Cindy McDougall, enrolled member and lifelong resident of the White Earth Nation in northwestern Minnesota, has been supporting the Healing Pathways Project (Anishinaabe Giigewin Miikana) for 23 years and counting. She began recruiting and interviewing youth and their caregivers in 2002 and “I enjoyed it so much, I’m still doing this work now that those youth are […]
In 2000, the U.S. declared measles “eliminated.” Now, in 2025, we are seeing the highest number of cases in more than 30 years. In response, Dr. Chelsea Kettering (Navajo) and the VaxUp team gathered with 12 women—mothers, daughters, and Navajo elders—around a table in Tuba City, Arizona on the Navajo Nation. Together, they reviewed sample […]
The “Together Overcoming Diabetes” (TOD) program is a home-based, family-centered intervention designed to address the growing concerns of type 2 diabetes and its impact on American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. First developed with White Mountain Apache and Navajo communities in the Southwest, the intervention was adapted by Ojibwe communities in the Great Lakes, and now […]
Our Great Lakes Hub in Duluth, Minnesota is proud to coordinate the Healing Pathways Project (Anishinaabe Giigewin Miikana) —one of the longest-running research partnerships with Indigenous communities in this region. Since 2002, eight partner communities in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ontario have gathered insights on cultural strengths, mental health, and substance use from hundreds of American Indian and First […]
Randy Lynch, facilitator for the Azhe’é Bidziil (Strong Fathers) program, worked in hospital security for 25 years while single parenting his two daughters. It was a job with frequent conflict but what kept him motivated were the moments where he could support people in their time of need. “I always found these little golden nuggets—sitting […]
This Memorial Day, the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health honors the memory of Keith M. Little, a Navajo Code Talker, through the eyes of his granddaughter, Ashley Thacker. Keith M. Little was one of approximately 400 Indigenous men who used their Native languages to send encrypted messages during World War II, a code that […]
Each May we celebrate our graduating students. Today we spotlight two who are graduating from the Center with plans to attend medical school. While American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) make up around 3% of the U.S. population, according to the Lancet they account for less than 0.4% of the active physician workforce. Recent data […]
The pandemic revealed deep issues related to water access on Navajo Nation, but there was never a clear estimate of how many households lacked potable and piped water. As the worst of the pandemic subsided, Ashley Thacker (Diné, Community Principal Investigator) and Reese Cuddy (Project Manager) led efforts to secure funding for a pilot project […]
The ubiquity of water hauling raises a basic question: “How many households on Navajo Nation do not have piped household water?”
We are pleased to introduce Crystal Austin (Diné), Director of Communications and Co-Director of External Affairs at the Center for Indigenous Health. Crystal has been a dedicated member of the Center’s team for the past 15 years, serving communities through her work with the Family Spirit Home Visiting Program. She is not only a passionate advocate for […]
The uncertainties of the years ahead are myriad for Indigenous families: Will the price of food, water and gas increase? Will federal funding changes impact essential health and human services? Will ICE authorities mistakenly apprehend relatives, as we’ve seen reported on social media? We simply don’t have the answers right now. What we do know is that our Center […]
We are excited to announce our partnership with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) on the innovative and critical IndigeFit Kids campaign. This initiative reflects the shared value across Indigenous communities to preserve well-being in a holistic sense for future generations. The IndigeFit Kids campaign, launched by the SMSC, is a $6 million, three-year philanthropic […]
(In the above photo: Dr. Siber (left) is shown with Dr. Laura Hammitt, CIH Director of Infectious Disease Prevention, Dr. Raymond Reid, the Center’s first Indigenous faculty member and lead Navajo researcher, and Dr. Mathuram Santosham, founder and director emeritus of CIH.) Most team members and friends of the Center for Indigenous Health (CIH) are […]
October 25, 2024 – Today, President Joe Biden issued a historic apology for the painful legacy of Indian boarding schools—a system that sought to erase the identities of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children. This policy, in place from 1819 to 1969, forced assimilation, bringing deep trauma and loss to our communities. In […]
Meet the Great Plains Hub Team Donald Warne, MD, MPH (Oglala Lakota) is the Center for Indigenous Health’s co-director and director of the Great Plains Hub. He also serves as the Provost Fellow for Indigenous Health Policy at JHBSPH. Dr. Warne is the Senior Policy Advisor to the Great Plains Tribal Leader’s Health Board in Rapid […]
Under a clear, sunny sky, Chairman Peter Lengkeek (pictured) of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe warmly welcomed everyone to The Land of People that Camp at the Tip of the Horn. He emphasized the critical importance of healthcare in Indigenous communities, stating, “If we don’t focus on it right now, the future is going to […]
The CIRCLE P50 Center of Excellence provides support for an Elders in Residence (EIR) program. Such programs are becoming more common in educational institutions across North America (i.e., Turtle Island). These programs help Indigenize the academy, provide culturally appropriate support(s) to Indigenous Peoples and teams, and enhance spiritual and cultural connection. EIR programs also uplift […]
We are thrilled to share the recipients of the 2024 NativeVision Scholarships. It was a difficult task to choose only four recipients amongst a large group of talented high school seniors. We are proud and wish the very best to each student who applied. Congratulations to the top four! For more information on each recipient, […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – On May 10, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren warmly welcomed Dr. Allison Barlow, Executive Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, along with 15 colleagues, including Dr. Mathuram Santosham (founding Director of the Center), Dr. Jennifer Richards (Diné, Ogala Lakota, Taos Pueblo), Dr. Laura Hammitt, Director of Infectious Disease […]
On May 21, 2024, the Center for Indigenous Health held a graduation ceremony for five #Indigenous scholars receiving advanced degrees from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Each was gifted a handmade blanket from Eighth Generationas well as a beautiful Johns Hopkins frame to encase their new diploma. Family and friends of students […]
When Bill Clarke was working in the early 2000s with Indigenous communities in the highlands of Guatemala to create better health outcomes, he learned two enduring lessons. First, public health field research must be sensitive to community needs, as in “listen, then act.” Second, initial funding can be a way to “set the table” for […]
I Want the Kit (IWTK) is an HIV and STI self-sample, mail-based program that was started at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 2004. The IWTK program offers free, accurate, and confidential at-home specimen collection and lab-based testing for common STIs (Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Trichomoniasis, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Syphilis) and HIV. IWTK operates in […]
The competitive Center of Excellence award will seed Indigenous-led solutions to prevent and address substance use issues and promote strengths-based solutions in American Indian and Alaska Native communities The Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, along with various Tribal and Urban Native collaborators, has received a five-year, $12 million award from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse under Award Number P50DA058619 to study and create resources for […]
Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health MagazineBy Annalies Winny Indigenous peoples are overcoming centuries of colonization by reclaiming the health of children and families. Standing under the desert sun, Indigenous peoples from four different countries gather among ancient cottonwood trees. A young Māori singer, Soraya Kamau, leads the opening ceremonies with a soaring call-and-response chant. Nearby, the […]
A collaboration between the University of Montana and Johns Hopkins University recently secured a $7.1 million grant to promote adolescent health among Native youth across Montana and Navajo Nation. The five-year grant was earned by the University of Montana Center for Children, Families and Workforce Development (UM CCFWD) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous […]
For that special gift during the Holidays, check out the Center’s first Holiday Gift Guide supporting Indigenous artists and authors throughout Indian country. Happy shopping and Happy Holidays to all! Indigenous Holiday Gift Guide
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded a $1.8 million grant over five years to the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health to provide mental health, behavioral health, and substance use disorder resources and prevention strategies to Apache children and youth. The project, Strategic Prevention Framework, builds on a 30+ year […]
Join us online and/or in person during the month of November for an exciting lineup of lectures and activities celebrating Native American Heritage Month. Reach out to Ashley White awhit115@jhu.edu with any questions. SIGN UP BELOW Meet and Greet with Ashley Minner: https://jh.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtce6vqDMoGt1GE5UoDiWKNZyf6eUT3fwF#/registration Film Screening: Bad Press https://jh.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9LfTcNB1SJDliom Bad Press Q&A with Rebecca […]
We are thrilled to share the launch of a new Tribal Principles website. The new website offers culturally relevant, Indigenous-centered guidance for Tribes to consider when creating spending plans for the use of Tribal opioid settlements.This work represents a parallel effort to broad state/national settlement guidance led at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health […]
A generation in the making, a powerful new preventive medicine expected to be approved by US agencies will avert illness from the common and sometimes life-threatening respiratory syncytial virus that affects Indigenous children more severely and at higher rates Nearly all children will be infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) by age 2. While RSV […]
On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the race-based admission programs at two universities are unconstitutional, severely limiting the consideration of race as a factor in other university admissions. The decision runs counter to the work we do at the Center for Indigenous Health to build a diverse workforce that serves diverse […]
June 2023 – The Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health is excited to announce a new publication in The Lancet co-authored by CIH Co-Director Dr. Donald Warne and Dr. Allison Kelliher. The article discussed the substantial challenges that Indigenous Peoples face across the world today, and the overarching need to “establish a framework on the Indigenous […]
On May 27, 2023, the Center for Indigenous Health held a graduation ceremony for seven Indigenous scholars receiving advanced degrees from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Each was gifted a handmade blanket from Eighth Generation as well as a beautiful Johns Hopkins frame to encase their new diploma. Family and friends of […]
May 2023 – The Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health is proud to announce a new publication in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Former CIH Scholar Dr. Naomi Lee (Onödowága) and current CIH Director of Infectious Disease Programs Dr. Laura Hammitt led a team of co-authors representing different Indigenous communities, scholarly disciplines and institutions including Northern Arizona University and University of Saskatchewan in […]
The Center for Indigenous Health marked its 30th Anniversary on April 12th 2023 with a special celebration at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York City. Joined by friends, donors, partners and staff, the Center paid tribute to a remarkable three decades of partnership with Tribal communities as we look ahead with great optimism. […]
What happens when you combine Sesame Street’s vibrant world of educating children with the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health’s strong partnership with Indigenous communities nationwide? Together, we find out! We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with Sesame Workshop and the Center for Indigenous Health to develop and share culturally appropriate materials for Indigenous children across the United States. The Johns Hopkins Center […]
We are thrilled to share that our Center’s co-Director Dr. Melissa Walls won one of the most prestigious prizes of Johns Hopkins University, the President’s Frontier Award. The Award honors one JHU scientist a year from multiple divisions of the University for demonstrating significant scholarly achievement and showing exceptional promise for future work. It comes […]
It is our honor and joy to share that today JHCIH was named a top international winner of the LEGO Foundation Build a World of Play Challenge, a global initiative to fund bold, innovative and impactful solutions focused on early childhood. Our project, Reclaiming Indigenous Children’s Futures through Home-Visiting and Intergenerational Playspaces received $27.8 million […]
The Center for Indigenous Health is proud to announce its selection as one of 10 finalists in the LEGO Foundation Build a World of Play challenge, chosen among 627 eligible applications from 86 countries, evaluated by multi-disciplined experts from across the world based on four criteria: whether they were impactful, feasible, community-centered, and sustainable. The LEGO Foundation launched the challenge to fund bold […]
We are excited to invite you all to our Native American Heritage Month Program on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 4pm at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, featuring speakers Dr. Donald Warne and Dr. Melissa Walls, Co-Directors of the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health. Dr. Warne’s talk, Toward Understanding of the […]
September 15, 2022: The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health is now the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The new name builds on four decades of public health partnerships with American Indian and Alaska Native communities and more recently with First Nations in Canada, Māori in […]
Donald Warne, MD, MPH, will join the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on September 1, 2022, as co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health. Warne will also serve as Johns Hopkins University’s new Provost Fellow for Indigenous Health Policy. Warne, a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe from Pine Ridge, […]
The Center for American Indian Health has been featured in a new article published online by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, titled “A New Shot Prevents Serious Illness from RSV.” The article discusses a new product called Nirsevimab, which has recently been shown in clinical studies to significantly reduce severe illness from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The […]
Findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine show a new, long-acting antibody protected infants throughout the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season with a single dose. The antibody is nirsevimab, and the findings from the MELODY trial show one dose provides babies with rapid and direct protection against RSV disease during the five-month RSV […]
The Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health is proud to announce that Dr. Laura Hammitt has a featured Profile in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Hammitt has been with the Center as Director of Infectious Disease Prevention Programs since 2013, and has been a key leader within the Center’s COVID-19 response efforts. The one-page feature highlights Dr. […]
The animal characters in the Our Smallest Warriors, Our Strongest Medicine storybooks are a source of comfort and remind us that our animal relatives have lessons to teach us, too. The eagle, hawk, and dog relatives from the storybook are being given new life in some communities thanks to a generous donation by Bill Clarke and Douglas Co. They sent […]
WASHINGTON, DC: Share Our Strength, a longtime partner of the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health, has invested $1 million over two years to to expand the scope of the Family Spirit evidence-based home visiting program to promote early childhood nutrition, prevent hunger and bolster Indigenous foodways. Share Our Strength’s investment will allow for the Center’s new home-based educational […]
The Center for American Indian Health is proud to announce the release of EMPWR’s Policy & Practice Brief. Adapted for use in Native community-based settings, EMPWR is a smart, brief intervention to stop the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This brief presents an update for providers on a low-resource approach to protect Native American adults from STIs. The […]
Please join us during the month of November, 2021 to celebrate Native American Heritage Month. Virtual lectures include an Indigenous food demo, Indigenae Podcast screening and discussion, beading workshop and the keynote address “Indigenous Lessons for the World: Traditional Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic & Climate Change with Oren Lyons and Thomas Banyacya Jr. Registration […]
The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center today launches new data and maps tracking the pandemic’s impact across American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Developed in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health (CAIH) and Indian Country Today, the map provides one of the most comprehensive views of how the pandemic has unfolded […]
The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health is proud to announce the launch of Indigenae, a community-grounded podcast celebrating Indigenous Womxn’s Health and Wellbeing. Indigenae will launch on October 7th, 2021, and listeners can subscribe to the podcast on all streaming services for new episodes every Tuesday. The Indigenae podcast shares conversations with traditional practitioners, Indigenous health care […]
The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health has been awarded a prestigious Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) grant from NIH to help schools serving Native communities re-open safely for in-person learning. Project SafeSchools aims to help schools implementing screening and surveillance testing through a public health practice initiative, while simultaneously conducting a research study to understand the […]
The Center for American Indian Health is currently taking preorders for Our Smallest Warriors, Our Strongest Medicine: Honoring Our Teachings During COVID-19! Written for Indigenous (American Indian, Alaska Native, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) children, this storybook follows twins Tara and Virgil as they share teachings with their friends. The pandemic has brought new changes and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—CULTURE FORWARD: A Strengths and Culture Based Tool to Protect Native Youth from Suicide is a new 54-page report with tribally driven, evidence- and practice-based solutions to prevent Native youth suicide. This report was developed by the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health in partnership with Casey Family Programs, an operating foundation committed […]
Building the capacity of Native Americans to lead health care, public health and biomedical research in their communities is the most impactful way to promote health equity. The Center for American Indian Health’s Scholarship and Training Program provides financial support for Native Americans to come to Johns Hopkins for world-class training in the health sciences, and […]
The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health is pleased to inaugurate a new five-year faculty leadership chair in Native American health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the name of the Center’s founding director, Mathuram Santosham, MD, MPH ‘75. The first holder of the Santosham Chair in Native American Health is […]
The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation throught the Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity to promote COVID-19 vaccine equity and address vaccine hesitancy among rural and urban-based Native Americans. The goal of the project is to promote vaccine equity among Native Americans, who have experienced the […]
The Center for American Indian Health has created resources that comprise a toolkit designed with and for tribal communities to aid in the prevention of COVID-19 and strengthen community capacity to cope with the pandemic. In general, these tools are evidence-based solutions that can be adapted to local contexts, and free for your use. There are nine components to the […]
The Center is tremendously grateful to have been awarded a $1.1 million grant from Rockefeller Foundation Catalytic Capital to help fulfill Rockefeller’s testing and COVID-19 mitigation commitment to Native Americans, who are prioritized by the foundation’s mission to serve the poorest people in the world and whose inequities have been made worse by this virus. This […]
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center has been proud to forge partnerships and build relationships across Indian Country to fight the spread of the virus. The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health is producing materials related to COVID-19 for tribes to distribute in partnership with Indian Health Service and with support from the Walmart Foundation. Materials […]
Native American Heritage Month The month of November is a time to celebrate the rich and diverse cultures, traditions and histories of Native Americans, acknowledge their many contributions to the world, and benefit from their deep cultural wisdom. It also gives us an opportunity to educate the public about Native peoples and raise awareness about the […]
The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health has been awarded a prestigious Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) grant from the NIH to aid COVID-19 prevention through safety practices and reducing time from symptoms to testing in the White Mountain Apache Tribe and Navajo Nation, two Native American tribes disproportionately affected by the pandemic. The […]
In Celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day! Across the U.S, cities are voting to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day. Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health is proud that the city of Baltimore has become the latest to make this change and recognize the history, sacrifice, and contributions of our Nation’s First Peoples. We are pleased to share […]
The Center is proud to announce $1 million in new support from SAMSHA to continue providing two behavioral health programs, Respecting the Circle of life and EMPWR with measurable impact for rural, reservation-based youth and adults in Arizona. New funding will support a multi-tiered five-year program that will make meaningful reductions in substance use and […]
The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health is thrilled to announce a new $250,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to re-launch its critical work designing and disseminating communications materials for tribal communities at high risk for COVID-19 complications and transmission. These materials, which will address the highest-priority issues, are part of the Center’s broader COVID-19 […]
The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health’s efforts countering COVID-19 in the Navajo Nation has been featured in a second investigative story for NBC’s TODAY program. TODAY, America’s leading morning news show airing to approximately 4 million people daily, highlighted the center’s efforts distributing wellness boxes, building handwashing stations, and providing public health insights. “We have a […]
Francene Larzelere and Novalene Goklish, White Mountain Apache tribal members and founders of the Arrowhead Business Group Foundation (Arrowhead) in the U.S., will engage the voices of their fellow tribal members to tell a story of a grassroots initiative to change the national narrative about Native Americans living in reservations. Working together with their tribe and Johns […]
The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health stands in solidarity with those speaking out and protesting against systemic racism and affirming that Black Lives Matter in response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and so many others. The racism, discrimination, and injustice Black, Indigenous, and People of Color face daily must […]
New York Times columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Nicholas Kristof today named the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health as a key organization fighting the COVID-19 pandemic on the front lines, as part of his efforts to raise awareness and support for this work. In a New York Times column published online today, Kristof included […]
To access the recording from April 22nd, click here. COVID-19 FAQ – April 22, 2020 To access the recording from April 29th, click here. COVID-19 FAQ – April 29,2020
As the death toll from coronavirus rises in Navajo nation, experts closest to the crisis are tragically finding themselves the least surprised. More and more conversations have circled back to warnings laid out nearly a decade ago, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked into the reasons the H1N1 flu killed four times the number […]
In addition to higher case rates and more severe disease and death, during this pandemic, Native communities have suffered from increased food and water insecurity, a lack of PPE and household supplies, and intense social isolation that has led to fear, anxiety, depression and untold grief and trauma—whose lasting effects have yet to be realized. […]
Media Contacts: White Mountain Apache Tribe: Jerry Gloshay jerrygloshayjr@wmat.us 928-594-0310 Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health: Rose Weeks rweeks@jhu.edu 443-287-5152 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Awards White Mountain Apache Tribe and Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health with “Tribal Nation of the Year” Award for Health of White Mountain Apache peoples The White Mountain […]
Hearst Health, in partnership with Thomas Jefferson University’s College of Population Health, has announced its three finalists for the 2020 Hearst Health Prize. The $100,000 prize is sponsored by Hearst Health to recognize organizations and individuals that have made outstanding achievements in managing or improving population health. The three finalists will present at Jefferson College […]
Jessica Elm recalls learning early on that long-term stress can lead to serious health consequences. “As a kid, I remember questioning the relationship between stress and health events like a heart attack,” recalls Elm, a citizen of the Oneida Nation, descendant of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohicans, and postdoctoral researcher at the Johns Hopkins Center […]
Article by Stacy Thacker. Originally published in the Navajo Times When Cornelia Chee went through puberty she looked to her dad and brothers for help. “My mothers was always working, she never had time to be at home, but for her, I want to be there, ” Chee said about her daughter. ” I want to […]
Originally published November 21, 2019 in the Navajo Times. New support from the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Population Affairs will allow the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health to deliver its teen pregnancy prevention program, Respecting the Circle of Life, to more than 800 youth and parents in Chinle, AZ, in the […]
Each year, the American Academy of Pediatrics recognizes champions in pediatrics from a variety of fields. This year, our Center’s director Dr. Allison Barlow will receive the Native American Child Health Advocacy Award for her dedication and contributions to improving the health and well-being of Native American children. The award will be given at the AAP’s […]
Food sovereignty empowers Native Americans to determine their own policies related to food and agriculture and empowers them to revitalize Indigenous knowledge and practices around foods. Today’s powerful food sovereignty movement is aimed at decolonizing food systems while combatting multiple public health challenges, from food insecurity to heart disease and type 2 diabetes. By exercising food […]
As the Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health, a Center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health that has worked to improve the health and well-being of Native American people for nearly 30 years, I am concerned that the Proposal will have significant adverse health effects on Native American children and families. […]
From now through April 2020, Howard (Cookie) Krongard, a member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and longtime volunteer coach and supporter of NativeVision, will match all charitable contributions to NativeVision from new donors, up to $25,000. NativeVision is a youth development program run by Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health, with the mission […]
It is with sadness and deep respect that I share with you the passing of Ronnie Lupe, former chairman of the White Mountain Apache Tribe, on Monday, August 12. Chairman Lupe was elected tribal leader in 1966 after serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He went on to hold […]
Melissa Walls, PhD (Bois Forte and Couchiching First Nation Anishinaabe) has been appointed associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Director of the Great Lakes Hub for the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health, which has partnered with Native American communities in the Southwest for over 30 years to […]
Earlier this year, the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health announced the launch of an initiative to address breast, colorectal, and stomach cancers with tribal communities in the Southwestern U.S. The Center is excited to be working with cancer epidemiologist Dr. Marc Aaron Emerson (Navajo) to understand the barriers to accessing cancer care in rural […]
As a teenager Amanda Wyatt helped care for her grandmother, who had diabetes. In Ms. Wyatt’s current role as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, where she is enrolled, she now knows that medicine and technology could have prevented some of the complications and suffering she saw with […]
Originally published on Indian Country Today. Nationally, teen pregnancy rates have declined by 67% since peaking in 1991. Yet significant disparities remain. Native American teens have the highest teen birth rate of any U.S. group and 4 in 10 Native American women begin childbearing in adolescence. Working closely with tribal partners, the Center for American […]
While Native Americans originated the game of lacrosse, many children in tribal communities today have never touched a stick. Native Vision, a sports and life skills program led by the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health, is working to change that in partnership with indigenous players and mentors from the lacrosse community. Read more.
This story was first published on Inside Lacrosse. While Native Americans originated the game of lacrosse, many children in reservation communities today have never touched a stick. Native Vision, a sports and life skills program led by the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health, is working to change that in partnership with indigenous players […]
With a new award from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health is launching an initiative to address cancer, starting by understanding gaps in screening, diagnosis and treatment of breast, colorectal, and stomach cancers within the White Mountain Apache and Navajo communities. The project will employ intensive community engagement to […]
Postdoctoral scholar Dr. Jerreed Ivanich, from the Alaskan Native Metlakatla Indian Community (Tsimshian), recently joined the Center for American Indian Health’s mental health team. The Center, which is located within the Department of International Health of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, has partnered with Southwestern tribes for over 25 years to pioneer […]
This January, the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health hosted 47 students during our 2019 Winter Institute. With participants from 15 tribal nations, it was our most diverse group yet. We were thrilled to welcome the chairwoman of the White Mountain Apache Tribe, Gwendena Lee-Gatewood (pictured below) as a lecturer and guest speaker. Ms. Lee-Gatewood earlier completed […]
