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Your support secures the 2018 American Indian Youth Wellness Camp. This weeklong residential health and wellness program specifically targets American Indian children and teens from tribes across the Southwest, primarily Arizona.
It’s no secret: obesity is one of our century’s biggest challenges, especially in American Indian communities and increasingly among youth. Obese individuals are at a higher risk for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, stroke, and more.
We can intervene.
SOME CALL IT CAMP. We call it transformation.
We reinforce the importance of healthy lifestyle. Progress is monitored through personal check-ins. With innovative technology we collect data from students that includes body composition, waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting cholesterol, hemoglobin, and much more. These assessments occur at camp, 3 months after camp, and 6 months after camp, intricately tracking progress. We use this data to improve student health, and also to increase the quality of programming.
HONORING TRADITION, PROMOTING HEALTH.
Day at Camp
Sun rises, poking light through cabin windows. Inside, 50 eager children wake to a new and healthy day. A different tribe begins each morning by leading our daily reflection, then we take our daily walk and have breakfast. From there, students cycle through a collection of activities and lessons. They learn traditional native games, do Zumba and Tai Chi, dance, swim, practice arts and crafts, and more. They learn to read food labels for sugar and how to plant their own seeds. After a day of activity, learning, and fun, it’s off to bed for a busy tomorrow!
OUR VISION ~ SECURE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH
These opportunities make healthy habits stick, transforming youth health into a family effort. We’ve had a lot of success, but can still do much more. That’s where you come in.
Your support allows us to hold more camps, impact more kids, conduct more research, and enrich our post-camp offerings to students and parents.
Join us! Together we’ll create a brighter and healthier future for American Indians.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
We would like to cover the costs for 25 youth to attend camp and your support can help us accomplish that. Camp convenes July 28 - August 3, 2018 at Mingus Mountain Campground.
Please consider a gift today to reach our goal so youth can attend camp.
Camp Logo: "Spiritual Sunrise"
Artist: Ivan T. Gachupin, Jemez Pueblo, itg09@hotmail.com, (575) 834-7835
Hygiene products - toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, lotion, body wash, shampoo, and conditioner - for youth to use at camp.
Fruits and vegetables. Ingredients used in daily interactive healthy snack instruction with youth at camp.
Costs for the items needed for art and craft supplies, supplies for community garden, materials for education sessions, and physical assessment materials per child.
Provides each Camper with a t-shirt, water bottle, jump rope, Frisbee, and basketball. Campers take the sports equipment home as incentives to stay active.
Appropriate footwear and socks, so each youth has a safe and comfortable experience during Camp's daily walks, exercises, and activities.
Camp fee for one American Indian youth to attend camp at Mingus Mountain Campground in Prescott Valley, AZ. This includes room and healthy meals for one week! Thank you! Your name will be listed in the annual Camp report.
All camp fees, essential hygiene products, shoes and socks, t-shirt, sports equipment and supplies for a youth for the entirety of camp. Thank you! Your name will be listed in the annual Camp report and you will get a card from the kids.
