10th Native Women & Men's Wellness .pdf - American Indian Institute

Alvarado F • Eagle Books: Diabetes Education Has Never Been Such Fun
Liz Henry, B.A. (Omaha/Nez Perce)
Project Manager - Eagle Books, Kauffman Associates, Inc.
Kelly Bundy, B.A.
Project Manager - Eagle Books, Kauffman Associates, Inc.
In an effort to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes among American Indians and Alaska Natives (Al/AN),
the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Native Diabetes Wellness Program (NDWP) has
focused its efforts on children in grades K through 4 by utilizing the Eagle Books series to encourage healthy
eating habits and physical activity. Since children in this age group have little control over their environment,
the target audience also includes parents, school personnel, and other caregivers. See how schools and
communities have used the Al/AN culturally appropriate Eagle Books to boost science learning and promote
healthy lifestyles. Explore the possibilities the books offer your community, tribal program or classrooms.
The workshop will feature the Eagle Books and the Eagle Books toolkit materials, which are available at
no cost to schools and programs serving Al/AN children. The developing Eagle Books website will also be
discussed.
Alvarado G • Autonomic Body Therapy (ABT): Rediscover the Power of
Touch*
Michael Austin, D.C., FIAMA
Doctor of Chiropractic - Rainbow Bridge Healing Arts Center
Contract Health Care Provider - Pascua Yaqui Nation & Tohono O'odham Nation
Before vaccinations and pills, plants were medicine. Before scanners and computers, we looked and listened
to our patients. In this technology driven society, traditional medicine has been placed behind the back
burner. Even the simple act of human touch is scoffed at as being, at best, placebo. Dr. Michael Austin has
spent the past eight years developing his therapy called Autonomic Body Therapy (ABT). ABT is a touchbased
therapy. It is the synthesis of Meridian, Bowen, and Mind Body Therapies. Please join Dr. Austin in a
discussion of these therapies and their merger into the single treatment modality, Autonomic Body Therapy.
*If you can't make the presentation, come to the ABT Wellness Activity (Tuesday, March 29, 2011, Alvarado
C, from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Alvarado H • Staying on the Active Path in Native Communities…a
Lifespan Approach: Physical Activity Kit (PAK)*
Theresa Clay, M.S. (Navajo)
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Coordinator - Albuquerque Area IHS
Joe Law, B.S. (Klamath/Siletz/Northern Cheyenne)
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Coordinator - Portland Area IHS
The epidemic of obesity impacts our country as a whole; American Indians of all ages have a higher
prevalence of obesity than the general U.S. population. The PAK strategy refines an effective and efficient
method to implement, evaluate and disseminate culturally appropriate physical activities with American
Indian and Alaska Native communities. This workshop will provide an overview of the PAK and a discussion
of its program evaluation and effectiveness.
*There will be physical activity/movement during this workshop.
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