New Teaching Tools Foster Science and Diabetes Education in Native American Schools
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For Immediate Release
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
301-496-3583
News Advisory
New Teaching Tools Foster Science and Diabetes Education in Native American Schools
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The Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools’ (DETS) “Health is Life in Balance” K-12 curriculum will be launched by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Indian Health Service (IHS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and eight tribal colleges and universities. Also joining the launch are the Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee and health administrators, educators and providers from approximately 400 Indian Health Service, Tribal and Urban diabetes programs.
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For many years type 2 diabetes has disproportionately affected adults in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The disease is now affecting native youth at an alarming rate. The science of diabetes and tribal traditions are key components of this first-of-its-kind K-12 curriculum. The purpose of DETS is two-fold: to empower native youth with the knowledge to prevent or delay diabetes in those at risk and to inspire students to pursue careers in health and science.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) Rooms 4018-4019 4th St. and Independence Avenue S.W. Washington, D.C. 20560
Media Briefing: 11:00 a.m.
Contact: Joanne Gallivan or Joan Chamberlain, 301-496-3583, NIDDKMedia@mail.nih.gov Griffin P. Rodgers, MD, MACP, Director, NIDDK/NIH
Buford Rolin, Chairman, Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Co-Chair, Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee
Janet Belcourt, MPH, Director, NIDDK Diabetes Program, Stone Child College, Rocky Boy, MT
Kelly Acton, MD, MPH, FACP, Director, Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention, IHS
Ann Albright, PhD, RD, Director, Division of Diabetes Translation, CDC
Lawrence Y.C. Agodoa, MD, FACP, Director, Office of Minority Health Research Coordination, NIDDK/NIH
Sanford Garfield, PhD, Director, Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools, NIDDK/NIH
Round Dance: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Contact: Gale Marshall, 828-421-5553, detslaunchadmin@mac.com A public Round Dance in the NMAI atrium will be sponsored by Haskell Indian Nations University and directed by Alvin and Jonathan Windy Boy (Chippewa Cree-Rocky Boy, MT). “Honoring Native Health Warriors” Walk: 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
NIDDK conducts and supports research in diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases, nutrition, and obesity; and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases. Spanning the full spectrum of medicine and afflicting people of all ages and ethnic groups, these diseases encompass some of the most common, severe, and disabling conditions affecting Americans. For more information about NIDDK and its programs, see www.niddk.nih.gov.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — The Nation’s Medical Research Agency — includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.
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From the Sky; Stories in Song from Native North America
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msemailsignature Mona M Smith
Producer/director/media artist
Allies: media/art
The Ded Unkunpi Projects
4720 32nd Avenue South
Mpls., MN 55406
612.721.8055
From the Sky; Stories in Song from Native North America
also available from iTunes and other music download services.
Sherry, Joseph “Sonny” L. Of Hastings & Woodbury Retired Ford Motor Co. Age 84, passed away on October 26, 2008. Survived by his wife of 64 years, Irene, three daughters; Tami (Dennis) Mitchell, Dawn (Donn) Sorenson, Loretta Ann (Jerry) Lee, his son, Joe (Teresa) Sherry, 11 grandchildren; Joy (Jeff), Brian (Jenn), Nathan, Mason (Laura), Meghan, Desiree (Justin), Ellen, Ben, Rachael, Matt & Luke, 4 great-grandchildren; Nikolas, Jack, Cooper & Makenzie, his brother; Jack Sherry, two sisters; Marion Schickling & Lucille Foster, his sister-in-laws; Pat & Bernie Sherry and brother-in-law, Phil Juneau. He was preceded by his brothers; Tom & Don and sisters, Elsie & Lorraine. Funeral Mass, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 30, 2008, ST. RITA CATHOLIC CHURCH, 8694 80th Street, Cottage Grove, visitation on Wednesday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 7:00 p.m. at Kok Funeral Home, 7676 80th Street and after 9:30 a.m., Thursday at church, Burial, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Cemetery, Hastings. 651-459-2875
