Native Diabetes Prevention Conference

Health Promotion Programs was one of the first organizations to recognize the need for and, subsequently, conduct a Native Diabetes Prevention Conference. In 1996, HPP held the first Diabetes & Empowerment Conference in Laughlin, Nevada. Our program was one of the first to acknowledge that prevention, healthy behaviors and wellness were critical to combating the diabetes epidemic in Native America. These conferences have been held annually since and locations have included Laughlin (NV) and Phoenix (AZ).

Our diabetes prevention conferences have focused on both personal empowerment (individuals having vision, resources, knowledge and skills to initiate healthy lifestyle changes) and community empowerment (community members taking a proactive approach to healthy change in Native communities). Workshops are comprehensive and complementary, including educational, clinical and traditional approaches to prevention.

Individuals with diabetes and their supportive family members, as well as diabetes practitioners (diabetes educators, clinicians, community health representatives, counselors, wellness coordinators) and community/tribal elders and leaders, are invited each year to join the powerful gathering of the next Native Diabetes Prevention Conference.

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