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
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 Nurture
Family Spirit Nurture is a home visiting module designed for and with Native American families to promote healthy infant…
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
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
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
IndigeFit Kids
Brief study summary
The Great Lakes Hub is working to develop a 24-month, two-phase feasibility study, funded by …
Focus area(s):
Adolescent Wellbeing
Infant & Child Development
Mental Wellbeing
Associated location(s):
Duluth, MN
Little Holy One
Previous research conducted by Dr. Teresa Brockie at Fort Peck has shown that historical trauma is associated with suici…
Focus area(s):
Infant & Child Development
Associated location(s):
Fort Belknap, MT
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
The Cradleboard Project
The Cradleboard Project will develop and conduct community-based workshops that bring together the crafting of traditio…
Focus area(s):
Cultural Knowledge
Infant & Child Development
Associated location(s):
Duluth, MN
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, AZ