Programs
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 …
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM
Navajo Nation>Shiprock, 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 (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
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
Tending Our Roots Podcast
Tending Our Roots is a conversation-based podcast that uplifts Indigenous voices, knowledge, and ways of being as pathwa…
Focus area(s):
Cultural Knowledge
Family Strengthening
Indigenous Methodologies
Land and Water
LGBTQ+ Communities
Mental Wellbeing
Associated location(s):
Duluth, MN
The Cradleboard Project
Brief Study SummaryThe Cradleboard Project will develop and conduct community-based workshops that bring together the c…
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
Study Background
The Northern Plains American Indian Lung Cancer Intervention Project is funded by the Bridging Canc…
Focus area(s):
Chronic Disease Prevention
Associated location(s):
Rapid City, SD
