November 1, 2021

Arsenic, uranium mix may increase diabetes risk in American Indians

Environmental Factor highlights the work of NIEHS-funded researchers analyzing how toxic metals interact to affect metabolism and how co-exposures may pave the way for disease.

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

Artist uses tribal symbolism, traditions to communicate science

Environmental Factor showcases how NIEHS scientists and a Native artist come together to communicate science, share public health messages, and increase health literacy through meaningful images for American Indians.

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.

October 25, 2021

Tribal Consultation report: Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) Tribal Data Repository (TDR)

NIH issues key points from its Tribal Consultation seeking input from Tribal Nations on key issues critical to the creation of the RADx Initiative’s TDR, including how to shape its ability to hold and share Tribal data that recognizes sovereignty and appropriate governance.

October 7, 2021

More than 140,000 U.S. children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic

New study highlights stark disparities in caregiver deaths by race and ethnicity, including for American Indians and Alaska Natives, and calls for urgent public health response.

October 4, 2021

NCI study highlights pandemic’s disproportionate impact on Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Latino adults

Study includes how the global COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on American Indians and Alaska Natives in the U.S.

September 22, 2021

Methamphetamine-involved overdose deaths nearly tripled between 2015 to 2019, NIH study finds

Patterns of methamphetamine use have become riskier and diversified across the U.S. population. This analysis found that American Indians and Alaska Natives had the highest prevalence of methamphetamine use, as well as methamphetamine use disorder and methamphetamine injection.

September 21, 2021

Tribal Consultation report: Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) program

NIH shares the report from its Tribal Consultation seeking input on the evaluation of the NARCH program, which provides support for research, capacity building, and career development opportunities to meet the specific health needs identified and prioritized by American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and related organizations.