The Prairie Band Potawatomi Health Center currently operates a number of projects designed to reduce the burden and incidence of diabetes among our patients: the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI); the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP); and the KDHE Diabetes and Hypertension Quality of Care programs.
Health Center Wellness Center
Call Cory Wabski, Fitness Coordinator at 785.966.8272
for appointment.
Community Gardens
To download the poster featured above, click here.
For Gardening Tips Presentation, click here.
Resources:
Could you have diabetes and not know it? Take the American Diabetes Association Risk Test to find out.
Food Guide Pyramids:
Native American Food Guide Pyramid
Food Guide Pyramid for Kids
Diabetes Tip Sheets:
We have the Power to Prevent Diabetes
Take Care of Your Heart
Links to important information regarding diabetes may be found below:
American Diabetes Association
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Diabetes Screening
Diabetes Self-Management at Stanford University
The Diabetes Institutes Foundation
The Glycemic Index
Making Systems Change for Better Diabetes Care
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disorders
Nemours Kids Diabetes Center
NIDDK "I Can Lower My Risk for Type 2 Diabetes"
Take Care of Your Heart, Manage Your Diabetes
U.S. FDA Diabetes Information
Firekeeper Golf Course, tour the course here