November 1, 2021
Mold and Your Health
NIEHS fact sheet discusses the health effects of mold and mentions the potential risk of exposure in some American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
November 1, 2021
NIH Traditional Medicine Summit report
The NIH Traditional Medicine Summit report details a historic gathering for NIH that provided a foundation for integrating traditional healing knowledge with research. The positive, supportive forum serves as a model for how traditional healers and health researchers can come together to identify approaches for respectful collaboration to improve Native health now and in the future.
October 26, 2021
Event recording: 2021 annual NIH Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting
NIH hosts its annual TAC meeting, including virtual presentations from leaders across NIH and others involved in Tribal health research.
July 29, 2021
NIH unveils new online tool to improve Alzheimer’s clinical trials recruitment
Materials for American Indian and Alaska Native communities will be developed and added in 2022.
July 15, 2021
A conversation about mental health in American Indian and Alaska Native communities
THRO Director Dr. David R. Wilson and NIMH Director Dr. Joshua Gordon discuss current issues related to mental health in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, including the impacts of COVID-19, the importance of suicide prevention, and NIH research and resources.
December 15, 2020
Event recording: COVID-19 research and vaccines for American Indian and Alaska Native communities
THRO Director Dr. David R. Wilson and NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci address important questions surrounding COVID-19 research, clinical trials, and vaccines within American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
December 2, 2020
Meeting summary: 2020 annual NIH Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting
NIH shares meeting summary and slides from its annual TAC meeting, including virtual presentations from leaders across NIH and others involved in Tribal health research.
October 8, 2020
NIAAA webinar targets alcohol, suicide prevention in Indigenous youth
Alaska Native community members share perspectives with NIH-funded researchers on culturally tailored alcohol misuse and suicide prevention programs for Indigenous youth during NIAAA seminar.
November 18, 2019
Event recording: Substance use and mental health
THRO hosts a Native American Heritage Month lecture about substance use and mental health in American Indian and Alaska Native communities with Dr. Melissa Walls, director, Great Lakes Hub for the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health and associate professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.