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
June is Men's Health Month
Take steps to improve your health this month - and all year long.
Articles:
- Young Man Finds His Way with the Help of Family, and by Making Sacrifices
- I Am a Proud Father
- Fitness, Feelings, and Family
Men's Health Posters:
Displaying 1-25 of 91 products Listed for all audiences in all topics.
Baseline Tactile Monofilament, LEAP Program, Disposable, 5.07, 10 Gram, 20-Pack
- Available to Federal, Tribal, and Urban clinics and programs treating American Indian and Alaska Native people
- Disposable monofilaments for use in complete diabetes foot examination: sensory testing.
Also see the Diabetes Foot Examination Algorithm. [PDF – 328 KB] - Order limit: 5 packages
- Topic
- Foot
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Program Staff
- Format
- Other
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]
- Topic
- Behavioral Health
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Format
- Self-print
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.
- Topic
- Behavioral Health
- General Diabetes
- Audience
- Elders
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Format
- Book
When people with diabetes get sick, managing blood sugar can be difficult. This tip sheet helps readers plan for sick days in advance to better manage their diabetes.
- Read and Share
- Download Now! [PDF – 975 KB]
- Order tear-off pad of 50 sheets
- Topic
- Blood Glucose
- General Diabetes
- Audience
- Elders
- Patients/Clients
- Format
- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
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]
- Topic
- Men's Health
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Format
- Self-print
This fact sheet reminds readers that being active has always been central to the heritage of American Indians and Alaska Native people. Get started, have fun, and enjoy the many health benefits outlined in this helpful guide.
Options:
- Read and Share
- Download Now! [PDF – 1.3 MB]
- Order tear-off pad of 50 sheets
- Topic
- Diabetes Prevention
- Physical Activity/Exercise
- Audience
- Patients/Clients
- Format
- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
Full-color poster in PDF format features a Hualapai teen holding a basketball. Quick information is listed in a box that tells how she stays active, enjoys learning about Hualapai culture, and wants to role model good health to youth. Best if printed on a color printer, letter size.
Download Now! [PDF – 5.1 MB]
- Topic
- Behavioral Health
- Diabetes Prevention
- Physical Activity/Exercise
- Weight
- Audience
- Youth
- Youth Educators
- Format
- Self-print
Learn what high blood pressure (hypertension) is and how it can be controlled.
Options:
- Read and Share
- Download Now! [PDF – 1.7 MB]
- Order tear-off pad of 50 sheets
- Topic
- Blood Pressure
- General Diabetes
- Heart
- Kidney
- Nutrition
- Audience
- Elders
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Format
- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
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]
- Topic
- Health Promotion
- Pregnancy
- Women's Health
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Format
- Self-print
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]
- Topic
- Nutrition
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Format
- Self-print
To keep it simple, you can use colors--colorful, brown, and white--to identify carbs. Use this fact sheet to help your patients/clients identify carbs by color.
Options:
- Read and Share
- Download Now! [PDF – 1 MB]
- Order tear-off pad of 50 sheets
- Topic
- Nutrition
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Format
- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
This fact sheet is for people with diabetes who are new to using a glucose meter. Learn the basics about testing, such as when to test, target numbers, recognizing high and low blood sugars, and managing your diabetes.
Options:
- Read and Share
- Download Now! [PDF – 1 MB]
- Order tear-off pad of 50 sheets
- Topic
- Blood Glucose
- General Diabetes
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Format
- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
Clinicians may use this tool as a quick reference to treatment algorithms based on national guidelines and the Diabetes Standards of Care and Resources for Clinicians and Educators.
Download Now! [PDF – 258 KB]
- Topic
- General Diabetes
- Kidney
- Medication
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Format
- Algorithm
Learn how Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) help people with diabetes understand their blood sugar patterns so they can achieve improved diabetes control.
Options:
- Read and Share
- Download Now! [PDF – 2.6 MB]
- Order tear-off pad of 50 sheets
- Topic
- Blood Glucose
- General Diabetes
- Audience
- Elders
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Format
- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
Educators, clinicians, and other members of the health care team often have the opportunity to talk with community members about food, nutrition, and factors that influence eating behaviors. Health care team members are encouraged to have a conversation and support community members along their food and nutrition journey. Use this tool to strengthen your understanding of food and nutrition as you work with members in your community. This digital tool, available to download as a PDF will strengthen Clinicians and Health Educators understanding of food and nutrition as they work with patients and community members.
Options:
- Read and Share
- Download Now! [PDF – 1.5 MB]
- Topic
- Health Promotion
- Nutrition
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Program Staff
- Format
- Self-print
Learn to prepare for an emergency situation that may require you to move to safety. Tip sheet discusses how to prepare a basic supply kit and make an emergency plan.
Options:
- Read and Share
- Download Now! [PDF – 1.4 MB]
- Order tear-off pad of 50 sheets
- Topic
- General Diabetes
- Audience
- Elders
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Format
- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
New 2-page fact sheet offers information and tips on how to manage diabetes during and after pregnancy. Read and/or print for yourself, your family, or your patients!
Options:
- Read and Share
- Download Now! [PDF – 868 KB]
- Order tear-off pad of 50 sheets
- Topic
- General Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- Women's Health
- Audience
- Patients/Clients
- Format
- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
Clinicians may use this tool as a quick reference to treatment algorithms based on national guidelines and the Diabetes Standards of Care and Resources for Clinicians and Educators.
Download Now! [PDF – 157 KB]
- Topic
- Diabetes Prevention
- General Diabetes
- Health Promotion
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Format
- Algorithm
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:
- Read and Share
- Download Now! [PDF – 1.4 MB]
- Order tear-off pad of 50 sheets
- Topic
- Eyes
- Audience
- Elders
- Health Care Professionals
- Format
- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
Helen Maldonado, PA-C, CDE, sheds personal light on the subject of being a Native woman working for her community as a medical provider with experience in traditional healing.
(54:16 minutes)
MP3 [25 MB] | Transcript [PDF – 137 KB] | Handout [PDF – 825 KB]
- Topic
- Behavioral Health
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Program Staff
- Format
- Podcast
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]
- Topic
- Diabetes Prevention
- General Diabetes
- Health Promotion
- Physical Activity/Exercise
- Audience
- Elders
- Patients/Clients
- Format
- Self-print
The types of fat we eat make a difference. Learn how to make heart-healthy fat choices using this colorful 2-page fact sheet.
Options:
- Read and Share
- Download Now! [PDF – 1.2 MB]
- Order tear-off pad of 50 sheets
- Topic
- Health Promotion
- Heart
- Nutrition
- Audience
- Elders
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Format
- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
Knowing which foods have carbohydrates (carbs) is one of the first steps to choosing healthy foods. This fact sheet is for use with Carbohydrates by Color fact sheet.
Options:
- Read and Share
- Download Now! [PDF – 618 KB]
- Order tear-off pad of 50 sheets
- Topic
- Nutrition
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Format
- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
2-page article explores fitness trainer DeWayne Ungers (Siletz) life as an urban Indian, and how he is raising his three children in ways that are different from his own upbringing, while still instilling in them an appreciation for their Native heritage.
Download Now! [PDF – 1.7 MB]
- Topic
- Men's Health
- Physical Activity/Exercise
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Format
- Self-print
2-page tool to find out if your patients/clients have food insecurity and give them contact information of community food resources. Provides two questions for health care providers/program staff to ask that screen for food insecurity. Second page can be filled out with community food resource information, and given to patients/clients or set out in gathering places.
Download Now! [PDF – 534 KB]
- Topic
- Nutrition
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Program Staff
- Format
- Self-print
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