Diabetes Education and Science to Instruct Native Youth

指导本土青少年的糖尿病教育和科学

• 批准号: 6666773
• 负责人: LYNN E AHO
• 金额: $ 18.75万
• 依托单位: KEWEENAW BAY OJIBWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-09-30 至 2007-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6666773
• 关键词: Internet; Native Americans; behavioral /social science research tag; career; choice; clinical research; community; culture; curriculum; diabetes education; education evaluation /planning; educational resource design /development; health behavior; health education; human subject; information dissemination; lifestyle; method development; publications; science education; secondary schools; teacher; training; young adult human (21-34)

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College Project Diabetes Education and Science to Instruct Native Youth (DESTINY). The diabetes epidemic disables its victims slowly, reducing function and diminishing the quality of life. American Indians have a much higher rate of diabetes than the non-native population, along with social cultural, and economic barriers to prevention education and lifestyle changes. These barriers exacerbate the disparity in incidence of diabetes. The goals of the DESTINY Project are to 1) improve health attitudes and behaviors of Native people, 2) use protective cultural knowledge and community support to enhance health/science education, 3) empower youth to become proactive about their health, education and leadership potential in the community. As a result, more youth will seek science/health careers and return to teach/influence the community. The goals will be achieved by pursuing the following objectives: Objective 1: to develop supplementary science curriculum materials based on a diabetes model for grades K-6 (2 one-week units/grade) which will include components designed to encourage Native American students to make healthy lifestyle choices and enter science and health careers. Objective 2: to develop replicable co-curricular and intergenerational community activities that are culturally sensitive and designed to encourage healthy lifestyle choices and science/health careers. Objective 3: to develop methods and materials for training teachers, school staff, community activity leaders and volunteers. Objective 4: to disseminate the materials and models through presentations, publications and internet postings.

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