Programs

Diné Household Water Survey

 Water Needs Assessment to Understand the Household Water Needs of Diné Families Living on the Navajo Nation  JHCIH Site: Fort Defiance, AZ and Chinle, AZ (Navajo Nation) Chinle Agency Implementation Timeline:

Focus Area: Environmental Health

Associated Location(s): Chinle, AZFort Defiance, AZNavajo Nation

Diné Hydration Project: Increasing Water Intake in Early Childhood

Findings from the first phase of the Family Spirit Nurture (FSN) study in Shiprock, NM showed that 59.7% of Navajo mothers and children enrolled in the program experienced water insecurity

Focus Area: Environmental Health

Home Environmental Assessment and Remediation (HEART)

Home environmental issues such as indoor air pollution, poor water quality, and household hazards are risk factors for injuries and multiple diseases that excessively burden Native American communities. In 2016-2017,

Focus Area: Environmental HealthInfectious Disease Prevention

Associated Location(s): White Mountain ApacheWhiteriver, AZ

Indigenae Podcast

Indigenae is a community-guided podcast that is dedicated to Indigenous wxmen’s health and wellbeing. Join hosts Sarah Stern (Cherokee), Olivia Trujillo (Navajo) and Dr. Sophie Neuner (Karuk) as they interview

Focus Area: Cancer Care & PreventionEnvironmental HealthParentingSexual & Reproductive HealthYouth Development

Strong Heart Water Study

This study will examine the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce household exposure to arsenic in private well water in American Indian communities. The study will be the first randomized

Focus Area: Environmental Health

Water Quality Study

We conducted a study to determine the causes of acute gastroenteritis (i.e., vomiting and diarrhea) and to evaluate potential associations between acute gastroenteritis and household drinking water quality, availability, and

Focus Area: Environmental Health