Projects & Programs
Programs
International Network of Indigenous Health Knowledge and Development (INIHKD) Conference 2010: Indiginous Medicines, Health Knowledge and Best Practices More Info
In 2004, the NIH and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) signed a joint cooperative agreement to strengthen health research collaboration on indigenous health issues. Additionally, a similar tripartite agreement was created among New Zealand, Canada and Australia. The biennial INIHKD conference brings together researchers, policy makers, and practitioners dedicated to building health research...
Colville Tribes Youth Diversion Evaluation More Info
This was an evaluation of a tribally-administered youth diversion program
The University of Washington Native Research Group NRG
IWRI houses the UW Native Research Group (NRG), a community of investigators who participate in research with Indigenous communities. NRG aims to share knowledge, expertise, and scholarship regarding work with indigenous communities, to promote collaboration and to increase Indigenous community research capacity. NRG also works within University systems to decrease research burden on tribal communities...
Making suicide everyone’s business: A Native American community approach (MSEB) More Info
Using Evidence Based Practices and Best Practices, this study incorporates a universal approach to reducing the rate and risk of suicide and interrelated social problems by using inherent cultural assets in order to strengthen and balance our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual lives.
Growing Our Own Students and Faculty
This was an innovative NARCH-funded (IHS/NIH) training program that addresses the isolation experienced by many tribal faculty, staff, and students as they seek higher education and professional careers, and ties the educational process to development of research partnerships aimed at addressing health disparities.
Indigenous Substance Abuse, Medicines, and Health Research Training (ISMART)
Indigenous Substance Abuse Medicines, and Addictions Research Training (ISMART) Program, is a mentorship program that allows scholars of indigenous backgrounds to research in the areas of substance abuse, medicines and addictions within their indigenous communities. About us Indigenous Substance Abuse Medicines, and Addictions Research Training (ISMART) Program, is a mentorship program that allows scholars of...
Northwest Indian Child Welfare Social Work Partnerships: Building on Strengths More Info
his tri-state grant supported training and research around the recruitment and retention of Native social work students interested in careers in Indian child welfare. Each year 11 Native social work students were awarded traineeships through the project.
Indigenous HIV/AIDS Research Training (IHART) program
The project is designed to develop the Indigenous HIV/AIDS Research Training (IHART) program to train a cadre of NIMH-funded junior, mid, and senior career research scientists in the area of HIV/AIDS and mental health prevention through an intensive 27-month mentorship program comprising a 2-day winter roundtable; a 2-week summer training institute; year-round multidisciplinary learning opportunities...
Native Youth Education Program (NYEP) for STEM Career Pathways
This project is an an innovative, culturally-based 4-week summer intensive STEM career path program with monthly booster sessions targeting 120 7th through 10th grade AIAN youth attending three Pacific Northwest school districts’ Indian Education programs as well as one tribal school.
Native Youth Education Program – Phase 2
NYEP is an innovative, culturally-based two to four week summer program offered through IWRI at the University of Washington, offering hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning experiences both on and off the University of Washington campus targeting 6th through 8th grade NA youth from Washington State.
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