Programs
+Language is Medicine: A Caregiver-Implemented Language Intervention to Prevent Developmental Delay in Diné Toddlers
Brief Study Summary
The +Language is Medicine (+LiM) study is evaluating the effectiveness of a culturally…
Focus area(s):
Cultural Knowledge
Family Strengthening
Infant & Child Development
Associated location(s):
Albuquerque
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM
Azhe’é Bidziil (Strong Fathers): Improving Outcomes Among Rural Native Fathers and Their Families
The Azhe'é Bidziil (Strong Fathers) program is based on evidence-based programs designed in collaboration with the Nava…
Focus area(s):
Cultural Knowledge
Family Strengthening
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
Navajo Nation>Tuba City, AZ
Family Spirit Home Visiting Program
The Family Spirit Program is an evidence-based and culturally tailored home visiting intervention delivered by Native Am…
Focus area(s):
Cultural Knowledge
Family Strengthening
Infant & Child Development
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM
White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, AZ
Family Spirit Thrive
Study BackgroundFamily Spirit Thrive is an adaptation and supplement to the Family Spirit Core Curriculum.
The …
Focus area(s):
Chronic Disease Prevention
Cultural Knowledge
Family Strengthening
Infant & Child Development
Land and Water
Mental Wellbeing
Associated location(s):
Albuquerque
Baltimore, MD
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
Hastiin Bidziil (Strong Man)
The Hastiin Bidziil (Strong Man) Intervention is a research study to measure the effectiveness of a secondary prevention…
Focus area(s):
Cultural Knowledge
Mental Wellbeing
Substance Misuse Prevention & Harm Reduction
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
In-home Prevention of Substance Abuse Risks in Native Teen Families: A Long-term Follow-up Study
In partnership with the Navajo Nation (Fort Defiance and Tuba City) and the White Mountain Apache and San Carlos Apache …
Focus area(s):
Cultural Knowledge
Family Strengthening
Infant & Child Development
Mental Wellbeing
Substance Misuse Prevention & Harm Reduction
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
Navajo Nation>Tuba City, AZ
San Carlos Apache>San Carlos, AZ
White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, AZ
Indigenous Intergenerational Connectedness Measure: Development of a Strengths-Based Measure to Advance Indigenous Health Research
Background & purpose
This project was created through ongoing work and conversations among our communities wanting m…
Focus area(s):
Cultural Knowledge
Mental Wellbeing
Associated location(s):
Baltimore, MD>National Program
Project MOSAIC – Piloting a Model of a Systems-level Approach to Adolescent Integrated Care for Indigenous Youth
Background
Youth nationwide face a growing mental health crisis. This crisis is even more acute in Indigenous youth, …
Focus area(s):
Adolescent Wellbeing
Cultural Knowledge
Family Strengthening
Mental Wellbeing
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
SPIRIT – Supporting Play and Intergenerational Relationships with Indigenous Traditions
Brief SummarySPIRIT is a global collective between:
Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health (JHCIH),
First Nation…
Focus area(s):
Adolescent Wellbeing
Cultural Knowledge
Family Strengthening
Infant & Child Development
Associated location(s):
Australia
Canada
Idaho – Nez Perce Reservation
Maine
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
New York – Akwesasne Mohawk Nation
New Zealand
Wyoming – Northern Arapaho
Syringe Services Program (SSP) Implementation in Indigenous Communities
Syringe Services Program Implementation in Indigenous Communities will explore the factors that facilitated the successf…
Focus area(s):
Cultural Knowledge
Infectious Disease Prevention
Substance Misuse Prevention & Harm Reduction