June 30, 2022

Tribal Consultation: NIH IMPROVE Initiative Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence, June 30, 2022, at 2:00p.m. ET

The IMPROVE (Implementing a Maternal health and Pregnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone) supports research dedicated to reducing preventable causes of maternal death and improving the health of women before, during, and after their delivery. NIH requests input including how to encourage applications from American Indian and Alaska Native researchers interested in proposing a Native-focused center.

June 28, 2022

Treating anxiety and depression during the pandemic with a mobile app

An NIH article highlights NIMH-funded research that will study the effectiveness of a new mobile app designed to help people who have experienced worse anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study will focus on communities who have been significantly affected by the pandemic, including American Indian, Alaska Native, Black, and Latinx populations.

June 16, 2022

Life expectancy in the U.S. increased between 2000-2019, but widespread gaps among racial and ethnic groups exist

An NIH-funded study examined trends in life expectancy by county. The study found that while the overall life expectancy in the U.S. increased by 2.3 years, the increase was not consistent among racial and ethnic populations, including AI/AN populations which had the lowest life expectancy of all the counties.

June 1, 2022

Honoring Health Newsletter – Summer 2022

This newsletter provides THRO-curated Tribal health research and funding news from across NIH.

May 16, 2022

Tribal Consultation: NIH Strategic Plan for Tribal Health Research, FY2024-2028

The next NIH strategic plan for Tribal health research will build upon the existing plan to improve the agency’s relationship and collaborative efforts with Native communities and aims to address health research needs. Tribal Consultation will occur during the HHS regional consultations.

April 26, 2022

Tobacco smoking rates are decreasing in people with major depression and substance abuse disorder

A NIDA study found there were significant reductions in cigarette use between the years 2006 and 2019 from people with major depression and/or substance abuse disorder, but the rates for non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native people did not decline. This highlights the need for more prevention and treatment efforts for these communities.

April 22, 2022

Tribal health research and resources related to bone, muscle, skin, and autoimmune diseases

THRO Director Dr. David R. Wilson and NIAMS Director Dr. Lindsey A. Criswell talk about bone, muscle, skin, and autoimmune diseases; their impact on AI/AN people; and related research and resources.

April 6, 2022

NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement: Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx®) Tribal Data Repository (TDR)

The RADx TDR is intended to be an independent research data repository governed under the principles and practices of Tribal sovereignty. It will provide responsible data sharing and access to researchers and their collaborators who generate or are interested in working with RADx American Indian and Alaska Native research data. Letter of Intent due date: May 1, 2022.

April 1, 2022

New Tribal Consultation Policy Issued

The NIH Record highlights the new NIH Tribal Consultation Policy.

March 31, 2022

Tribal Consultation: Research needed to address the opioid crisis, including managing chronic pain and addiction, March 31, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. ET

The Helping to End Addiction Long-term® Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative®, speeds scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis. NIH seeks input from Tribal leaders to develop priorities and collaborative strategies to address chronic pain management and opioid misuse, addiction, and overdose in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities.