Program Directory
Project SafeSchools
We were awarded a prestigious Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) grant from the NIH to help schools serving Nati…
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM
Navajo Nation>Tuba City, AZ
White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, 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 Hu…
Focus area(s):
Mental Wellbeing
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM
Navajo Nation>Tuba City, AZ
White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, AZ
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 (pneumococc…
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
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 S…
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
The HibVax Study: Informing policy for prevention of Hib disease among Indigenous Infants
Brief study summary
This study was conducted to inform vaccine policy for prevention of Haemophilus influenzae ty…
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
VAX-31 Phase 3 Clinical Trials: Pneumococcal Vaccine for Adults
Brief study summary
The main goal of the VAX-31 Clinical Trials is to determine how well a pneumococcal vaccine c…
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM
Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM
White Mountain Apache
Yéigo! Chinle Youth Lifestyle Management Initiative
We partnered with Chinle Indian Health Service Public Health and Health Promotion Programming to create a school-based o…
Focus area(s):
Adolescent Wellbeing
Chronic Disease Prevention
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
