About Us
About Us
About the Native Diabetes Wellness Program
The Native Diabetes Wellness Program is part of the CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. Formerly the National Diabetes Prevention Center, the program was established in 1998 with funding from the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997, Public Law 105-33, and with additional funding from the Indian Health Service’s (IHS) Special Diabetes Program for Indians, also authorized under the BBA.
We work with CDC divisions, centers, and our own Division of Diabetes Translation to develop programs designed to improve the health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives. We also collaborate with many partners:
- American Indian and Alaska Native communities (rural and urban)
- Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee
- IHS’ Division of Diabetes Treatment & Prevention
- Head Start Program
- National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- CDC’s Tribal Consultation Advisory Committee
- Universities, and tribal colleges and universities
Goals
The goals of the Native Diabetes Wellness Program are to:
- Support sustainable, evaluable ecological approaches to promote the
use of traditional foods, physical activity, social support, and health
policy change in communities.
- Share messages, including stories and art, about survival and
traditional ways of health that are remembered, retold, and talked about
in homes, schools, and communities.
- Share and evaluate Native and Western programs, including community
outreach, talking circles, community-based interventions, and diabetes
education in schools with native students.
- Support meaningful tribal consultation at the state and federal levels.
Principles of Practice
The Native Diabetes Wellness Program strives to follow these principles:
- Consult tribal leadership and tribal members.
- Honor federal responsibility to tribal nations.
- Respect and incorporate Native science.
- Share a vision of hope.
- Honor storytelling and the power of stories.
- Establish direct relationships with tribal nations.
- Respect the power of words—keep our word.
- Seek reciprocity and balance.
- Be grateful for our work.
- Reflect critically and deeply.
- Be accountable for our actions.
- Assure that the stories are owned by the people.
Eagle Books Traveling Exhibit
Traditional Foods
Order Free Eagle Books from CDC
Contact Us:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, GA 30333 - 800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348 - cdcinfo@cdc.gov
