Indigenous Health Resources

This section highlights collections prioritizing Indigenous-centered health resources. This additionally contains materials relating to Indigenous mental health and healing resources.

“CRIHB is a network of Tribal Health Programs, which are controlled and sanctioned by Indian people, and their Tribal Governments. We are committed to the needs and interests that elevate and promote the health status and social conditions of the Indian People of California. CRIHB does this by providing advocacy, shared resources, training and technical assistance that enhances the delivery of quality comprehensive health related services.”

 

Based at Montana State University, the Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity (CAIRHE) (“Care”) is an official state of Montana research center designated by the Montana University System Board of Regents. CAIRHE's mission is to reduce significant health disparities in Native and rural communities through community-based participatory research (CBPR) that is considerate of and consistent with their cultural beliefs.

The Indian Health Service, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally-recognized tribes grew out of the special government-to-government relationship between the federal government and Indian tribes. This relationship, established in 1787, is based on Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, and has been given form and substance by numerous treaties, laws, Supreme Court decisions, and Executive Orders.

Contains breathing exercises, hotlines, and trauma care resources that prioritize Indigenous health.

The Native Health Database contains bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations. The database provides information for the benefit, use, and education of organizations and individuals with an interest in health-related issues, programs, and initiatives regarding North American Indigenous peoples.

Established in 1972, the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB or the Board) is a non-profit tribal advisory organization serving the forty-three federally recognized tribes of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. They are engaged in many areas of Indian health, including legislation, health promotion and disease prevention, as well as data surveillance and research.

This resource pack was curated by the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator to support the Forum on DISCRIMINATION IN AMERICA: Native American Experiences, hosted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and NPR on December 12, 2017.

The StrongHearts Native Helpline is a 24/7 safe, confidential and anonymous domestic, dating and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, offering culturally-appropriate support and advocacy.

The Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) conducts research and evaluation on data for urban American Indian and Alaska Native communities. UIHI is one of 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers in the US and the only one that serves Urban Indian Health Programs nationwide.

“We are a comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth, providing content and stories about the topics that matter most to them. We strive to promote holistic health and positive growth in our local communities and nation at large. We R Native is supported, in part, with funds from the Indian Health Service and the Minority AIDS Initiative Fund, and by a GLS suicide prevention grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration.”