The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307), awarded a $608,701 Project Grant to Arizona State University to implement the "SMARTSTART: A Digitally-Enhanced Diabetes Self-Management Intervention for Low-Income People Newly Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes." This grant aims to address the disproportionate burden of poor health outcomes experienced by low-income populations who are...
This Project Grant award of $1,200,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health (CFDA 93.137) program supports "The Pathways Project: Community Level Innovations for Improving Diabetes Health Outcomes." The project aims to increase access to diabetes preventative services, improve health outcomes, and reduce social determinants of health barriers related to economic stability...
The New Mexico Diabetes Advisory Council (NMDAC) will receive $599,288 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) on May 1, 2023. The funding supports NMDAC's work to increase participation in chronic disease self-management education programs in New Mexico through April 30, 2027. Specifically, NMDAC will introduce the Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives for Seniors (PEARLS) and expand existing...
This Project Grant award of $711,791 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), will fund a longitudinal cohort study to investigate the epidemiology and etiology of type 2 diabetes (T2D) among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander adolescents and young adults. The study, conducted by Kaiser Foundation Hospitals' Kaiser Foundation Research...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service (CFDA 93.933 - Demonstration Projects for Indian Health) provides $1,500,000 over five years (Feb 1, 2025 - Jan 31, 2030) to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Tucson, Arizona. The funding will support the development and documentation of culturally appropriate opioid prevention, treatment, recovery, and aftercare services for the Pascua Yaqui tribal community. Key objectives include increasing public...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $501,482 Cooperative Agreement under the Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health program (CFDA 93.421) to the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska. This 5-year grant, effective from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will support the tribe's initiatives to prevent obesity, diabetes, and heart disease in their Alaska Native community. Key activities...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health awarded a $561,318.26 Project Grant under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health (CFDA 93.137) program to Icna Relief USA Programs, a non-profit organization and community development corporation. The project, titled "INSPIRE-D: Integrated Nutrition and Screening Program for Informed Risk Education for Diabetes Prevention," aims to address social determinants of health and improve diabetes outcomes...
The Denver Indian Health and Family Services (DIHFS) organization received a $736,456 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Investigations and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 93.283). The award will fund DIHFS to continue and expand culturally appropriate chronic disease prevention, management, and control services for American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) individuals and families in the Denver metropolitan area. Key services to be provided...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), is intended to evaluate the real-world impact of the Inflation Reduction Act's provisions on insulin affordability and health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes. The $749,566 award, effective January 1, 2025 through November 30, 2028, will leverage data from the OptumsLabs Data...
This Cooperative Agreement award, titled "STRENGTHENING CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT IN AMERICAN SAMOA: DATA-DRIVEN AND CULTURALLY TAILORED APPROACHES", is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Cooperative Agreements for Diabetes Control Programs (CFDA 93.988). The $114,100 award, effective June 28, 2025 through June 27, 2030, will support the American Samoa Department of Health in implementing evidence-based strategies to prevent and...
SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAM FOR INDIANS - AS 2022 IS COMING TO AN END. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COMING 2023 FISCAL YEAR, AND BEING ABLE TO IMPLEMENT DIFFERENT PLANS FOR THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS. YOUTH DIABETES PREVENTION, PHYSICAL FITNESS ACTIVITIES, IDEAL PROTEIN PROTOCOL, VARIOUS TRIBAL SPECIAL EVENTS, AND GROUP EDUCATION CLASSES GEARED TOWARDS TRIBAL AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. DIABETES AS YOU KNOW IS A CHRONIC DISEASE THAT TODAY NO ONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT OR ADDRESS. OUR PLAN TO BATTLE DIABETES AND HOW IT'S VIEWED AND ADDRESSED ON OUR RESERVATION IS BY THE FOLLOWING. AGE MATTERS WHEN IT COMES TO DIABETES PREVENTION, CARE, AND MAINTENANCE. WITHIN OUR YOUTH DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM WE WORK WITH OUR TRIBAL YOUTH EVERY WEEK ON THE FOLLOWING. P.E. CLASSES FOR THE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND SCHOOL ON THE RESERVATION; ONCE A MONTH HOLD EDUCATION CLASSES DISCUSSING HEALTHY EATING HABITS, PREPARING HEALTHY MEALS AND SNACKS, AND THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A HEALTHY DIET; ALSO OF THE IMPORTANCE OF STAYING ACTIVE AND MAINTAINING A HEALTHY BODY WEIGHT AND LIFESTYLE. OUR GOAL FOR 2023 THAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IMPLEMENTING IS OUR WEEK LONG YOUTH DIABETES PREVENTION CAMP THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN MARCH OF 2023. PHYSICAL FITNESS PLAYS A MAJOR PART IN PREVENTION AND MAINTENANCE. WE WILL BE PROVIDING DAILY WORKOUT CLASSES NOT JUST TO THE DIABETICS BUT TO ALL TRIBAL MEMBERS, ALSO CONTINUING WALKING GROUPS THAT WE STARTED THAT MEETS EVERY DAY TO WALK FOR THIRTY MINUTES. ANOTHER THING WE WILL BE CONTINUING THAT A LOT OF OUR TRIBAL MEMBERS LIKED IS OUR VARIOUS WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE WE OFFER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SOMETHING NEW WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED INTO OUR PROGRAM IS IDEAL PROTEIN. IDEAL PROTEIN IS A SCIENCE BACKED WEIGHT LOSS PROTOCOL, AND WITH THE STUDIES BEHIND IT WE NOW UTILIZE IT FOR OUR DIABETICS AND OBESE TRIBAL MEMBERS. OUR TRIBAL MEMBERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE WEIGHT LOSS PROTOCOL SUCCESSFULLY HAVE HAD GREAT RESULTS NOT ONLY DID THEY COME OFF THEIR DIABETES MEDICATIONS IT ALSO MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVING AND HOW THEY FEEL BUT HELPED IN GIVING THEM A DIFFERENT OUTLOOK ON FOOD AND EDUCATION TO KEEP THE WEIGHT OFF. IT HAS ALSO MADE A DIFFERENCE IN TRIBAL MEMBERS WITH HYPERTENSION WHO'VE UTILIZED THE PROTOCOL. PLANNED FOR 2023 ARE FOUR SPECIAL EVENTS. THE PATS RUN, WHICH IS HELD EVERY APRIL IN TEMPE, AZ. IN OCTOBER THE TONTO APACHE TRIBE CELEBRATES ITS FEDERAL RECOGNITION DURING THIS TIME AND WE HOLD A FUN RUN/WALK EVERY YEAR IN HONOR OF THE TRIBE'S RECOGNITION. NOVEMBER AS WE KNOW IS DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH, AND WE PLAN TO PARTNER WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE TRIBAL ADMINISTRATION, TO HOLD ANOTHER FUN RUN/WALK TO HELP BRING MORE AWARENESS TO DIABETES PREVENTION. EDUCATION IS VERY IMPORTANT NOT ONLY FOR GOOD DIABETES MAINTENANCE BUT FOR PREVENTION AS WELL. WE HOLD MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL CLASSES; THE GOAL FOR 2023 IS ADD ANOTHER CLASS, WE HOLD MONTHLY "LUNCH & LEARN" CLASSES AS ANOTHER FORM OF EDUCATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS AND HOW DIABETES EFFECTS IT. I.H.S. ASSISTS US ONCE A MONTH AND HOLDS HEALTHY COOKING CLASSES AND DEMOS. STARTING IN 2023 WE PLAN TO IMPLEMENT MORE WEIGHT MANAGEMENT GROUP MEETING, MORE DIABETIC GROUP MEETINGS, AND NEWLY DIAGNOSED GROUP MEETINGS. ALL IN ALL, 2023 IS LOOKING TO BE A GREAT YEAR. WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF CLASSES GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SOME FUN EVENTS, AND MUCH MORE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST THE TRIBAL COMMUNITY IN DIABETES EDUCATION, HEALTHY EATING, AND LIFESTYLE CHANGES AS WELL AS HELPING THE COMMUNITY IN LIVING A HEALTHY LIFE.