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Analysis of 24-hour Recalls of 164 Fourth- to Sixth-grade Mohawk Children in Kahnawake

1998; Elsevier BV; Volume: 98; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0002-8223(98)00183-7

1878-3570

Mary Trifonopoulos, HARRIET V KUHNLEIN, Olivier Receveur,

Education Methods and Practices

Lifestyle changes experienced by indigenous peoples of North America in recent decades have been associated with a dramatic increase in chronic diseases. In Kahnawake, a Kanien Keha: Ka (Mohawk) territory of 7,000 residents near Montreal, Canada, previous studies documented type 2 diabetes rates double those of the white American population, a 48% prevalence of ischemic heart disease, and very high rates of obesity in adults with and without type 2 diabetes (1,2). Concern was thus raised among community members and prompted the development of the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project (KSDPP). KSDPP is a school-based health education program with a community health promotion intervention that began in 1994. Its aim is to promote healthful eating and physical activity among children and adults, thereby ultimately preventing diabetes in future generations.