Aboriginal Diabetes Projects in Canada
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Aboriginal Diabetes Projects in Canada Province Name Address Activities Alberta Aboriginal Diabetes 801-1 Avenue South • Individual Sessions Prevention and Lethbridge Alberta T1J 4L5 • Group Sessions Management • Pregnancy Clinics Program Tel: 403-388-6675 • In-patient support • Insulin Initiation Program • Diabetes and Heart Classes • Blood Glucose Screening • Community Presentations • Walking Groups • Community Kitchen • Grocery Store Tours Aboriginal Diabetes 204-Anderson Hall • Organized Walks Wellness Program- 10959-102 Street • Nutrition Programs Capital Health Edmonton, Alberta • School Diabetes Programs • Awareness Promotion Tel: 780-477-4512 • Traditional Herb/Medicine Workshop • Glucose monitoring Description: 1 or 3 Day Basic Diabetes Education Program provides a holistic and cultural program for people living with Diabetes, offers the choice of traditional and /or western ways to wellness, and assists individuals to learn how to balance mind, body , emotion and spirit. Alexis First Nation Alexis First Nation • School Diabetes Program PO Box 39 • Awareness Promotion Glenevis, Alberta • Foot Care Clinics • School Breakfast/Lunch Program Tel: 780-967-2591 • Pre-Natal Education • Annual Diabetes Week Description: On-going monitoring is done on a one to one basis Atikameg Health Atikameg Health Centre • Organized Walks Centre Box 210 • Nutrition Program Atikameg Alberta • Awareness Promotion • Traditional Herb/Medicine Workshops Tel: 780-767-3941 • Foot Care Clinic • Glucose Monitoring • Pre-Natal Education Description: No information Available Beaver Lake Cree Beaver Lake Cree Nation • School Diabetes Program Nation Box 1950 • Foot Care Clinic Lac La Biche, Alberta • Glucose Monitoring Tel: 780-623-4276 Description: In school teaching awareness and encouraging healthy lifestyle choices. Foot Care and Glucose monitoring is done in the homes of ppl living with Beaver Lake Cree Beaver Lake Cree Nation • School Diabetes Program Nation Box 1950 • Foot Care Clinic Lac La Biche, Alberta • Glucose Monitoring Tel: 780-623-4276 Description: In school teaching awareness and encouraging healthy lifestyle choices. Foot Care and Glucose monitoring is done in the homes of ppl living with diabetes. Bighorn Nakoda Bighorn Nakoda • Organized walk Box 9 • Nutrition programs Nordegg, Alberta • Awareness Promotion • Lunch Programs Tel: 403-721-2262 Description: Information booklets and menus for people living with diabetes are distributed from the Health Centre. Bigstone Cree Nation Bigstone Cree Nation • Fitness Program Box 1020 • Annual Diabetes Road Relay Race Wabasca, Alberta Description: Tel: 780-891-2000 A fitness center at the Health Center was set up to be utilized by clients with diabetes who want more structure type of exercise Chinook Health Chinook Health Region- • Health Promotion Region-Aboriginal Aboriginal Health Program • Diabetes Education Health Program Suite 1101, 400-4th Ave • Nutrition Education South • Community Kitchen Lethbridge, Alberta Description: Tel: 403-317-7100 The Chinook Health Region has 3 Aboriginal Diabetes programs including the Aboriginal Diabetes prevention and management program – the Napi Cross Cultural Diabetes Progam – Kainai Diabetes Program Chipewyan Prairie Chipewyan Prairie (Janvier) • Glucose Monitoring (Janvier) General Delivery • Personalized Support Chard, Alberta Description: No Information Available Tel: 780-559-2375 Cold Lake First Cold Lake First Nation • Nutrition Program Nation Box 8100 • School Diabetes Program Cold Lake, Alberta • Foot Care Clinics • Breakfast/lunch Programs Tel: 780-594-2473 • Pre-Natal Education Description: The pre-natal education program provides food vouchers for milk, eggs, and cheese. Through the Diabetes Initiative Cold Lake FN plans to have nutrition, diabetes awareness and health promotion, exercise, foot care and glucose monitoring. Driftpile First Nation Driftpile First Nation • Fitness Program Box 120 • Nutrition Program Driftpile, Alberta • Pre-natal education • School Diabetes Program Tel: 780-355-3951 • Foot Care Clinic • Glucose Monitoring • Lunch Programs • Organized Walks Description No Information available Duncan First Nation Duncan First Nation • Organized Walks Box 148 • Nutrition programs Brownvale, Alberta • Awareness promotion • Traditional herb/medicine workshops Tel: 780-597-3730 • Foot Care Clinics • Community Clinics • Community Kitchen • Glucose monitoring • Breakfast/lunch Program • Pre-natal Education Description: Duncan First Nation does a diabetes awareness and gives nutrition information on an on-going basis. They also do a school lunch and community lunch program. Enoch Cree Nation Enoch Cree Nation • Awareness Promotion Box 60 • Community Kitchens Enoch, Alberta • Pre-natal Education Tel: 780-470-5440 Description: Enoch Cree Nation has community kitchens for low income and pre-natal families Fort Chipewyan Fort Chipewyan • Awareness Promotion Box 350 • Foot Care Clinics Fort Chipewyan, Alberta • Glucose Monitoring • Pre-natal Education Tel: 780-697-3650 Description: No Information Available Fort Mackay First Fort Mackay First Nations • Fitness Programs Nations General Delivery • Foot Care Clinics Fort MacKay, Alberta • Glucose Monitoring • Pre-Natal Education Tel: 780-828-4229 Description: The Community Health Nurse does one on one counselling and education – dietitians come on a monthly basis to provide dietary counselling and education Fort McMurray Fort McMurray • Eye Screening Plaza II Mall • Foot Assessment 610-8600 Franklin Avenue • Personalized Diabetes Management Fort McMurray, Alberta Description: Diabetes patients attend a Post Hospital Diabetes Tel: 780-790-9341 Education Program. Afterwards staff follow up on a one on one basis to assist with management issues. A diabetes nurse as been hired. Clientele includes: Crees, Metis, Dene Fox Lake Nursing Fox Lake Nursing Station • Organized Walks Station General Delivery • Awareness Promotion Fox Lake, Alberta • Recipe Exchange • Pre-natal Education Tel: 780-659-3730 Description: Awareness programs are mostly done on a one on one basis. All clients who come to the Nursing station are routinely checked so that a diabetes diagnosis is made early. The newly hire Public Health Nurse is getting teachers involved in educating their students about the seriousness of diabetes. Frog Lake Morning Frog Lake Morning Sky • Fitness Programs Sky Health & Health & Wellness Centre • Nutrition Programs Wellness Centre General Delivery • Awareness Promotion Frog Lake, Alberta • Foot Care Clinics • Glucose Monitoring Tel: 780-943-3777 • Pre-natal education Description: The Wellness Center host diabetes clinics once a week – the health team consists of a community coordinator, nutritionist, fitness coordinator, community health nurse and CHR’s Gregoire Lake Health Gregoire Lake Health • Fitness Programs Centre Center • Foot Care Clinics Box 5646 • Glucose Monitoring Fort McMurray, Alberta • Pre-natal Education Description: Tel: 780-334-2443 No Information Available Hay Lakes Nursing Hay Lakes Nursing Station • Nutrition Programs Station (Assumption) (Assumption) • Awareness Promotion PO Box 90 • Glucose Monitoring Chateh, Alberta • Pre-Natal Education Description: Tel: 780-321-3971 The biggest diabetes program is likely to be foot care and nutrition counselling. Hobbema Health Hobbena Health Services • Fitness and Nutrition Program Services Box 100 • Awareness Program Hobbena, Alberta • Foot Care Program • Support Group Tel: 780-585-3830 • Community Kitchen • Glucose monitoring • Breakfast/Lunch Program • Pre-Natal Education Description: 3 days of classes are held each month that stress the need for physical activity, regular monitoring and healthy eating. The diabetes resource center is open to community members. Horse Lake Horse Lake • Nutrition Programs Box 2463 • Foot Care Clinics Beaverlodge, Alberta • Glucose Monitoring • Pre-Natal Education Tel: 780-356-3013 Description: No Information Available John D’Or John D’Or • Organized Walks Box 1100 • Fitness Programs High Level, Alberta • School Diabetes • Awareness Promotion Tel: 780-759-3773 • Foot Care Clinics • Community Kitchens • Glucose Monitoring • Breakfast/Lunch Program • Pre-Natal Education Description: No Information Available Kainai Diabetes Kainai Diabetes Program • Education Programs Program Box 148 • Individual Sessions Standoff, Alberta • Group Sessions • Blood Glucose Screening Tel: 403-737-2040 • Community Seminars • Learning Centers • Walking Group • Community Kitchens • Grocery Tours Description: The goals for Kainai Diabetes Program is to focus on: awareness prevention, early detection, education, self care management and the prevention of complications. The program supports traditional and western lifestyles and treatment, assist health professionals involved in the care of Aboriginal people, collaborate with neighbouring communities and the Chinook Health Region. Kapawe’no First Kapawe’no First Nation • Organized Walks Nation Box 149 • Nutrition Programs Grouard, Alberta • Traditional herb/medicine workshop • Foot care clinics Tel: 780-751-2284 • Glucose monitoring • Pre-natal education Description: No Information Available Kehewin Kehawin • Organized Walks Box 7750 • Fitness Programs Bonnyville, Alberta • Nutrition Programs • Awareness promotion Tel: 780-826-2913 • Foot Care Clinics • Support Group • Glucose monitoring • Pre-natal Education Description: Kehewin host monthly diabetes support groups with various topics and activities. Little Red River Cree Little Red River Cree • Nutrition Programs Health Department