Programs

Cancer Care Project: Addressing Disparities in Cancer Education, Care and Outcomes in Native American Communities

Project Goal The goal of this project is to work with the Navajo Nation and White Mountain Apache Tribe to reduce disparities in cancer education, care access, and outcomes among Native

Focus Area: Cancer Care & Prevention

Associated Location(s): Chinle, AZWhiteriver, AZ

Causes of Pneumonia and burden of Pneumococcal Pneumonia in American Indian Adults

Understanding the Causes of Adult Pneumonia Pneumonia is a leading cause of hospitalization and death throughout the world. There are many different causes of pneumonia. In the United States, people

Focus Area: Infectious Disease Prevention

Associated Location(s): Chinle, AZFort Defiance, AZGallup, NMNavajo NationShiprock, NMWhite Mountain ApacheWhiteriver, AZ

Celebrating Life

Project information: Based on a decade of mounting concern about an increasing youth suicide problem, the White Mountain Apache Tribe passed a tribal law mandating that any suicidal incident occurring

Focus Area: Mental Health PromotionSuicide Prevention

Associated Location(s): White Mountain ApacheWhiteriver, AZ

COVID-19 Emergency Food, Water, and Household Supplies

Our team is proud to have been serving on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. We recognized early on that a multi-faceted approach would be necessary to support the

Focus Area: COVID-19 Response & Prevention

COVID-19 Health Resource Library

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an exponential increase in the need for public health informational materials that address specific concerns in Native American communities. In March 2020, partners

Focus Area: COVID-19 Response & Prevention

COVID-19 Pfizer Vaccine Clinical Trial

COVID-19 Pfizer Vaccine Clinical Trial  SARS-CoV-2 emerged in late 2019 and caused the global COVID-19 pandemic. Native American communities experienced among the highest rates of COVID-19 disease and death in

Focus Area: COVID-19 Response & PreventionInfectious Disease Prevention

Associated Location(s): Chinle, AZGallup, NMNavajo NationShiprock, NMWhite Mountain ApacheWhiteriver, AZ