2009-2010 T.R.A.I.L Grantees Attend National Training
Forty Native American Boys & Girls Clubs have received awards to implement the On the T.R.A.I.L (Together Raising Awareness for Indian Life) to Diabetes Prevention program over the next year. Now in year two of a three year grant cycle, the National Congress of American Indians has continued to partner with locbs in Indian Countryal Native American Boys & Girls Clubs to operate the program, which is funded by Indian Health Service.
T.R.A.I.L is a 12-week program designed for 8-10 year olds aimed at reducing the onset of diabetes among Native American youth. The program offers a combination of physical, educational, and nutritional activities designed to promote healthy lifestyles. Club members draw from Tribal traditions and history to learn about nutrition, food choices, media influences, and the impact of diabetes.
A T.R.A.I.L. Grantee Implementation Training took place October 7-9, 2009 in Catoosa, Oklahoma. The training began October 7 with a curriculum review for new T.R.A.I.L. Coordinators. Attendees learned fun and creative ways to engage youth in the program. The curriculum review included interactive activities, which allowed attendees to develop and participate in T.R.A.I.L. lesson planning. Group circles and activities provided opportunities for attendees to discuss the prevalence of diabetes in their communities as well as the stereotypes associated with the disease. Other training topics included healthy eating, physical activity, and media influences. In addition, attendees discussed parent/family participation and fostering partnerships with community health organizations.
On October 8, new T.R.A.I.L. Coordinators were joined by returning T.R.A.I.L. sites. The day focused on engaging families in Club programs and activities. Family involvement is a critical component of any prevention program – especially one such as T.R.A.I.L. that encourages healthy lifestyles both at the Club and in the home. John Hardeman, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities, delivered BGCA’s Family Plus training. Family PLUS (Parents Leading, Uniting, Serving), is a model for Boys & Girls Clubs wanting to implement family support activities into their Club's programming. This model introduces Clubs to factors affecting the family unit and methods of collaborating with community organizations to provide parents and caregivers with resources. Using this model John Hardeman challenged attendees to think of ways to engage families in their Clubs. Discussion topics included the best way for Clubs to help families, challenges with family involvement, benefits of family involvement, and reasons why Clubs should provide support to families. Family and community needs assessments were also focus areas of the training. Through group activities and discussions attendees developed strategies to address family and community needs with family support and increasing family involvement.
The final day of the training included talking circles on topics such as community service projects, recruitment and retention of T.R.A.I.L. participants, implementing T.R.A.I.L. at multiple sites, and time management. Following the talking circles, Chef Tony Aidoo of the Hard Rock Hotel Tulsa offered a cooking demonstration. He demonstrated how to make healthy snacks for youth and provided samples and recipes for two snacks. Following the cooking demonstration, representatives of the Cherokee Nation Diabetes Prevention Program provided the group with an overview of diabetes, resources, and activity ideas. This interactive morning left the T.R.A.I.L. leaders energized to return to their Clubs to implement the program.
The 2009-2010 T.R.A.I.L. Grantees include:
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Dine Nation - Ft. Defiance, AZ (Navajo)
Boys & Girls Clubs of East Valley – Gila River Branches, AZ (Gila River Pima &
Maricopa Indian Community)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale – Lehi Branch, AZ (Salt River Pima & Maricopa Indians)
Boys & Girls Club of the White Mountain Apache, AZ (White Mountain
Apache)
Boys & Girls Club of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, CO (Southern Ute)
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, FL (Seminole)
Boys & Girls Club of the Lewis Clark Valley – Lapwai Unit, ID (Nez Perce)
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Waterville Area – Penobscot Unit, ME (Penobscot)
Boys & Girls Club of Bay Mills, MI (Ojibwe)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Traverse, MI (Ottawa-Chippewa)
Boys & Girls Club of the Leech Lake Area, MN (Ojibwe)
Boys & Girls Club of the Northland, MN (Bois Forte Band Ojibwe)
Boys & Girls Club of White Earth Reservation, MN (White Earth Band of
Chippewa)
Red Lake Nation Boys & Girls Club, MN (Red Lake)
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, MS (Choctaw)
Boys & Girls Club of Cascade County, MT (Chippewa-Cree & Blackfeet)
Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Cheyenne Nation, MT (Northern Cheyenne)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Three Affiliated Tribes, ND (Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara)
Boys & Girls Club of Farmington, NM (Navajo)
Mescalero Apache Boys & Girls Club, NM (Mescalero Apache)
Boys & Girls Club Clubs of Mason Valley – Walker River Unit, NV (Walker River Paiute)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Darlington, OK (Cheyenne & Arapahoe)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware County, Inc., OK (Cherokee)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Green Country, OK (Cherokee)
Boys & Girls Club of Nowata, OK (Cherokee Nation)
Boys & Girls Club of Ottawa County, OK (Miami Wyandotte, Eastern Shawnee, Poria, Modoc, Ottawa)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sequoyah County, OK (Cherokee)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tahlequah, OK (Cherokee & Shawnee)
Boys & Girls Club of Wilson, Inc., OK (Chickasaw Nation)
Chickasaw Nation Boys & Girls Club, OK (Chickasaw Nation)
The McCurtain County Boys & Girls Club of the Choctaw Nation, OK (Choctaw Nation)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metro Area – Warm Springs Unit, OR (Conf. Tribes of Warm
Springs)
Boys & Girls Club of the Missouri River Area , SD (Yankton Sioux)
Lower Brule Boys & Girls Club, SD (Sioux)
SuAnne Big Crow Boys & Girls Club, SD (Sioux)
Boys & Girls Club of Snohomish County, Inc – Tulalip Unit, WA (Tulalip Tribes)
Boys & Girls Club of Lac Courte Oreilles, WI (Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior)
Boys & Girls Club of Langlade County – Sokaogon Chippewa Community, WI (Sokaogon Chippewa)
Mashkisibi Boys & Girls Club, WI (Bad River)
Boys & Girls Club of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, WY (Eastern Shoshone)
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