Navajo Nation is experiencing an increase in Pneumococcal Disease (PD), especially among adults. PD is spread through airborne droplets or contact with infected saliva or mucus & can cause pneumonia & meningitis. Vaccination is your best defense. ➡️cdc.gov/pneumococcal/i…

Time is running out⏰. Center for Indigenous Health's CIRCLE Fellowship applications are due in one week😮. The Fellowship is focused on substance use inequities within #Indigenous communities in the U.S. Applications are due May 1st! Visit bit.ly/3VcNd0f. Please share! #NativeTwitter

Measles is so contagious...if one person has it, up to 90% of those close to him/her can also become infected if not protected. Your best defense is getting vaccinated. The MMR/MMRV vaccines are safe & effective at preventing measles. Visit cdc.gov/measles/vaccin… for more info.

National Infant Immunization Week is a reminder of the important role #vaccines have in helping protect children from diseases like whooping cough & measles. Talk to your baby’s doctor about routinely recommended vaccines. ➡️cdc.gov/vaccines/sched… #VaccinesWork #IVax2Protect

Sign up for Summer Institute courses offered by the Center for Indigenous Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The scholarship application priority deadline is May 1st at 5pm ET and the general deadline is May 17th at 5pm ET. #Native Twitter cognitoforms.com/JohnsHopkinsUn…

I Want the Kit (IWTK) is an HIV and STI self-sample, mail-based program offers free, accurate, & confidential at-home specimen collection. Indigi-IWTK was launched in 2023 to expand IWTK services across Indian Country. Find out more cih.jhu.edu/programs/indig… #STIweek #NativeTwitter

Two weeks left ⏳to apply for a fellowship opportunity with the CIRCLE Center of Excellence at Center for Indigenous Health. 😯The fellowship is focused on substance use inequities within #Indigenous communities in the U.S. Applications are due May 1, 2024. bit.ly/3VcNd0f. Please share!

Looking for an exciting new career? Join Center for Indigenous Health as a Family Spirit Lead Trainer or Sr. Research Program Coordinator at our Great Lakes Hub in Minnesota. Check out the descriptions for both new positions and more at cih.jhu.edu/careers.#Nativ… #IndigenousHealth #HealthyTribes

You can watch the solar eclipse 🌒and listen to 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐲 today on nativeamericacalling at 1 pm ET! Learn about the best prospects for the $1.5 billion settlement earmarked to help solve the opioid crisis in Native populations.

From the Southwest of the U.S, to Canada, New Zealand, & Australia…no matter where we are on Mother Earth, we all have the fundamental right to access quality healthcare. On #WorldHealthDay , what can you do to help ensure this? #HealthForAll #StayHealthy
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The 2024 AAIP Cross Cultural Medicine Workshop is coming up in Albuquerque, New Mexico April 26-27.  Everyone who is able is encouraged to attend - aaip.org/events/2024-aa… Association of American Indian Physicians

Improving AI/AN Cancer Surveillance Data in the US - Wed, May 1st at 12 pm ET with Lisa Jim, Epidemiologist at CDC - Register here lnkd.in/eUXGm6Mf #NativeAmerican Health #IndigenousHealth #NativeAmerican #AmericanIndian #AlaskanNative #HealthyTribes #IndigenousPeople

Join Andrea Medley, research associate Center for Indigenous Health and members of the Indigenous Advisory Council at Gathering Grounds next Tuesday, March 26 1 pm EST to hear updates on tribal opioid settlements. Register here: tinyurl.com/MarGG24.

Thank you NPAIHB for this beautifully illustrated and informative toolkit for those seeking to understand the historical context and impacts of U.S. Indian boarding schools...with actionable steps on how to address those impacts in AI/AN communities. npaihb.org/tribal-boardin…

Jam Session tomorrow with Donald Warne MD 'American Indian Health Equity' at 3 pm ET. Register at loom.ly/LqITRWs #healthequity #americanindian #speakerseries

Breaking barriers in film. 📽️

NCAI joins all of #IndianCountry in congratulating @Lily_Gladstone (Blackfeet & Nez Perce) for her spectacular awards season and historic nomination at the #Oscars .

A milestone for authentic Native representation.

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A unique fellowship opportunity with the CIRCLE Center of Excellence is available at Center for Indigenous Health focused on substance use inequities within #Indigenous communities in the U.S. Applications are due May 1, 2024. Find out more bit.ly/3VcNd0f.

Are you interested in building quantitative skills? Apply for the Northwest Native American Research Center for Health’s training program in applied biostatistics and data science – applications are due April 15, 2024.
More info at
npaihb.org/applied-biosta… #NativeTwitter