Programs
‘+Language is Medicine (+LiM)
Focus area(s):
Adolescent Wellbeing
Cultural Knowledge
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM
(+)Connection is Medicine / The Healing Spirits Program
(+)Connection is Medicine (Navajo Nation study name; +CiM) / The Healing Spirits Program (White Mountain Apache Tribe St…
Focus area(s):
Mental Wellbeing
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM
Navajo Nation>Tuba City, AZ
White Mountain Apache
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
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
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 Strengths
Background
Mental health and substance misuse pose some of the greatest risks to the health and well-being of American I…
Focus area(s):
Mental Wellbeing
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM
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