Programs
Substance Use and Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention Program (EMPWR)
Individuals who struggle with alcohol or drug abuse problems are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior. Often t…
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Sexual & Reproductive Health
Substance Misuse Prevention & Harm Reduction
Syringe Services Program (SSP) Implementation in Indigenous Communities
Syringe Services Program Implementation in Indigenous Communities will explore the factors that facilitated the successf…
Focus area(s):
Cultural Knowledge
Infectious Disease Prevention
Substance Misuse Prevention & Harm Reduction
Telling Our Daughters Our Story (TODOS)
The TODOS program was designed through a collaboration between Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous health and White Moun…
Focus area(s):
Adolescent Wellbeing
Family Strengthening
Associated location(s):
White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, AZ
The Cradleboard Project
The Cradleboard Project will develop and conduct community-based workshops that bring together the crafting of traditio…
Focus area(s):
Cultural Knowledge
Infant & Child Development
Associated location(s):
Duluth, MN
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, AZ
The Elders Resilience Curriculum (Nohwi nalze dayúwéh bee goldoh dolee)
Project information:
The White Mountain Apache Elders’ Resilience Curriculum (ERC) is called Nohwi nalze dayúw…
Focus area(s):
Adolescent Wellbeing
Mental Wellbeing
Associated location(s):
White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, AZ
The Northern Plains American Indian Lung Cancer Intervention Project
The Northern Plains American Indian Lung Cancer Intervention Project is funded by the Bridging Cancer Care initiativ…
Focus area(s):
Chronic Disease Prevention
Associated location(s):
Rapid City, SD
Together on Diabetes
American Indian youth are affected by obesity and type 2 diabetes at disproportionate rates. These chronic health issues…
Focus area(s):
Chronic Disease Prevention
Utilizing a Health‐Equity, Culturally Grounded Approach to Address HIV‐Related Health Disparities Among Urban Native Americans
Project information
In partnership with Native American LifeLines of Baltimore and Boston, this project seeks to impr…
Focus area(s):
Sexual & Reproductive Health
Associated location(s):
Baltimore, MD
VaxUp: Supporting Vaccine Confidence in Two Service Units in the Navajo Nation
We are currently conducting a study in partnership with the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (CRHCC) and North…
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Vaccination
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation
Navajo Nation>Tuba City, AZ
Water Quality Study
We conducted a study to determine the causes of acute gastroenteritis (i.e., vomiting and diarrhea) and to evaluate pote…
Focus area(s):
Land and Water