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Center for american indian health

American Indian and Alaska Native COVID-19 data
Data visualization
COVID-19's disproportionate impact on American Indian, Alaska Native tribes
Published Oct 11, 2021
Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, Center for American Indian Health launch visualization of pandemic spread within Tribal Nations
Iroquois Nationals players on the lacrosse field
Lacrosse
An Olympic dream for the Iroquois
Published Fall 2021
JHU's Peter Milliman will serve as head coach of the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team at the World Games / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Victoria O'Keefe
Faculty news
Center for American Indian Health announces endowed Santosham chair in Native American Health
Published March 19, 2021
Victoria O'Keefe will provide permanent support for Native American research leadership at the center
A resident of the Black Rock community of the Navajo Nation uses a hand-washing station provided by the Center for American Indian Health.
Giving
PARTNERING FOR TRIBAL HEALTH
Published Winter 2020
Since 1990, the Center for American Indian Health has worked to prevent infectious disease and promote positive health outcomes in Native American populations / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Johns Hopkins Family Spirit program
Health
Home-visiting program shows promise of reducing risk of obesity
Published Nov 16, 2020
Lessons on healthy feeding practices delivered by Native American home visitors put Navajo infants on a healthier growth trajectory, lowering their risks for obesity, according to a study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health
Allison Barlow
Reawakening our Indigenous roots
Published Oct 23, 2020
U.S. leaders must recommit to the principles of Indigenous leadership to strengthen our democracy, says Allison Barlow, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health
Melissa Walls
Center for American Indian Health expands to Upper Midwest
Published Aug 15, 2019
With launch of Great Lakes hub in Minnesota, center now reaches more than 125 tribal communities in 20 states
A close up image of a mother holding her toddler daughter up to a chain link fence
American Indian Health
Mom home school
Published Winter 2017
Home visiting program strengthens the bonds between Native American mothers and their children, community / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A woman holds a flashcard from a spiral bound notebook depicting a mother feeding a child, while in the foreground, a woman holds her sleeping baby
Nurturing 'Family Spirit'
Published Sept 25, 2017
Home-visit program launched by Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health strengthens bonds in tribal communities