American Indian or Alaska Native

Dr. Dillard discusses the progress at NIH to improve the health of Alaska Native communities and acknowledges the distrust many Alaska Native communities experience toward researchers.

Dr. Ricky Camplain discusses how community-engaged research methods form an essential piece of her work with incarcerated people of American Indian and Alaska Native heritage.

Nov. 21, 2024: Researchers made an important finding after they implemented a home-based phone guideline-directed medical therapy among patients with heart failure in Navajo (Diné) Nation.

Through the Osage Community Supported Agriculture (OCSA) study, Osage Nation is making a return to food security and food sovereignty through its Tribal farm where fresh, healthy, and nutrient dense produce are delivered directly to community members at a reduced cost.

Read about the varied research topics presented by 11 NIMHD fellows at NIH’s 2024 Postbac Poster Day, including a spotlight on three projects.

Nov. 16, 2023: Researchers estimate a fivefold increase in Alzheimer’s disease among AI/AN people by 2060. An NIMHD study that examined if social determinants of health can account for these disparities contained some interesting and surprising findings.

Oct. 10, 2023: Study examining data on youth of all racial and ethnic groups in 2020 and on only Black and White youths from 1999 to 2020 shows firearm deaths widen and disparities grow, with Black youth disproportionately impacted.

As we celebrate Native American Heritage Month, Dr. Gachupin discusses her study of chronic disease epidemiology, American Indian health disparities and how her experience working with Tribal Epidemiology Centers informs her research.