Oyate BliHelya

The purpose of this grant is to serve the people of the Oglala Sioux Tribe with methods of prevention, intervention and screening activities. This will help to promote healthier lifestyles with the knowledge gained through education services provided by staff members. The project will collaborate with existing health care programs to assure the diabetes activities are accessible through increased transportation, awareness and reinforcement of treatment and education received during regular health care visits. Outreach activities will stress the importance of self-care. Increased access to screenings and educational sessions in the diabetic project enhances the decrease for risks/prevention of Diabetes. School based screenings will assist in providing education to the youth and give them tools to make wiser nutritional and wellness choices as a method of prevention. MBIRI personnel assisted with database and protocol development and training of field staff. The Pine Ridge Tribal Health operates the Oyate BliHelya Diabetes program.