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

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

Brief Study Summary The Azhe'é Bidziil (Strong Fathers) program is based on evidence-based programs designed in coll…

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

Diné Hydration Project: Increasing Water Intake in Early Childhood

Study Background Findings from the first phase of the Family Spirit Nurture (FSN) study in Shiprock, NM showed that 5…

Focus area(s): Land and Water

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

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

Brief Study SummaryThe Family Spirit Program is an evidence-based and culturally tailored home visiting intervention del…

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

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