NACDD has collaborated with CDC to provide technical assistance (TA) and support to Tribal-serving organizations to scale the National DPP lifestyle change program (LCP) since 2022. This began with introducing umbrella hub arrangements to Tribal-serving organizations, including Tribal Area Health Boards (AHB), through peer learning labs and expanded to NACDD providing TA opportunities on topics of interest to Tribal diabetes prevention program staff and trainings for National DPP LCP Master Trainers and Lifestyle Coaches. NACDD’s funding under CDC’s cooperative agreement, “Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health,” opens the door for NACDD to serve a new Tribal audience – Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC) recipients.

GHWIC is CDC’s largest investment to improve chronic diseases in American Indian and Alaska Native communities and is in its third cycle of funding. NACDD will provide TA and support on type 2 diabetes prevention activities for GHWIC Component 1 and Component 2 recipients. Component 1 directly funds 13 tribes, at least one in each Indian Health Service (IHS) area, and four Urban Indian Organizations to implement chronic disease prevention strategies in their communities. Component 2 funds 11 Area Health Boards (AHB), each serving one IHS area, to support tribes implementing chronic disease prevention strategies in their communities.

NACDD implements all Tribal diabetes projects in partnership with Maven Collective Consulting (MCC), who provides cultural context and subject matter expertise in diabetes prevention and management services. MCC are consultants and health professionals who leverage lived experiences with expertise. They are trusted advocates who value the strengths of their clients, while drawing on the strengths of their ancestors.

NACDD will work alongside MCC and CDC to build relationships with GWHIC Component 1 and 2 recipients, listening to their voices to learn how to best serve them. This will begin with small team meetings to learn about their strengths, goals, and needs followed by developing a tailored TA plan with MCC to support GHWIC recipients’ goals to prevent type 2 diabetes in Tribal communities.

Want to learn more and how your state might intersect with this work? Visit CDC’s GHWIC Recipients and Funding webpage to learn about the GHWIC cooperative agreement, who the Component 1 and 2 recipients are, and where they are located across the United States. Contact Jane Myers if you have questions including how your state might want to connect to any of these Tribal projects.