- About Us -

Hi, and welcome to the Quesnel Aboriginal Diabetes Prevention and Awareness Program. We are located at the Quesnel Tillicum Society Native Friendship Centre in British Columbia.

Our objectives are to:

1. Raise awareness of Diabetes, its risk factors, the value of healthy lifestyles, and the importance of diabetes screening.
2. Deliver a fun, culturally appropriate, and effective school-based health promotion and diabetes prevention program.
3. Provide a creative, culturally appropriate, and effective community-based health promotion and diabetes prevention program.
4. Facilitate Aboriginal ownership to ensure long-term viability.

Some of our activities include:

• Workshops and Health Fact Sheets production
• Ongoing healthy lifestyle school education programs, focusing on healthy eating, active living and tobacco reduction.
• Educational activities at special community events

Project Partners:

• Quesnel Tillicum Society Native Friendship Centre
• North Cariboo Metis Assocociation
• North Cariboo Aboriginal Family Program Society
• Northern Health Authority /Northern Health Authority Aboriginal Health Advisory Committee
• G.R.Baker Memorial Hospital Diabetic Day Care Program, Quesnel
• Quesnel School District # 28
• Canadian Diabetes Association

Quesnel Tillicum Society Native Friendship Centre
319 North Fraser Drive, Quesnel, BC, Canada V2J 1Y9

Phone: (250) 992-8347
Fax: (250) 992-5708
sandy.brunton@qnfc.bc.ca

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