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Indigenous Groups First Nations: Anishinaabe

The Anishinaabe

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As of March 2023, the rate of diabetes for First Nations people in Canada is 3 to 5 times higher than that of other Canadian.

Source : diabetes.ca

From 1980 to 2005, the rate of diabetes more than doubled among First Nations women and more than tripled among First Nations men.

Source : ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Anishinaabe Diabetes Resources

Haudenosaunee Facilitator Manual
Haudenosaunee Participant Manual
Haudenosaunee Lesson 1: Beginning the Journey
Haudenosaunee Lesson 2: My Heritage; My Culture
Haudenosaunee Lesson 3: What is Diabetes
Haudenosaunee Lesson 4: Exercise is Medicine
Haudenosaunee Lesson 5: All Foods Are Not Created Equal
Haudenosaunee Lesson 6: Water is Life
Haudenosaunee Lesson 7: The Good Mind
Haudenosaunee Lesson 8: Extend the Longhouse
Haudenosaunee Lesson 9: Celebrate Success
IDHC (Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle)
Haudenosaunee Lesson 1: Beginning the Journey
Haudenosaunee Lesson 2: My Heritage; My Culture
Haudenosaunee Lesson 3: What is Diabetes
Haudenosaunee Lesson 4: Exercise is Medicine
Haudenosaunee Lesson 5: All Foods Are Not Created Equal
Haudenosaunee Lesson 6: Water is Life
Haudenosaunee Lesson 7: The Good Mind
Haudenosaunee Lesson 8: Extend the Longhouse
Haudenosaunee Lesson 9: Celebrate Success

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Dr. Rob Ferguson

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Co-founder of ‘Amanaki Fo’ou’ with wife Andrea Ferguson

Since 2013, Rob Ferguson has been working with ministries of health, medical professionals, government leaders, and hospital and clinic staff to address the management, treatment, and education on the sequelae of diabetes. Rob is a reconstructive surgeon and hospital system medical officer with Intermountain Health (based in Salt Lake City, UT). His focus includes training teams on surgical management of diabetic complications as well as working with local teams to recruit volunteer specialists to meet their goals and needs.

 

 

Rob graduated from Brigham Young University prior to obtaining his medical degree from the University of Virginia. His surgical and specialty training programs include the University of Kentucky, MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX), and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Taipei, Taiwan). He obtained a masters in business administration from the University of Utah. 

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