Hopkins on the Hill: How do Researchers Partner with Indigenous Communities to Improve Health and Well-being?

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Researchers from the Center for American Indian Health work alongside Indigenous communities to improve resilience, optimal health, and well-being. Learn from [Melissa Walls](Melissa Walls) how the Healing Pathways Project, a community-based participatory research study in the Great Lakes region, is identifying and promoting traditions of strength and healing with 735 American Indian and First Nations youth and their families living in the northern Midwestern U.S. and Ontario, Canada. Victoria O'Keefe will discuss the Elders Resilience Curriculum developed with the White Mountain Apache, which is an innovative curriculum that connects youth through Elders to their heritage, traditions, and culture, which has been proven to be a protective factor for native Americans.

Hopkins on the Hill is a biennial showcase of the range, value, and impact of federally funded research and programming at Johns Hopkins University. This year, we're taking our science into your homes and on your screens. Hear from early career researchers and practitioners to learn about their work in tracking and combatting COVID-19, education, space exploration, health care, extreme materials, climate change, and more.