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November 19, 2012 | Report
The Notah Begay III Foundation conducted stakeholder interviews and held meetings to examine the epidemics of childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes among Native-American children in New Mexico. This report shares their findings.
September 17, 2012 | Report
An environmental scan of New Mexico’s pueblos, tribes, and off-reservation Native communities in an effort to obtain a comprehensive picture of the obesity and diabetes epidemic in New Mexico.
Story
Addressing the epidemics of childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes impacting Native American children.
January 15, 2013 | Program Result
The Notah Begay III Foundation sponsored research, meetings, and interviews on the incidence, causes, and impact of obesity and type 2 diabetes among Native American youth in New Mexico, and how to address those challenges.
April 11, 2012 | Program Result
The Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative in rural Oklahoma brings together tribal decisionmakers, health experts and farmers to help overhaul the local food system, address obesity among native people and reconnect with traditional tribal practices.
February 6, 2012 | Story
RWJF Scholar finds that young adults with diabetes have higher high school dropout rates and lower lifetime earnings than peers without the disease.
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A study of diabetes prevention and management programs implemented by community-based organizations in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) of the Texas-Mexico border region finds 19 free or low-cost programs based on state and national guidelines.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
News media coverage of diabetes shapes public perception of the disease. This study found that articles published between 2005 and 2006, in major U.S. newspapers, framed type 2 diabetes as the result of behavioral, rather than social, factors.
March 18, 2010 | Program Result
The Diabetes Initiative extended its work to preventing or reducing childhood obesity, within four of its 14 diabetes-focused projects. The pilot projects targeted children ages 3 to 12 at greatest risk for obesity, particularly children in low-income communities.
September 21, 2009 | Story
Cortes to study strategies to improve healthy eating.