The Healthy Native Foods Toolkit for American Indian communities has been developed to serve as a reference tool to aid in healthy meal planning. The toolkit is designed to provide tips, guidelines and meal planning strategies for staff meetings and…
Food for Fifty
For 65 years Food For Fifty has been used as a resource for students in quantity food production and for persons in foodservice management. The book is designed to provide food professionals with quantity recipes that they can prepare with…
A River of Recipes
A River of Recipes is a collection of Native American Recipes from tribes across North America. Some of the recipes provide new and different ways to prepare USDA commodities, in addition to traditional recipes. Traditional recipes include bison recipes, blue…
Food For Thought | For Native Americans
This hands-on, in-person class is designed to assist librarians, public health workers, health professionals, and the general public in locating authoritative information on nutrition and topics relating to nutrition. Background information on the importance of nutrition information to other health-related…
American Indian and Alaska Native Health: Information for People and Communities
A compendium of nutrition, health and wellness resources for American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.…
My Native Plate Visuals & Resources
Indian Health Services has developed the My Native Plate, which is based on the USDA’s My Plate. The plate illustrates appropriate portions containing the foods from each of the food groups recommended by the Dietary Guidelines. More Native Plate Examples:…
Physical Activity Kit for Native Older Adults
The PAK is based on best and promising practices to increase physical activity. The PAK toolkit can be used in schools, communities, worksites, Head Start programs, elderly centers, and youth programs. The goal of the PAK is to increase the…
Health Topics | Indian Health Service
A listing of health topics with special emphasis on American Indians and Alaska Natives.…
Tribal Chronic Disease Prevention | CDC Role and Resources
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works with and supports American Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, tribal organizations, and Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TEC) to promote health, prevent disease, reduce health disparities, and strengthen connections to culture and lifeways…
Traditional Foods Project
Using Traditional Foods and Sustainable Ecological Approaches for Health Promotion and Type 2 Diabetes Prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native communities was a 6-year cooperative agreement that championed 17 tribal programs. The tribal programs worked to restore access to…
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