Key points
Find guidance for planning an Eagle Books event for your family, classroom, or community. There are guides with instructions and ideas, as well as sample materials, like a news release, to help you get the word out about the event.
Planning guides
Toolkit for families, classrooms and communities
Ideas for use
- Create an Eagle Books event, other event activities, and access available support materials.
- Gain insight on Eagle Books' background, national attention, traveling exhibit, and more.
- Copy and distribute to those you would like to have help with an Eagle Books event.
Toolkit for Families, Classrooms, and Communities
Eagle Books event sample public service announcement
Ideas for use
- Use the information on this sample to create a public service announcement describing your event. Deliver copies to local radio stations, school offices, tribal services, and online classified sites and publications.
- Print your information on Eagle Books stationery or sponsoring organization stationary for your event. Add logos of partners.
Sample Event Public Service Announcement
Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools (DETS) curriculum
The Health Is Life in Balance Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools K–12 curriculum (search "DETS") offers culturally relevant and scientifically based teachings in three sections:
- Grades K-4.
- Grades 5-8.
- Grades 9-12.
The lessons are based on the 5 E's of educational instruction: Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, and Evaluation. Lessons focus on:
- Health, science, and health professions.
- Type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
- Community knowledge.
- Civic responsibility.
National Institutes of Health developed the curriculum in collaboration with eight tribal colleges and universities, the CDC Native Diabetes Wellness Program, and the Indian Health Service's Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention.