CDC Division of Diabetes Translation
Program Development Branch Native Diabetes Wellness Program
1720 Louisiana Blvd. NE Suite 208
Albuquerque,
NM
USA
87110
Email:
LDeBruyn@cdc.gov
Biographical Sketch:
Deputy/Field Director, Native Diabetes Wellness Program, Division of Diabetes Translation, CDC. Team Lead, Family Violence Prevention Team, Mental Health/Social Services, Indian Health Service. 35+ years experience living and working in Indian Country. Numerous peer reviewed publications on diabetes and behavioral health. Provide scientific/evaluation oversight to 17 grantees focusing on traditional foods and sustainable ecological approaches to diabetes prevention; provide evaluation and science oversight to Eagle Books and new middle school Eagle Books; provide evaluation and science oversight to Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools (DETS) K-12 curriculum, Health is Life in Balance. Present at national conferences on the Eagle Books evaluation strategy and community outreach campaign, provide technical monitorship for Eagle Books contract, provide oversight to development of GIS maps to tell the story of traditional foods distribution, Eagle Books distribution, and DETS professional teacher development distribution across the United States.