Programs
Active Bacterial Surveillance in Communities
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
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
COVID-19 Pfizer Vaccine Clinical Trial
COVID-19 Pfizer Vaccine Clinical Trial
SARS-CoV-2 emerged in late 2019 and caused the global COVID-19 pandemic. Nativ…
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM
Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM
White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, 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
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
HibVax Study
In partnership with the Navajo Nation and Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, we are conducting a study to assess wh…
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
Impact of Prevnar-13 on pneumococcal carriage and disease among Native American communities
Impact of Prevnar-13 on pneumococcal carriage and disease among Native American communities
Navajo and White Mountain 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
Infant RSV Prevention Study (MELODY)
We are currently conducting a study to assess whether a new product, called Nirsevimab, protects infants against Respira…
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM
Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM
Maternal RSV Vaccination (m301)
Respiratory syncytial virus (or RSV) is a common virus that causes respiratory illness. In infants, especially those les…
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM