The Significance of a K-12 Diabetes-Based Science Education Program for Tribal Populations: Evaluating Cognitive Learning, Cultural Context, and Attitudinal Components

Preventing and reducing the onset of type 2 diabetes among American Indian/Alaska Native youth requires ground-breaking strategies to affect knowledge, attitudes, and cognitive decision-making skills. In an unparalleled endeavor to address the growing epidemic of type 2 diabetes in tribal communitie...

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Main Authors: Francis, Carolee D., Coulson, Doug, Kalberer, Bonnie, DeBruyn, Lemyra, Freeman, William, Belcourt, Janet
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Digital Scholarship@UNLV 2012
Subjects:
American Indian/Alaska Native
Arctic peoples
Culture
Diabetes – Prevention
Education
Health education
Indians of North America
K-12 curriculum
Non-insulin-dependent diabetes – Study and teaching
Tribal schools
Type 2 diabetes
Youth
Community-Based Research
Medicine and Health
Place and Environment
Public Health
Race and Ethnicity
Arctic
Indian
Alaska
Online Access:https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/jhdrp/vol3/iss3/6
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1045&context=jhdrp
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Summary:Preventing and reducing the onset of type 2 diabetes among American Indian/Alaska Native youth requires ground-breaking strategies to affect knowledge, attitudes, and cognitive decision-making skills. In an unparalleled endeavor to address the growing epidemic of type 2 diabetes in tribal communities, a K-12 Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools (DETS) curriculum was created by eight tribal colleges and three federal agencies. This article highlights the results of the implementation phase, the final evaluation step in acquiring and measuring student knowledge and attitude gains through pre-post standardized assessment.

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