Program Directory

CULTURE FORWARD: A Strengths and Culture Based Tool to Protect our Native Youth from Suicide

We are honored to share CULTURE FORWARD: A Strengths and Culture Based Tool to Protect Our Native Youth from Suicide. In…

Focus area(s): Mental Wellbeing

Diné Household Water Survey

Water Needs Assessment to Understand the Household Water Needs of Diné Families Living on the Navajo Nation  JHCIH…

Focus area(s): Land and Water

Associated location(s): Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ

Diné Hydration Project: Increasing Water Intake in Early Childhood

Study Background Findings from the first phase of the Family Spirit Nurture (FSN) study in Shiprock, NM showed that 5…

Focus area(s): Land and Water

Associated location(s): Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM

Disease Prevention, Surveillance and Contact Tracing

Disease Prevention, Surveillance, and Contact Tracing Our Center has supported tribal communities in tracking cases and…

Focus area(s): Infectious Disease Prevention

Early Childhood Caries

Early childhood caries (tooth decay, cavities) is an urgent public health epidemic facing over half of Native American c…

Focus area(s): Infectious Disease Prevention

Evaluating Maternal Immunization Study

The flu (influenza) and whooping cough (pertussis) infection in infants can lead to serious illness and even death, part…

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

Family Spirit Home Visiting Program

Program backgroundThe Family Spirit Program is an evidence-based and culturally tailored home visiting intervention deli…

Focus area(s): Cultural Knowledge 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 Long-term Follow-up Study

In partnership with the Navajo Nation (Fort Defiance and Tuba City) and the White Mountain Apache and San Carlos Apache …

Focus area(s): Cultural Knowledge Family Strengthening Infant & Child Development Mental Wellbeing Substance Misuse Prevention & Harm Reduction

Associated location(s): Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ Navajo Nation>Tuba City, AZ San Carlos Apache>San Carlos, AZ White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, AZ

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 Strengths

Background Mental health and substance misuse pose some of the greatest risks to the health and well-being of American I…

Focus area(s): Mental Wellbeing

Associated location(s): Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM