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  3. Study Update: Jaruki Ejmour Eo Mokta Faith-Based Diabetes Self-Management Education (FDSME)

Study Update: Jaruki Ejmour Eo Mokta Faith-Based Diabetes Self-Management Education (FDSME)

Woman providing diabetes screening

The Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health & Human Services (MoHHS) and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are proud to jointly share a quarterly update of the Jaruki Ejmour Eo Mokta Faith-Based Diabetes Self-Management Education (FDSME) Study. 

The RMI FDSME team has completed screenings and enrollment for the 4th and final year of the study.  Classes have begun for the first group which includes members from UCC Rita, Delap Marshallese Pentecostal Church, 1st Marshallese Assembly of God, and Makkije Kitwon Jitob Kwojarjar in Ajeltake. The second group will start immediately after in March of this year to include members from 1st Bukot Nan Jesus church in Delap, UCC Ejit, LDS churches in Jenrok and Laura.

If you have questions on the diabetes self-management classes with these churches, please reach out to:

  • Dia Tibon (KIJLE): 692-455-9713
  • Christina Kabua (MEI) 692-456-6442.

Together, MoHHS and UAMS along with our community partners – KIJLE, MEI, and Canvasback Wellness Center remain committed to building healthier communities through respectful, faith-based collaboration that places people and prevention at the center of care.

MOHHS & UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MEDICAL SCHOOL (UAMS) ETŌPAR IIŌ EO ELIKTATA IN FAITH-BASED ILO BŪROKRAAM̗ IN KEJPAROK TŌN̄AL EO

Ra eo an Jikin Ejmour ilo Aelon Kein Ministry of Health & Human Services (MoHHS) kobalok ippen University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) rej m̗ōn̗ōn̗ō in karoñ aolep kin ekkatak eo naetan Jaruki Ejmour Eo Mokta Faith-Based Diabetes Self-Management Education (FDSME) im ej juon ekkatak ikkijen kejparok nañinmij in tōn̄al.

Emoj an dedelok jerbal in kakõlkõl im bok etan armij ñan iiõ eo kein 4th im eliktata ñan ekkatak in.  Kilaaj ko jinoin emoj aer jinoe ibben armij ro jen UCC Rita, Delap Marshallese Pentecostal Church, 1st Marshallese Assembly of God, im Makkije Kitwon Jitob Kwojarjar ilo Ajeltake.  Elikin wot an jemlok kilaaj kein, enaj jino kilaaj ko eliktata ilo Maaj in iiõ in ibben armij ro jen 1st Bukot Nan Jesus ilo Delap, UCC Ejit, im mon jar ko an LDS ilo Jenrok im Laura.

Ñe ewor am kajitok ikkijien kilaaj kein ñan  kõjparok nañinmij in tõñal, jouj im kepaak armij rein ilal ilo nomba kein:

  • Dia Tibon (KIJLE): 692-455-9713
  • Christina Kabua (MEI) 692-456-6442.

MoHHS im UAMS, kobalok ibben KIJLE, MEI, im Canvasback Wellness Center rej ippen dron im drāpij wot aer kallimur n̄an aer ejaake im kōmanman l̗o̗k ejmour ilo jukjukinped ko ilo juon wāwein eo ejonolok ilo kile im kautiej dron, ilo jerbal in kabun im tomak, ilo likit armej im jerbal in bõbrae moktata im ilo iolapen aolep aer jerbal.

Posted by Preston Tolliver on January 20, 2026

Filed Under: News

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