Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative

Métis, Off-reserve Aboriginal and Urban Inuit Prevention and Promotion Program

The Métis, Off-reserve Aboriginal and Urban Inuit Prevention and Promotion (MOAUIPP) Program provides time limited funding for diabetes prevention and health promotion projects. These projects aim to build awareness of diabetes and its complications and what can be done to prevent diabetes. Projects emphasize healthy eating and active living, and build awareness of the risk factors, complications, and what can be done to prevent these from occurring. The MOAUIPP program is intended to serve Métis, off-reserve Aboriginal and urban Inuit who will access diabetes prevention and health promotion programming, and want these programs to be culturally appropriate.

The MOAUIPP program is delivered by an application driven process. Organizations or associations can apply for funding through a national Request for Applications process. Diabetes projects may be designed and delivered in different ways depending on which population group is targeted. However, activities must support the following program objectives:

• Increase awareness of diabetes, diabetes risk factors and complications; and ways to prevent diabetes and diabetes complications among all Aboriginal people;
• Increase practice of healthy eating and active living behaviours among First Nations, Inuit and Métis;
• Increase ownership of diabetes programs and capacity to combat diabetes in First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities.

For more information on the MOAUIPP program, please contact the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative.

See more information on the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative.