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Integrating Culture and History to Promote Health and Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities: Traditional Foods Have Become a Way to Talk About Health

Description
Reports on the implementation of the Traditional Foods Project (TFP), a community-based intervention to promote access to and integration of traditional foods, physical activities, and social support in culturally and geographically diverse American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
Author(s)
Lemyra DeBruyn, Lynne Fullerton, Dawn Satterfield, Melinda Frank
Citation
Preventing Chronic Disease, 17
Date
02/2020
Type
Document
Tagged as
American Indian or Alaska Native · Culture and cultural competency · Diabetes · Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Alaska