Program Directory
Family Spirit Nurture
Study Background
Family Spirit Nurture is a home visiting module designed for and with Native American families to pr…
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 Thrive
Program background
Family Spirit Thrive is an adaptation and supplement to the Family Spirit Core Curriculum.
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Focus area(s):
Chronic Disease Prevention
Cultural Knowledge
Family Strengthening
Infant & Child Development
Land and Water
Mental Wellbeing
Associated location(s):
Albuquerque
Baltimore, MD
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, 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
Hastiin Bidziil (Strong Man)
Study summaryThe Hastiin Bidziil (Strong Man) Intervention is a research study to measure the effectiveness of…
Focus area(s):
Cultural Knowledge
Mental Wellbeing
Substance Misuse Prevention & Harm Reduction
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, 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
Impact of RSV Prevention on Prevalence of Asthma
Study Background
We conducted the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prevention Phase II study to help us better u…
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
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
Paws-itive Change: Towards Solving Dog-related Challenges in Navajo Nation’s Upper District 18
Brief study summary
In partnership with the Navajo Nation's Upper District 18 communities (Fort Defiance, AZ; Saw…
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Policy & Advocacy
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
