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<ol> <li>Provide on-campus diabetes education for the UTTC students, families, and staff. The education is an effort to promote a basic understanding of Type 2 diabetes and decrease the prevalence and complications of the disease.
<li>Provide on-campus community health education activities for the UTTC students and staff. These educational efforts are designed to teach health strategies and skills necessary to improve lifetime health status.
<li>Coordinate the UTTC Wellness Circle. The Circle support activities in an effort to synchronize campus resources and programs toward a common agenda for the student and staff wellness.
<li>Encourage community partnership on a local and regional level. These partnerships are necessary to increase the available resources and expertise for the Extension Program. These relationships exist to naturally enhance the programs involved and to foster healthier Native American individuals, families, and communities. </ol>
The United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) Extension Program provides an opportunity for Native Americans to participate in wellness activities. These activities are designed to promote healthy physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual lifestyle choices, ultimately impacting the health of these people in the future. This program includes written and classroom community education designed to teach health strategies and skills in an effort to improve health status. The Extension Program coordinates the UTTC Wellness Circle. The Circle allows exchange of information regarding current and proposed wellness related activities. This effort is intended to synchronize campus resources and programs towards a common vision of wellness for community members. Other activities include community education on health topics such as fitness, gardening, food safety, breastfeeding, and weight management. On-Campus diabetes education workshops are provided for the UTTC students, families, and staff to promote a basic understanding of Type 2 diabetes in order to improve prevention and management of the disease. UTTC Extension Program partners include the NDSU Extension Service and Various state and Tribal organizations. Provide on-campus diabetes education for the UTTC students, families, and staff. The education is an effort to promote a basic understanding of Type 2 diabetes and decrease the prevalence and complications of the disease.
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Extension faculty will continue to provide culturally appropriate community education on the UTTC campus as well as the Tribal communities they serve. Through collaboration with the UTTC Wellnes Circle, they will identify needs and strategies necessary to promote healthier lifestyles among the audience they serve. This work will be accomplished through collaborative efforts with NDSU Extension Service. Currently, the UTTC Extension Coordinator serves on the North Dakota Healthy Weight Council and the USDA National Cooperative Extension Childhood Obesity Leadership Team. These external collaborative efforts assist the UTTC Extension Program staff with program development by providing the latest obesity research, statistics, information, and training. Partnership in the Healthy Weight Council include the North Dakota Department of Health, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, County Extension Services, and representation from private medical providers. Partnerships in the USDA National Cooperative Extension Childhood Obesity Leadership Team included 1862 and 1890 Land Grant Universities. Another important linkage has been established with North Dakota Diabetes Prevention and Control Program. Internal partnerships within the UTTC campus community are provided through membership in the Wellness Circle, which is comprised of programs such as Theodore Jamerson Elementary School, Center for Student Success, and Student Health. The UTTC Extension Program emphasizes proper nutrition, being physically active, and maintaining a healthy weight by promoting the historical and cultural teachings of the relationship between Native people and the buffalo.