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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) ? Two Lawrence journalism instructors are conducting a study that they hope will shed light on the way the media portrays diabetes among American Indians and lead to better health options.
Teresa Trumbly Lamsam and Rhonda LeValdo-Gayton, who are American Indians, said they've seen the effects that limited food choices on reservations can have and understand the poor health conditions some Native Americans face, and that they believe the media largely ignores the issue, the Lawrence Journal-World reported Saturday (http://bit.ly/w3uOsZ).
"I feel like we just really got to step this up," said LeValdo-Gayton, who teaches at Haskell Indian Nations University. "I feel like we're going to lose people that we don't want to lose."
http://www.necn.com/11/28/11/Kan-du...h.html?&apID=d80ec372d68245ccbc598e1dac52d9bf
Teresa Trumbly Lamsam and Rhonda LeValdo-Gayton, who are American Indians, said they've seen the effects that limited food choices on reservations can have and understand the poor health conditions some Native Americans face, and that they believe the media largely ignores the issue, the Lawrence Journal-World reported Saturday (http://bit.ly/w3uOsZ).
"I feel like we just really got to step this up," said LeValdo-Gayton, who teaches at Haskell Indian Nations University. "I feel like we're going to lose people that we don't want to lose."
http://www.necn.com/11/28/11/Kan-du...h.html?&apID=d80ec372d68245ccbc598e1dac52d9bf