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Diabetes program honored

| Wednesday, October 06, 2004

ROSEBUD - The Rosebud Sioux Tribe's innovative promotion of health and fitness has changed lives and won national recognition.

The tribe's Diabetes Prevention Program has been awarded the Indian Health Service Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Award for Excellence. The award was presented in September to program director Connie Brushbreaker at the Healthier Indian Communities Through Partnerships and Prevention Summit in Washington, D.C.

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The clinically based Rosebud program hired eight certified fitness assistants, created a facility with exercise and weight-training equipment and used incentive programs and community involvement to help young people discover a healthy lifestyle.

The program screened 2,869 children and adolescents, identifying 1,916 youth at high risk for health problems. More than 700 youth have participated in the free wellness program that includes exercise, nutrition education and incentives for completing exercise and weight-loss goals.

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