Programs

Honoring Life

Project Description:   The Honoring Life suicide prevention program adapts the White Mountain Apache Tribe’s Celebrating Life model to the Shiprock region of Navajo Nation. Implementation of the suicide surveillance and case management program with training and guidance from the Celebrating Life team has been supported by the Southwest Hub for American Indian Youth Suicide Prevention Research (Southwest Hub).  Honoring

Focus Area: Mental Health Promotion

Associated Location(s): Navajo NationShiprock, NM

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 Apache reservation communities have a high burden of disease caused by the bacteria, Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Pneumococcal bacteria are a type of germ that normally live in the back of the nose. This is a state called ‘carriage’ and

Focus Area: Infectious Disease Prevention

Associated Location(s): Chinle, AZFort Defiance, AZGallup, NMNavajo NationShiprock, NMWhite Mountain ApacheWhiteriver, AZ

Infant RSV Prevention Study (MELODY)

We are currently conducting a study to assess whether a new product, called Nirsevimab, protects infants against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (or RSV). This new product is similar to a product currently used, but requires only one dose to protect babies throughout the entire RSV season. Background on Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Nirsevimab RSV is

Focus Area: Infectious Disease Prevention

Associated Location(s): Fort Defiance, AZGallup, NMNavajo NationShiprock, NM

Pneumococcal Carriage among Native Americans in the Southwest Study (PNEU-CARE)

ABOUT: This study will help us understand how much and which strains of pneumo are present in the community. The goal is to use this information to reduce the amount of pneumococcal disease, carriage of pneumo and other respiratory pathogens. There are other respiratory germs including Staphylococcus aureus, group A Streptococcus, and Haemophilus influenzae that

Focus Area: Infectious Disease Prevention

Associated Location(s): Chinle, AZFort Defiance, AZGallup, NMShiprock, NMTuba City, AZWhite Mountain ApacheWhiteriver, AZ

Project SafeSchools

We were awarded a prestigious Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) grant from the NIH to help schools serving Native communities re-open safely for in-person learning. Project SafeSchools is a multi-site 2-year project focused on two main goals: 1) Helping children safely return to school settings; and 2) Informing future programming needs by understanding the impact of the COVID-19

Focus Area: COVID-19 Response & Prevention

Associated Location(s): Chinle, AZNavajo NationShiprock, NMTuba City, AZWhite Mountain ApacheWhiteriver, AZ

RSV Prevention Part II

We conducted the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prevention Phase II study to help us better understand if preventing RSV in infancy can reduce asthma in childhood. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most important viral cause of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI), like bronchiolitis and pneumonia, in children worldwide. About RSV RSV infections generally occur

Focus Area: Infectious Disease Prevention

Associated Location(s): Chinle, AZFort Defiance, AZGallup, NMNavajo NationShiprock, NMTuba City, AZWhite Mountain ApacheWhiteriver, AZ