In My Community

The John Pipe Voices For Change Awards were presented during a special ceremony at the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) Consumer Conference in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on September 22, 2010.

Advocacy

Hualapai Healthy Heart Program
Peach Springs, Arizona
The Hualapai Healthy Heart Program is an SDPI funded demonstration project designed to reduce cardiovascular disease, the most compelling complication of diabetes among their participants. They have engaged their greater community in a variety of successful advocacy efforts having a local, regional and national impact.

Honorable Mentions

• Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest (NARA) Diabetes Treatment & Prevention Program (Portland, Oregon)
• Cow Creek Health & Wellness Center (Roseburg, Oregon)

Outcomes

Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation (BBAHC)
Dillingham, Alaska
BBAHC Diabetes Prevention/Lifestyle Change Program provides a comprehensive array of programs in effort to prevent diabetes or diabetes related complications spanning 34 villages within the Bristol Bay region. Programs work on improving individuals’ rates of diabetes, nutrition and exercise education, as well as lowering blood pressure.

Honorable Mentions

• SDPI Diabetes Prevention Program Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center Indian Health Services (Warm Springs, Oregon)
• American Indian Health and Family Services (AIHFS) Diabetes Program (Detroit, Michigan)

Innovation

Tuba City Diabetes Treatment and Prevention
Tuba City, Arizona
The Department of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention Services at the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (TCRHCC) has employed innovative approaches that have resulted in community wide collaborations to effectively provide diabetes prevention and treatment services.

Honorable Mentions

• Chickasaw Nation Division of Health (Ada, Oklahoma)