Programs
(+)Connection is Medicine / The Healing Spirits Program
(+)Connection is Medicine (Navajo Nation study name; +CiM) / The Healing Spirits Program (White Mountain Apache Tribe St…
Focus area(s):
Mental Wellbeing
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM
Navajo Nation>Tuba City, AZ
White Mountain Apache
+Language is Medicine: A Caregiver-Implemented Language Intervention to Prevent Developmental Delay in Diné Toddlers
Brief Study Summary
The +Language is Medicine (+LiM) study is evaluating the effectiveness of a culturally…
Focus area(s):
Cultural Knowledge
Family Strengthening
Infant & Child Development
Associated location(s):
Albuquerque
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM
Active Bacterial Surveillance in Communities (SuNA)
For more than 20 years, we have helped tribes quantify the burden of serious disease caused by bacteria and monitor the …
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
Anishinaabe Giigewin Miikana (Healing Pathways)
The Healing Pathways Project is a community-based participatory research study involving 735 American Indian and First N…
Focus area(s):
Adolescent Wellbeing
Mental Wellbeing
Substance Misuse Prevention & Harm Reduction
Associated location(s):
Duluth, MN
Asdzáán Be’eena’ (Female Pathways) – Evaluation of the Program with Navajo Girls and their Caregivers
The Female Pathways (Asdzáán Be'eena' in Navajo) program was designed through a collaboration between Johns Hopkins Ce…
Focus area(s):
Family Strengthening
Sexual & Reproductive Health
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
Navajo Nation>Tuba City, AZ
At Home Screening for STDs
Rural and isolated tribal communities have limited options for sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment. In …
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Sexual & Reproductive Health
Azhe’é Bidziil (Strong Fathers): Improving Outcomes Among Rural Native Fathers and Their Families
The Azhe'é Bidziil (Strong Fathers) program is based on evidence-based programs designed in collaboration with the Nava…
Focus area(s):
Cultural Knowledge
Family Strengthening
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
Navajo Nation>Tuba City, AZ
Bright Horizons
Background information
Bright Horizons is a brief intervention to be delivered in one 2-4 hour session that teaches cog…
Focus area(s):
Adolescent Wellbeing
Substance Misuse Prevention & Harm Reduction
Associated location(s):
White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, AZ
Cancer Care Initiative: Supporting Care Along the Continuum in Native American Communities
Summary
The goal of the Cancer Care Initiative is to work with partnering communities to reduce disparities in …
Focus area(s):
Cancer Care & Prevention
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, AZ
Cancer Care Initiative: Supporting Care Along the Continuum in Native American Communities – Chinle, Arizona
TEAM: Tablet-based Education to Improve the Acceptance of Mammography
Project Overview
The overall goa…
Focus area(s):
Cancer Care & Prevention
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ