Tribe: Yurok Tribe
View Source Document: Yurok Tribe: Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Water and Aquatic Resources
Year: 2014
Topic: Adaptation Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Diabetes (View All Topics in the Plan)
Invest in opportunities for “food sovereignty” to return to sustainable food harvesting and replace need for commodity foods.
Provide opportunities for physical activity.
Continue and enhance opportunities for fish sharing, including provision of fish for single or pregnant moms and elders.
Consider reporting to health and social services of proteinuria, diabetes and kidney disease to understand the problem and obtain funds...
Work to increase healthcare funding to expand access for Tribal members including in-home care and testing for those without access...
Consider designing and implementing culturally grounded diabetes-prevention education including lessons on the benefits of eating traditional foods modeled after the...
Conduct education about and implementation of healthy foods and healthy eating habits in Head Start programs and schools.
Consider eating more traditional foods when available, particularly fish, as a high quality protein, low fat option with excellent health-protective...
Consider seeing a health professional regularly when possible (to catch health problems early).
Consider increasing physical activity to maintain a healthy body weight.
