ACE’s Native American Diabetes Prevention Program Has Successful Start

Minority Diabetes Reports Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Nucbd.org: Posted on April 13, 2012 by Russell.

The American Council on Exercise (ACE), San Diego, Calif., reports that its Native American Diabetes Prevention Program is off to a successful start in educating tribes about the benefits of exercise and helping them to set up community fitness programs. Type 2 diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death among Native Americans.

ACE’s first Native Fitness Leader Training session was held last November, with 16 people from 12 American Indian and Native Alaskan tribes attending. The three-day training covered the basics of teaching group fitness. The training sessions place special emphasis on topics of concern to Native American communities, including working with special populations (especially those with type 2 diabetes), adherence, motivation and how to set up a fitness program. Additional trainings have occurred or will occur with the Warm Springs tribe in Warm Springs, Ore., the Sandia and Santa Ana Pueblos in New Mexico, the White Mountain Apache tribe in Whiteriver, Ariz., and the Eastern Shoshone tribe in Wyoming. Read More

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