Stroke Prevention Booth at Six Nations Diabetes Conference: A Health Ambassador ran an information booth on foot care and stroke prevention at a two-day conference for First Nations people with diabetes, and those at risk for it. The conference focused on the need for healthy lifestyle (diet, exercise, etc.) to avoid diabetes, to manage it, and to prevent many of the complications it can cause – including strokes and heart attacks.

As part of the message of healthy choices, the ambassador used her budget and enlisted some volunteers to buy, prepare and offer trays of fruit and vegetable snacks to the conference attendees. She also created a display and offered literature on stroke and stroke prevention.

"There was a lot of interest, a lot of questions, and the fresh fruit and veggie snacks went VERY fast."

"A lot of people did not know about the connection between diabetes and stroke."

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