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Get Active Eat Healthy
The Get Active Eat Healthy program addressed issues and habits that are contributing to an increased incidence of obesity and metabolic disorders among enrolled members and community members of Ft. Berthold Reservation.
Back to Basics Gardening Nutrition and Education
In FY2005, Fort Belknap Indian Health Service Unit’s Ten-Leading Causes of Direct Outpatient care are all diet related diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension and cancer. In FY2006 Montana Vital Statistics Report, published by the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services indicates cancer, heart disease and diabetes as the top leading causes of death in the State. Again, these are all nutrition/diet-related diseases, which indicate the great need to address the types of foods we eat, the preparation and the amount of physical exercise we are initiating.
Advancing Horticultural Programming
The Michigan Federally-recognized Tribes Extension Project (FRTEP) seeks to support the health, well-being, financial
independence and cultural preservation of four Michigan Indian tribes through the creation of a full-time Tribal Extension Educator position that will assist the tribes in advancing their horticultural programming. Michigan State University (MSU)
Shiprock Farmers Market
Navajo farmers have difficulties in marketing their fresh grown produce. Though, the local flea market existed, they have relied on roadside stands. Most have parked anywhere near the main highways and have caused traffic hazards. Due to these problems, the Shiprock Farmers Market was established in 2006. It was a way to provide a safe and accessible marketing avenue for the consumers. In addition, the farmers have requested formal training to improve their crop and vegetable production.
Junior Master Gardening Internship Program
One of the San Carlos Extension's 4-H youth development programs is a Junior Master Gardening Internship Program called Building Bridges. Last school year 2007-08, the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension and the San Carlos Diabetes Prevention Program introduced a wonderful program designed to educate Apache youth nutritional and gardening concepts. We used a curriculum from a nationally recognized 4-H program, Junior Master Gardener Health and Nutrition from the Garden, to teach these concepts.
Understanding Traditional Foods Security of Hopi Single Parent Female Headed Households
In the last 30 years the Hopi nation, like many other American Indian nations, suffered a huge increase in diet-related diseases stemming from obesity, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. How Hopi women define, access and use traditional Hopi foods is based on an interaction of community capitals: natural, cultural, human, social, political, financial and built. Since traditional Hopi food is the basis of Hopi ceremonies and identity, mechanism for maintaining its availability depends on investing in all these capitals.
Protection of Traditional Hopi Foods
This program seeks to provide information to land managers and users about the traditional Hopi food uses of native plants, and develope printed material for land users.
The program results are compiled in a publication called Hopi Native Edible Plants by Max Taylor.
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Backyard Ramp Patch Project
Ramps are a native wild onion that grows in the Appalachian mountains and a favorite wild food gathered in the early
