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Native Youth Preventing Diabetes (NYPD) Camp is a diabetes prevention education program designed to provide Native American children the necessary information and encouragement to prevent obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes later in life. Researchers worldwide have agreed that lifestyle changes are the best way of addressing the Type 2 Diabetes epidemic that is facing our nation and especially our youth. Lifestyle changes are best influenced early in life by an age and culturally appropriate disease prevention education program. NYPD believes in the importance of culture and has based it’s intervention education on... read more |
NYPD is a 501c3 non-profit organization made up entirely of volunteer health professionals with a desire to make a positive contribution to the lives of Native Youth of Oklahoma NYPD is designed for Native American boys and girls 8-12 years of age Over 1500 Native Youth have attended the NYPD camp since its beginning in 2002 NYPD Camp takes place each June, space is limited and registration is accepted beginning in March of each year
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NYPD Coalition Member Websites. For information on who to contact regarding NYPD, click on Tribal Contacts link below:
Oklahoma City Area Inter-Tribal Health Board Oklahoma Indian Health Service Oklahoma Inter-tribal Diabetes Coalition Tribal Contacts click here |
Step1 | Visit the website sections and look at our coalition members to see if your tribe is a current partner with NYPD Camp. If your tribe is currently not a coalition member, consider asking them to find out more about NYPD Camp. | |||
Step2 | Contact your tribe or a tribe in your area that is listed as a NYPD coalition partner and tell them you are interested in attending NYPD Camp. | ||||
Step3 | Complete the registration packet provided to you by the tribe to get signed up for NYPD Camp. | ||||
"I know not to eat too many dirty toes." (Doritos) "I loved the pool and rock wall." "I am going to quit drinking a lot of pop and drink more water because it is better for me." "I love lemons!" "Can I come back next year? Please!!!"
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