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St. Regis Mohawk tribe gets USDA grant to help build diabetes center
Hogansburg, NY, Mar 08, 2012 — The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe will get a $129,000 grant to build a diabetes center, from USDA rural development.
The USDA allotted $206,900 for the facility last year--the center's expected to cost about $3 million.
The USDA allotted $206,900 for the facility last year--the center's expected to cost about $3 million.
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More than 13% of the population of the Akwesasne reservation, has either Type I or Type II diabetes. The new diabetes center is part of the formal program the Tribal Council has developed, to systematically address the problem.
The program includes medical treatment, and education on health and lifestyle issues. Along with offices and treatment rooms, the center will have exercise areas, gardens and a kitchen.
Construction will begin this spring.
