Diabetes Prevention

Objective

The Diabetes Prevention Program addresses the high rates of Diabetes and its complications among urban Aboriginal people in Whitehorse by promoting a culturally appropriate approach to diabetes primary prevention and health promotion programs.

Goals

  • To increase the awareness of diabetes, diabetes risk factors and complications
  • To promote strategies to prevent diabetes and diabetes complications
  • To increase the practice of healthy eating and active living
  • To increase ownership and capacity to combat diabetes

Programs Offered

  • Diabetes Education Sessions
  • Community kitchens
  • Active Living Activities
  • Traditional Food Gathering Workshops
  • Harvesting and Preserving Traditional Foods
 
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.