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Goals
- To provide a
positive, safe and healthy experience for children and young adults
with diabetes.
- To educate
children and young adults regarding diabetes and foster
independence, self-discipline and responsibility.
- To promote to the
children and young adults that there are no limitations to their
goals and aspirations so long as they take care to their diabetes.
- To build
relationships between the children, young adults, staff, volunteers
and parents/guardians that will last a lifetime.
OBJECTIVES
- Coordinate an
environment for a positive, safe and healthy environment through
medical, dietary and mental needs planning with the physicians,
nurses, dieticians, child life specialists and volunteers.
- Provide an
educational curriculum that broadens the individuals understanding
of diabetes and develop activities that encourage independence,
self-discipline and responsibility.
- Encourage everyone
to meet and interact with other individuals with diabetes and
develop relationships with positive role models.
- Create an
environment that provides a welcome, concerning and open interaction
between children, young adults, staff, volunteers and
parents/guardians
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