Programs

Active Bacterial Surveillance in Communities (SuNA)

For more than 20 years, we have helped tribes quantify the burden of serious disease caused by bacteria and monitor the …

Focus area(s): Infectious Disease Prevention

Associated location(s): Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM Navajo Nation>Tuba City, AZ White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, AZ

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

Causes of Pneumonia and burden of Pneumococcal Pneumonia in American Indian Adults

Understanding the Causes of Adult Pneumonia Pneumonia is a leading cause of hospitalization and death throughout the wo…

Focus area(s): Infectious Disease Prevention

Associated location(s): Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, AZ

Diné Household Water Survey

Water Needs Assessment to Understand the Household Water Needs of Diné Families Living on the Navajo Nation  JHCIH…

Focus area(s): Land and Water

Associated location(s): Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ

Evaluating Maternal Immunization Study

The flu (influenza) and whooping cough (pertussis) infection in infants can lead to serious illness and even death, part…

Focus area(s): Infectious Disease Prevention

Associated location(s): Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, 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 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

Haemophilus influenzae carriage among southwestern American Indian children

Haemophilus influenzae is a type of germ (bacteria) that frequently lives in the back of the nose and throat. This is a …

Focus area(s): Infectious Disease Prevention

Associated location(s): Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, AZ

Haemophilus influenzae Rapid Response investigation (HiRRI)

Historically, American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children aged <5 years have suffered from invasive H. influen…

Focus area(s): Infectious Disease Prevention

Associated location(s): Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM Navajo Nation>Tuba City, AZ White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, 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