster crowing. Listen to this book on CD while driving, give the set to an elder, or gather teens together to listen to Barbara's storytelling. 
A series of 15 - 23 page booklets that describe the how's and why's of: eyes, feet, kidneys, pregnancy, teeth, heart, insulin and physical activity. See complete list of booklets in Online Catalog |
