Thursday, April 17, 2025
4/17/2025
Diabetes Prevention Program - The Diabetes Prevention Program is a current grantee of the Special Diabetes Program for American Indians Grant. The Colville Tribes Diabetes Prevention Program receives an annual $519,357.00 in grant allocation from Special Diabetes Program for Indians. No tribal dollars. SDPI has not increased this grant allocation in the last 10 years. The Diabetes Prevention Program team of 3 health educators provide diabetes prevention education services to 4 reservation districts and 6 local school districts on, or near, the Colville Reservation. The health educators screen youth ages 9-18 with an electronic weight device, an “In-body” computer that measures Body Mass Index to identify those at-risk for diabetes. Normal (<25.0) Overweight (25.0-29.9) Obese (30.0 or above). Determinates for eligibility for direct services from the Diabetes Prevention Program following SDPI guidelines: Current Diabetes I or Diabetes II Prescription from a Medical Provider. Enrolled Tribal Member, or enrolled member of another tribe, eligible for Indian Health Services. The disease of diabetes effects the entire physical well-being. The Diabetes Prevention Program identified three primary health issues: vision, dental and feet to assist eligible diabetes clients with. Diabetes clients suffer vision loss, gum and tooth issues, and foot problems. Our diabetes prevention program provides financial supplements to eyeglasses for diabetes clients to assist with any vision problems. Our diabetes prevention program provides financial supplements to dental cost to assist diabetes clients with gum, tooth or any dental issues, our diabetes health educators promote healthy eating. Diabetes clients tend to become sedentary resulting in compounded diabetes complications to their physical health. Our diabetes prevention program assists with the fitting and purchase of special shoes to aide in client mobility. Diabetes health educators encourage our clients to walk as much as they are physically able. Once approved, each diabetes client is eligible for financial supplements for eye- glasses, dental and shoe assistance one time, each fiscal year: Vision: $150.00 Dental: $250.00 Diabetic Shoes: $150.00 Annual total per client: $550.00 Total Number of eligible diabetes clients 153. UNMET NEED: 153 eligible diabetes clients X $550.00 = $84,150.00 Summary: The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation Diabetes Prevention Program provides Diabetes Prevention Health and Education services to enrolled tribal members. We collaborate closely with the local Colville Indian Health Service Unit located on the Nespelem Government Agency Campus, the Omak Health Clinic, and the Lake Roosevelt Health Center to assist tribal diabetes clients. Our team of 3 Diabetes Prevention Health Educators provide diabetes prevention services to 4 reservation districts and 6 local school districts located on or near the Colville Reservation. The Twelve Bands compose the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation: Chelan, Chief Joseph Band of Nez Perce, Colville, Entiat, Lakes, Methow, Moses-Columbia, Nespelem, Okanogan, Palus, San Poil, Wenatchi Total Size: 1.4 Million Acres (2,100 Square Miles), Tribal Enrollment Total: 9,290
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