Education Materials and Resources (Online Catalog)
The IHS Division of Diabetes has a 20 year history of providing diabetes care and education services to the American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Find free, culturally-relevant materials to prevent and treat diabetes and diabetes-related conditions.
FEATURED MATERIALS/RESOURCES
Keep Kidneys Healthy This Summer
Encourage patients to stay hydrated, exercise safely in the heat, and manage blood sugar levels to support kidney health.
- Protecting Your Kidneys When You Have Diabetes
- Checking Your Blood Sugar
- Tips for Managing Your Blood Sugar
- Being Active is Traditional
- How to Walk Farther and Faster
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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.
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- Behavioral Health
- Blood Glucose
- General Diabetes
- Health Promotion
- Audience
- Elders
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Youth Educators
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- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
1-page tool offers an easy-to-follow recipe for healthier whole wheat fry bread. Includes calories and fat grams. Photo of fry bread pieces illustrates what a portion size should be.
Download Now! [PDF – 383 KB]
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- Nutrition
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
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- Self-print
2-page education tool for teens and preteens. Explains whole grains, what they are, and why they are good for your body. Includes a quick quiz with answers.
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- Diabetes Prevention
- Nutrition
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Youth
- Youth Educators
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- Self-print
3-page article features Charmayne Druley (Tlingit) a great role model of how to be a devoted wife and mother, and take care of your health and your heart. She shares five things she does regularly to keep her heart healthy. Includes (Questions and Answers About Women and Heart Disease.)
Download Now! [PDF – 763 KB]
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- Heart
- Audience
- Patients/Clients
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- Self-print
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.
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- Behavioral Health
- General Diabetes
- Audience
- Elders
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
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- Book
Listen as the author takes you along on her personal journey – listen to all ten chapters by clicking on the blue button below.
Using Our Wit and Wisdom to Live Well with Diabetes is the story of a Paiute/Dinè womans journey with diabetes. Barbara Mora wrote this book to help other American Indians, Alaska Natives and all those who are beginning their journeys with diabetes.
IHS Division of Diabetes is proud to be a part of this publication. The production of this book is a reflection of the Division mission. We are grateful to Barbara Mora for sharing her story in such an honest and heartfelt way.
(15:33 minutes)
Audio [MP3 – 14.6 MB] | Transcript [PDF – 12.5 MB]
Listen to Chapters 2-10
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- Behavioral Health
- Diabetes Prevention
- General Diabetes
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
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- Podcast
This tip sheet reviews the types of cholesterol and their associated health risks and recommended levels. The infographic on page 2 has tips on forming heart-healthy living habits.
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- Health Promotion
- Heart
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- Self-print
This education resource is designed to help individuals better understand and manage type 2 diabetes. It explains how type 2 diabetes affects the body, common symptoms and risk factors, and how it is diagnosed. It also provides practical tips for prevention and daily management, including healthy eating, physical activity, and working with the healthcare team.
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- Blood Glucose
- Diabetes Prevention
- General Diabetes
- Audience
- Elders
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
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- Self-print
Tricky Treats, the fourth book in the Eagle Book children's book series, introduces Coyote, a trickster who attempts to trick the children into eating unhealthy foods. The children ultimately learn the importance of avoiding tricky treats when choosing foods to eat.
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(Running time: 10:51)
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- Eagle Book Series
- Health Promotion
- Audience
- Program Staff
- Youth
- Youth Educators
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- Digital Book
Learn how to track steps with a fitness tracker to monitor physical activity and help reach activity targets. Getting the recommended steps daily can help reduce blood sugar, blood pressure, and body fat.
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- General Diabetes
- Health Promotion
- Physical Activity/Exercise
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- Elders
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- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
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.
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- Elders
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- Program Staff
- Youth Educators
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- Self-print
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1-page information sheet designed for educators using My Native Plate to help them use it more effectively. Includes five key issues that affect peoples eating habits, and instruction on where to find and print out the USDA nutrition tool Ten Tips to a Great Plate.
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- Behavioral Health
- Nutrition
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- Health Care Professionals
- Program Staff
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- Self-print
Animated version of the first of four Eagle Books provides an interactive tool to engage children to look to traditional ways to stay healthy and prevent type 2 diabetes. This digital book introduces the characters of Mr. Eagle and Rain That Dances, the American Indian boy he befriends. Mr. Eagle reminds the young boy of the healthy ways and wisdom of his elders.
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(Running time: 7:07)
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- Eagle Book Series
- Health Promotion
- Audience
- Program Staff
- Youth
- Youth Educators
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- Digital Book
Created based on the "Eagle Books" series of children's stories.
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- Eagle Book Series
- Physical Activity/Exercise
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- Patients/Clients
- Youth
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- Self-print
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.
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- Behavioral Health
- Audience
- Elders
- Patients/Clients
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- Self-print
3-page article about how Perry Dyea (Laguna-Kawaika) controls food portions. Once while dining out, he ordered a small, 4-ounce steak with no visible fat. He ate only half the potatoes and was well on his way to wrapping up his sensible meal when the Bigger-Than-Life-Portion of cake arrived with a thud. What did Perry do? What would you do? Hint: You can eat out and not overeat!
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- Nutrition
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- Patients/Clients
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- Self-print
"1-page educational tool that helps clients find ways to enjoy powwows, feast days, graduations, and other celebrations while maintaining their healthy eating goals. Easy-to-use checklist offers tips to avoid nutritional traps like fatty treats, hidden calories and other temptations, and how to get right back on track the next day. Clients check off what they can do, then share their accomplishments with their health care provider.
Download Now! [PDF – 246 KB]
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- Nutrition
- Weight
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- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
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- Self-print
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.
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- Blood Glucose
- General Diabetes
- Health Promotion
- Medication
- Audience
- Elders
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Youth Educators
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- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
Order or print this easy-to-read 1-page tip sheet that teaches ways to protect your vision and detect eye problems early.
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- Eyes
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
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- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
Stress and Diabetes tip sheet offers ideas for how to deal with stress for improved blood sugar control and overall well-being.
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- General Diabetes
- Health Promotion
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- Elders
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
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- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
Terry Maresca, MD, offers examples about what's happening in one region, the Pacific Northwest, in terms of certain concepts of traditional medicine being used within communities. She presents food for thought about how health care professionals can support AI/AN community efforts in this regard.
(53:41 minutes)
MP3 [25 MB] | Transcript [PDF – 144 KB] | Handout [PDF – 1.9 MB]
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- Behavioral Health
- General Diabetes
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Program Staff
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- Podcast
Full-color poster in PDF format features a Navajo teen with his horse. Quick information is listed in a box that tells how he is cutting back on pop, stays active by doing ranch-related activities, and shows respect for his parents. Best if printed on a color printer, letter size.
Download Now! [PDF – 6.4 MB]
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- Diabetes Prevention
- Physical Activity/Exercise
- Weight
- Audience
- Patients/Clients
- Youth
- Youth Educators
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- Self-print
Learn how sodium (salt) impacts your health and ways to reduce how much you consume. This factsheet reviews sodium recommendations and how to use the Nutrition Facts label to choose foods lower in sodium.
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- Blood Pressure
- Health Promotion
- Heart
- Kidney
- Nutrition
- Audience
- Elders
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
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- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
This fact sheet provides information about common sexual health issues that people living with diabetes may experience, factors that affect sexual health, and action steps that can be taken to prevent and address sexual health issues.
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- Men's Health
- Women's Health
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
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- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
Poster describes why it is important for people with diabetes to get their kidneys checked. Ideal for posting in clinic waiting areas, exam rooms, and other community gathering places.
Note: Print using 11 x 17 paper
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(physical copies are 11x17 inches)
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- Blood Glucose
- Blood Pressure
- General Diabetes
- Kidney
- Medication
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
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- Poster
- Self-print
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