Youth Diabetes Prevention Program Pilot

Overview

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to implement the Merne Mwerre Artweye Areye-ka (MMAA) program, a First Nations-led childhood obesity and diabetes prevention program, in remote central Australian communities to raise awareness, prevent overweight/obesity, and improve health among First Nations children and families. The program will involve the delivery of educational and motivational interviewing sessions in 10 communities across Central Australia. The Australian Government has announced a total of $1,303,000 over 2 years for this grant opportunity.  The objectives of the grant opportunity are to: deliver diabetes education to First Nations youth and care givers in a range of group setting classes and individual motivational interviewing sessions in a culturally safe manner increased awareness of core food groups, sugar-sweetened beverages, traditional bush foods, food practices, lifestyles, and their impact on the body improved ability to adopt healthy eating behaviours improved ability to set and meet goals to be physically active, and reinforce self-compassion and setting SMART goals. The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are to: prevent overweight/obesity and improve health among First Nations youth and families, and reduce rates of Type 2 diabetes among First Nations youth in Central Australia. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.