KSDPP Mission Statement

Community Vision for Kahnawa:ke

Kahnawà:ke Schools Diabetes Prevention Program (KSDPP) designs and implements intervention activities for schools, families and community, to prevent type 2 diabetes, through the promotion of healthy eating, daily physical activity, adequate sleep and wholistic wellness, for present and future Kahnawakehró:non and for other Indigenous communities. KSDPP conducts community-based research on these activities, trains community intervention workers and academic and community researchers, and reports all research results to the community.

​The vision for the community was developed in 1995, through a participatory community process involving the Community Advisory Board (CAB) members, community and academic researchers, and KSDPP staff.​

​All Kahnawakehró:non are in excellent health.
Diabetes no longer exists.
All the children and adults eat healthily at all meals and are physically active daily.
The children are actively supported by their parents and family who provide nutritious foods obtainable from family gardens, local food distributors and the natural environment.
The schools, as well as community organizations, maintain programs and policy that reflect and reinforce healthy eating habits and daily physical activity.
There are a variety of physical activities for all people offered at a wide range of recreational facilities in the community. All people accept the responsibility to cooperatively maintain a well community for the future Seven Generations.​ ​