Yarn up about diabetes

• Reach:

  WA

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

Yarn up about diabetes is about Aboriginal people coming together to learn about the seriousness of diabetes and ways which it can be prevented.

Diabetes WA offers interactive group presentations targeted to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander audiences within an organisation or community setting. The aims of Yarn up about diabetes are to increase people's knowledge and understanding of diabetes, let the community know how to access resources, and inform people of where to go for further information.

Presentations are delivered by Diabetes WA employees and cover the following topic areas:

• what is diabetes and why is it serious?

• why if I am an Aboriginal person, am I at risk of type 2 diabetes?

• how to prevent diabetes

• how to make healthy food choices

• why health checks are so important

• where to go for further information.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Contacts

Kerri Colegate
Aboriginal Health Coordinator
Diabetes WA
Level 3/322 Hay Street
Subiaco WA 6008
Ph:(08) 9325 7699
Fax:(08) 9221 1183
Email:kerri.colegate@diabeteswa.com.au

Links

• View contact details: Diabetes WA
• View website: Diabetes WA