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 cul…

Focus area(s): Cultural Knowledge Family Strengthening Infant & Child Development

Associated location(s): Albuquerque Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM

Asdzáán Be’eena’ (Female Pathways) – Evaluation of the Program with Navajo Girls and their Caregivers

Brief study summary The Female Pathways (Asdzáán Be'eena' in Navajo) program was designed through a collaboration b…

Focus area(s): Family Strengthening Sexual & Reproductive Health

Associated location(s): Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ Navajo Nation>Tuba City, AZ

Azhe’é Bidziil (Strong Fathers): Improving Outcomes Among Rural Native Fathers and Their Families

Brief study summary The Azhe'é Bidziil (Strong Fathers) program is based on evidence-based programs designed in collab…

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

Program backgroundThe Family Spirit Program is an evidence-based and culturally tailored home visiting intervention deli…

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 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

Family Spirit Nurture

Study Background Family Spirit Nurture is a home visiting module designed for and with Native American families to pr…

Focus area(s): Chronic Disease Prevention 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

Program background Family Spirit Thrive is an adaptation and supplement to the Family Spirit Core Curriculum.  …

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

Gii’igoshimong: Sitting With Your First Family

Study background Gii’igoshimong: Sitting With Your First Family is a study that seeks to understand how traditional…

Focus area(s): Cultural Knowledge Family Strengthening Mental Wellbeing Substance Misuse Prevention & Harm Reduction

Associated location(s): Duluth, MN

Indigenae Podcast

Indigenae is a community-guided podcast that is dedicated to Indigenous wxmen's health and wellbeing. Join hosts Sarah S…

Focus area(s): Adolescent Wellbeing Chronic Disease Prevention Family Strengthening Land and Water Sexual & Reproductive Health

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