Diabetes and Science Education for Native Americans

描述(由申请人提供)： 佩克堡社区学院(FPCC)致力于改善佩克堡的健康状况 通过减少糖尿病和糖尿病相关疾病来为居民保留Peck 人口中的并发症。它还寻求增加 追求高等教育和在科学、卫生等领域从事职业的美国印第安人 和科学教育领域。实现这些长期目标的方法 目标是加强保留地的科学和健康教育 公立学校通过将以糖尿病为中心的科学教育融入 现有课程。此应用程序请求为规划拨款提供资金 将构成整体努力的第一阶段。在规划中 Grant，代表公立学校、医疗保健和医疗保健的个人联盟 将组成专业人员和部落成员作为工作咨询 委员会审议阶段。项目工作人员和委员会将调查现有的科学 课程，并探索将糖尿病相关材料整合到 不同年级的课程。他们将同时开发想法和 关于融入美国传统土著文化、价值观的建议 和知识融入到课程中。项目目标包括开发 为每个年级级别定义适当的项目元素。元素 将包括主题、一般学习目标、建议时间 帧、演示所需资源的标识、传统 文化元素和将材料融入现有建筑的计划 课程。项目目标还包括确定成人教育 和培训需求，如教师和糖尿病教育者培训，可以 与FPCC会面。作为规划赠款的一部分，一项关于 将制定试点计划。这将包括试点的详细计划。 课程将在一个或多个预留学校系统进行。在.之下 试点计划，以糖尿病为中心的科学教育计划将是 在所有级别实施，制定并分阶段实施三到五个级别 一年期间。一份为试点计划提供资金的提案将作为 规划赠款活动的一部分。

DESCRIPTION (Provided by Applicant): Fort Peck Community College (FPCC) seeks to improve the health status of Fort Peck Reservation residents by reducing diabetes and diabetes-related complications in the population. It also seeks to increase the number of American Indians who pursue higher education and careers in the science, health and science education fields. The method for achieving these long-term objectives is to strengthen science and health education in the reservation public schools by integrating diabetes-centered science education into the existing curricula.This application requests funding for a planning grant that will constitute the first phase of the overall effort. Under the planning grant, a coalition of individuals representing the public schools, health care professionals and tribal members will be formed to serve as a working advisory committee. Project staff and the committee will survey existing science curricula and explore ways to integrate diabetes-related materials into the curricula at different grade levels. They will simultaneously develop ideas and recommendations for incorporating traditional Native American culture, values and knowledge into the curricula. Project objectives include development of definitions of appropriate project elements for each grade level. The elements will include subject matter, general learning objectives, suggested time frames, identification of resources needed for presentation, traditional cultural elements and plan for integrating materials into the existing curricula. Project objectives also include identification of adult education and training needs, such as teacher and diabetes educator training,that can be met by FPCC. As part of the planning grant, an implementation strategy for a pilot program will be developed. This will include detailed plans for a pilot program to be conducted in one or more reservation school systems. Under the pilot program, a diabetes-centered science education program would be implemented in all grade levels, developed and phased in over a three-to-five year period. A proposal for funding the pilot program will be written as part of the planning grant activities.