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A River Runs Through Us 90-Day Journal for Wellness – Updated 2020 This 256-page full-color journal features photos and quotes from Tribal community members. It includes daily messages, a section to identify feelings and thoughts, and a place to track your self-care activities on your wellness journey. Let the words inside you be your guide to good health of mind, body, and spirit. If you are hosting a class or event for American Indian/Alaska Native people and would like to request more than the posted quantity limit, please call 1-844-447-3387 or email diabetesprogram@ihs.gov. |
Behavioral Health
General Diabetes |
Elders
Health Care Professionals Patients/Clients Program Staff |
Book |
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Diabetic Eye Disease This 2-page easy to read handout describes diabetic eye disease and the importance of having an eye exam every year to prevent or slow eye disease. Options:
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Eyes |
Elders
Health Care Professionals |
Self-print
Tear-off Pad |
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Esther Felipe: At 77 Years Old, She Walks Her Talk! 3-page article features Acoma Pueblo member, Esther Felipe, who entered her first 3-mile run, at age 57. That was 20 years ago! Now Esther runs 5Ks, 10Ks, and half marathons. She is an unstoppable role model. Readers will come away with the knowledge that a person is never "too old” to start getting fit. Download Now! [PDF – 602 KB] |
Diabetes Prevention
General Diabetes Health Promotion Physical Activity/Exercise |
Elders
Patients/Clients |
Self-print |
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Information About Type 2 Diabetes This one-page and easy-to-read education handout offers basic information about Type 2 diabetes and includes a list of the symptoms of high blood sugar. Options:
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Blood Glucose
General Diabetes |
Elders
Health Care Professionals Patients/Clients Program Staff Youth Educators |
Self-print
Tear-off Pad |
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Support Through the Years Native American couple of 41 years describes the support they provide to each other living with type 2 diabetes. Watch Video (Running time: 4:18) |
Behavioral Health |
Elders
Health Care Professionals Patients/Clients Program Staff |
Video |
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Taking Diabetes Medicines This two-page handout offers numerous ideas about taking diabetes medicines, including ways to keep health care providers informed, ways to remember to take medication, and tips on being safe with medicines. Options:
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Blood Glucose
General Diabetes Health Promotion Medication |
Elders
Health Care Professionals Patients/Clients Program Staff Youth Educators |
Self-print
Tear-off Pad |
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The Healing Power of Beading Barbara Mora, author of Using Our Wit and Wisdom to Live Well with Diabetes, was devastated when she learned she had diabetes. In this story she talks about how beading has helped her; it is meditative and allows her to process her feelings, quietly and creatively. This 5-page article contains a list of the other steps and people who helped Barbara overcome depression and become happy. Download Now! [PDF – 965 KB] |
Behavioral Health |
Elders
Patients/Clients |
Self-print |
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The Secrets to Getting Fit at Any Age This 6-page article features members of the White Mountain Apache and Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, who are middle-aged and older telling why they started to get fit and how they continue their fit lifestyles. Readers cannot help but be motivated, especially by the photo of 74-year-old Paschal Johnson lifting 300 pounds! Download Now! [PDF – 982 KB] |
Physical Activity/Exercise |
Elders
Patients/Clients |
Self-print |
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Tips for Managing Blood Sugar This one-page education handout offers tips for managing blood sugar with four easy-to-remember ideas on healthy eating, staying active, and reducing stress. Options:
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Blood Glucose
General Diabetes |
Elders
Health Care Professionals Patients/Clients Program Staff Youth Educators |
Self-print
Tear-off Pad |
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Using Our Wit and Wisdom to Live Well with Diabetes – Updated 2017 This is a 151-page, full-color book written by Barbara Mora (Paiute/Diné). Barbara describes her emotional journey with diabetes through a cultural perspective. She also shares her struggle with denial and depression before learning how to take care of herself and her diabetes, helping her to live a joyful life. A must-read for those living with diabetes, their family members or support system, and health care providers wanting to better understand the emotional impact of having diabetes. If you are hosting a class or event for American Indian/Alaska Native people and would like to request more than the posted quantity limit, please call 1-844-447-3387 or email diabetesprogram@ihs.gov. |
Behavioral Health
General Diabetes |
Elders
Health Care Professionals Patients/Clients Program Staff |
Book |
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Working With the Diabetes Health Care Team This one-page, colorful handout offers a schedule of routine medical care recommendations for managing diabetes, as well as topics to discuss with diabetes educators for support in learning to live well with diabetes. Options:
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Behavioral Health
Blood Glucose General Diabetes Health Promotion |
Elders
Health Care Professionals Patients/Clients Program Staff Youth Educators |
Self-print
Tear-off Pad |
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_How To Get Started Walking Print this easy-to-read 2-page tip sheet that encourages clients to start walking for exercise. Options:
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Physical Activity/Exercise |
Health Care Professionals
Patients/Clients Program Staff |
Self-print
Tear-off Pad |
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_How To Walk Farther and Faster Print this easy-to-read 2-page tip sheet that gives clients ideas on how to walk farther and faster. Options:
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Physical Activity/Exercise |
Health Care Professionals
Patients/Clients Program Staff |
Self-print
Tear-off Pad |
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_My Native Plate - Updated This nutrition education tool uses a plate as a guide to show balanced meals with reasonable portion sizes. The front features a sample meal with traditional foods. The back shows 3 more sample meals and tips to add variety to meals and snacks. Options:
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Nutrition |
Health Care Professionals
Patients/Clients Program Staff |
Self-print
Tear-off Pad |
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A Giant Step to Joy - Understanding Historical Grief and Trauma Understanding historical grief and trauma and how it impacts Native people today is one of the first steps to preventing and managing diabetes. Read this 3-page article about real-life examples of how historical grief and trauma manifests itself in unhealthy habits and how Native people overcame trauma to live joyful lives. Download Now! [PDF – 541 KB] |
Behavioral Health |
Health Care Professionals
Patients/Clients Program Staff |
Self-print |
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Author Barbara Mora Injecting Insulin Demonstration Barbara Mora, Paiute/Diné author of "Using Our Wit and Wisdom to Live Well with Diabetes" role-models diabetes self-care for individuals using insulin. Individuals should talk with their health care provider to learn how to learn how to inject insulin. Watch Video (Running time: 4:50) |
Medication |
Health Care Professionals
Patients/Clients |
Video |
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Author Barbara Mora Let Go of Your Fear of Insulin Barbara Mora, Paiute/Diné author of "Using Our Wit and Wisdom to Live Well with Diabetes" describes her personal experience with letting go of her fear of insulin. Watch Video (Running time: 4:53) |
Medication |
Health Care Professionals
Patients/Clients |
Video |
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Being a Better Man This 1-page article features the story of Eldrid Martinez (Tohono O'odham), who used to put substance use above taking care of his diabetes. He decided to change his life, gave up substances, and started taking care of himself and his family members. He is learning traditional and spiritual ways. He knows there is a lot more he can do, but is committed to continually becoming a better man. Download Now! [PDF – 986 KB] |
Men's Health |
Health Care Professionals
Patients/Clients Program Staff |
Self-print |
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Breastfeeding Promotion Full-color poster features a Navajo woman who is a role model for breastfeeding. Two simple reasons to breastfeed are stated on the lower part of the poster. Put in clinics, waiting rooms, and gathering places. Best if printed on a color printer, legal size. Download Now! [PDF – 2.8 MB] |
Health Promotion
Pregnancy |
Health Care Professionals
Patients/Clients Program Staff |
Self-print |
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Can you taste the LOVE? Bringing Healthy Dishes to Gatherings Shows You Care A 3-page article about how to eat healthy at gatherings. Josephine remembers a gathering when someone brought a salad garnished with cholla (cactus) buds. "It was just a regular green salad with cholla buds," she says and she loved it. The cholla buds are proof. You can put love in the food, have people really enjoy the dish and have it be good for them. For your next gathering: Transform comfort foods with great ideas for using healthier traditional foods. Download Now! [PDF – 4.3 MB] |
Nutrition |
Health Care Professionals
Patients/Clients Program Staff |
Self-print |
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Change Your Life - It's so simple! An 8-page article featuring seven Alaska Native People who changed their ways of thinking, understanding of diabetes prevention and management, daily habits and lifestyles to lose 176 pounds! Find out how each person did it. Download Now! [PDF – 2.9 MB] |
General Diabetes
Weight |
Health Care Professionals
Patients/Clients Program Staff |
Self-print |
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Chronic Kidney Disease – What Does it Mean for Me? If you or someone in your family has been told they have chronic kidney disease (CKD), find information and answers to your questions in this 14-page booklet. What does that mean? And what does it mean for your health and your life? Options:
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General Diabetes
Kidney |
Health Care Professionals
Patients/Clients Program Staff |
Booklet/Brochure
Self-print |
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Culture, Kickboxing, AND Confidence 3-page article about Tleena Ives (Port Gamble/S’Klallam). She shares her motivating story of how she overcame low self-esteem by working out, losing weight, getting fit, and eventually competing in triathlons. Tleena tells how she uses cultural teachings to put positive intentions into her workouts. She lists five tips for losing weight and getting fit. Download Now! [PDF – 1.6 MB] |
Behavioral Health
Diabetes Prevention Physical Activity/Exercise Weight |
Health Care Professionals
Patients/Clients |
Self-print |
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Development of Indigenous Knowledge in Public Health: Epistemic Diversity as an Essential Component of Health Equity Bonnie Duran, PhD talks about new scholarship on Western knowledge production and how the production of this knowledge has affected health disparities among indigenous peoples in the U.S. and worldwide. (53:34 minutes) MP3 [25 MB] | Transcript [PDF – 140 KB] | Handout [PDF – 2.6 MB] |
Behavioral Health |
Health Care Professionals
Program Staff |
Podcast |
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Diabetes Basics 2-page tool is an easy-to-read question and answer sheet explaining prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. It helps patients and clients better understand how to prevent diabetes, and helps the newly-diagnosed to obtain a basic understanding of diabetes and diabetes management. Download Now! [PDF – 488 KB] |
Diabetes Prevention
General Diabetes |
Health Care Professionals
Patients/Clients Program Staff |
Self-print |
