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RSV Prevention Phase II

Does preventing a common childhood infection in infancy reduce the risk of developing asthma in later childhood? The Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prevention Phase II study will help determine if preventing RSV in infancy can reduce asthma in childhood. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading viral cause of lower respiratory tract infections, like bronchiolitis

Focus Area: Infectious Disease Prevention

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

Southwest Hub for American Indian Youth Suicide Prevention Research

Project information The mission of the Southwest Hub for American Indian Youth Suicide Prevention Research (Southwest Hub) is to establish a collaborative network of tribal leaders, investigators, interventionists, service providers, and service users in the Southwest region, facilitated by Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, to pool intellectual resources, cultural assets, and experience to overcome

Focus Area: Mental Health PromotionSuicide Prevention

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

Studies of Convalescent Plasma to Prevent and Treat COVID-19 Disease

COVID-19 disease is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a new virus that emerged in late 2019 and caused a global pandemic. For most people, infection results in mild illness that might include cough or fever. Some people have more severe disease and need to be hospitalized because of breathing problems. Native

Focus Area: COVID-19 Response & PreventionInfectious Disease Prevention

Associated Location(s): Gallup, NMNavajo NationShiprock, NM

Study of a vaccine for reducing ear and lung infections in children

Study of a vaccine for reducing ear and lung infections in children The bacteria, Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) can cause serious diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis, and bloodstream infections. It is also a major cause of ear infections in children. Since the mid-1980s, Johns Hopkins programs on the Navajo and White Mountain Apache reservations have worked

Focus Area: Infectious Disease Prevention

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

Study of an investigational 15-valent pneumococcal vaccine for adults (Adult PCV15 Study)

Native Americans in the southwest United States have among the highest rates of severe disease caused by the bacterium Streptococcus Pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Diseases caused by pneumococcus include pneumonia, meningitis and infections of the blood, ear and sinus. There are more than 90 different types of pneumococcus. Preventing Pneumoccoccus Prevnar7, a pneumococcal vaccine licensed in 2001

Focus Area: Infectious Disease Prevention

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