Tribally based registered dietitians have created teaching methods that allow the participant to identify foods that are considered more healthy.  Physical activity professionals assist the camper in highlighting way that physical activity can be increased during the normal day, with the basis of why physical activity must be improved.  Behavioral health professionals have helped the student address the underlying emotions and stress of obesity and diabetes.  In addition to this medical officers such as Registered nurses, Physician assistants and medical doctors help the student tie all aspects of diabetes prevention together through a comprehensive application course.  As NYPD grew it became apparent that the needs of the Native American children were not fully being met, to this end, a cultural awareness class was added to help add the needed dimension of the Native American social unit as a force within diabetes prevention.

NYPD Timeline

In September of 2001, the leaders and health care providers of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Iowa Nation, Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma and the Sac & Fox Nation called for a meeting to discuss issues related to patients with Diabetes and explore methods to decrease the overwhelming prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes in their tribal member populations. Through thoughtful discussions, the prevention of Diabetes through increasing education on the importance of healthy lifestyle choices was determined to be the primary focus of this group.

Understanding that healthy children have a greater opportunity to grow into healthy adults, and that healthy lifelong habits are learned during childhood, a Diabetes prevention program that focused its efforts on the importance of Nutrition, Physical Activity, Diabetes Prevention and Behavioral Health for American Indian children aged 8-12 was developed. That program was to be called Native Youth Preventing Diabetes (NYPD).

• NYPD 2002 1st day camp held July 31-Aug 1, 82 children in attendance
• NYPD 2003 held June 10-11 with 83 in attendance
  • Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center join NYPD coalition
• NYPD 2004 held July 6-7 with 100 in attendance
  • NYPD awarded Association of American Indian Physicians Model Program of the Year
  • August 2004, NYPD presents day camp pre- post test findings to the American Academy of Diabetes Educators annual convention in Indianapolis, IN
  • NovoNordisk pharmaceuticals sign on as primary corporate sponsor
  • Kaw Nation, Pawnee Nation, Wichita & Affiliated Tribes and the Oklahoma Indian Health Service join NYPD coalition
• NYPD 2005 1st residential NYPD held June 13-17 at Camp Cimarron, Perkins, OK.  149 children in attendance.  The role of culture in the prevention of disease and comprehensive health screenings added to curriculum
  • 23% of children were found to meet criteria of Metabolic Syndrome
• Average FBG: 87 mg/dl
• Average Total Cholesterol: 162 mg/dl
• Average LDL Cholesterol: 115 mg/dl
• Average Triglycerides: 59 mg/dl           
• Average HDL Cholesterol: 45 mg/dl
• BMI % : 69  
• Waist Circumference %: 71
• Blood Pressure %: 73
• August 2005, NYPD selected as I.H.S. Wellness Champion
• NYPD 2006 is held June 12-16, 101 children in attendance
• 15% of children were found to meet criteria of Metabolic Syndrome
• Average FBG: 85 mg/dl
• Average Total Cholesterol: 150 mg/dl           
• Average LDL Cholesterol: 103 mg/dl
• Average Triglycerides: 61 mg/dl           
• Average HDL Cholesterol: 47 mg/dl
• BMI % : 63                       
• Waist Circumference %: 52
• Blood Pressure %: 64
• August 2006 NYPD presents residential camp, laboratory findings to the AADE annual convention in Los Angeles, CA.  Also featured in Convention Newspaper and on website.
• Harold Hamm Diabetes Center at the University of Oklahoma becomes NYPD partner
• NYPD 2007, Camp moved to Camp Redlands, Stillwater, OK.  Held June 18-22, 2007.  138 children in attendance:
  • 8% of children were found to meet criteria of Metabolic Syndrome
• Average FBG: 88 mg/dl
• Average Total Cholesterol: 154 mg/dl
• Average LDL Cholesterol: 97 mg/dl
• Average Triglycerides: 61 mg/dl                      
• Average HDL Cholesterol: 47 mg/dl
• BMI % : 63                       
• Waist Circumference %: 62
• Blood Pressure %: 57
• NYPD 2008 camp moved to Camp Takatoka in Choteau, OK.  Camp Scheduled for June 2-6, 2008. 114 children in attendance:
  • 5% of children were found to meet criteria of Metabolic Syndrome
• Average FBG: 89.5 mg/dl
• Average Total Cholesterol: 142 mg/dl
• Average LDL Cholesterol: 84.7 mg/dl
• Average Triglycerides: 62.7 mg/dl                       
• Average HDL Cholesterol: 48.5 mg/dl
• BMI % : 80.1                       
• Waist Circumference %: 69.8
• Blood Pressure %: 53.5
• Otoe-Missouria Tribe joins NYPD coalition
• NYPD recieved support from the National Institutes of Health, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, for the evaluation of the Eagle Book series
• NYPD 2009 camp was held at Camp Takatoka in Choteau, OK.  Camp Scheduled for June 8-12, 2009. 114 children in attendance:
  • 4.2% of children were found to meet criteria of Metabolic Syndrome
  • Average FBG: 93.6 mg/dl
  • Average Total Cholesterol: 138 mg/dl
  • Average LDL Cholesterol: 87 mg/dl
  • Average Triglycerides: 70.2 mg/dl                       
  • Average HDL Cholesterol: 45 mg/dl
  • BMI % : 60.6                       
  • Waist Circumference %: 64.4
  • Blood Pressure %: 52
  • The Oklahoma City Indian Clinic joins the NYPD coalition
• NYPD 2010 camp moved to Camp Waluhili in Choteau, OK.  Camp Scheduled for June 14-18, 2010. 116 children in attendance:
  • 15.3% of children were found to meet criteria of Metabolic Syndrome
  • Average FBG: 83.5 mg/dl
  • Average Total Cholesterol: 144 mg/dl
  • Average LDL Cholesterol: 93 mg/dl
  • Average Triglycerides: 78.9 mg/dl                       
  • Average HDL Cholesterol: 42 mg/dl
  • BMI % : 63.79                       
  • Waist Circumference %: 67.76
  • Blood Pressure %: 58.6
  • NYPD recieves 501c3 non-profit status
  • Caddo Nation, Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the Oklahoma State Department of Health join NYPD coalition
  • NYPD recieves Racial and Ethical Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Legacy Award
• NYPD 2011 camp was held at Camp Waluhili in Choteau, OK.  Camp Scheduled for June 13-17, 2011. 133 children in attendance:
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  • Seminole Nation, Chickasaw Nation and Oklahoma City Area Inter-Tribal Health Board join NYPD coalition
• NYPD 2012 camp was held at Camp Waluhili in Choteau, OK.  Camp Scheduled for June 11-15, 2012. 122 children in attendance:
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  • Choctaw Nation joins NYPD coalition
• NYPD 2013