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Navajo Nation Human Research Review Board ConferenceNavajo Nation Museum Window Rock, ArizonaOctober 21 and 22, 2015“éé: Greater Insights through the Lens of Navajo Research ”Sponsored by:Diné CollegeThe Navajo NationDepartment of Health& Department of DinéEducationUniversity ofColorado Denver Centers for AmericanIndian and AlaskaNative HealthCollaborative among Northern ArizonaUniversity, University of Arizona, andDiné CollegeAGENDADAY ONE: Wednesday, October 21, 20158:30 AMMASTER OFCEREMONYINVOCATIONWELCOMEUrsula Knoki-Wilson,IRB Board MemberElmer P. Begay, Traditional ConsultantMartin Ahumada, Acting President, Diné College8:45 – 10:00 AMPLENARY SESSIONOPENING REMARKSBeverly Becenti-Pigman, NNHRRB ChairKEYNOTEADDRESSES:Directions in NavajoHealth ResourcesJonathan Nez, VP, Navajo NationRamona Antone-Nez, DirectorNavajo Epidemiology Center10:005 AM – 10:15 AMAM BREAK & POSTER REVIEW10:15AM– 11:45 AMMORNING SESSION IA: “Medicine and Public Health”FACILITATOR:Successful Newborn Screening for SCID inNavajo NationJennifer PuckMedicine & Public HealthAn Evaluation of the B9 Vitamin Initiativefor Navajo Women of Child Bearing Age.Aussy LeviPatty EmondWendy WintermuteMaternal/Child Health1 Page
A: “Medicine and Public Health”,continuedPrecision Population Health Management:Personalized Transitional Medicine forNative Americans in Northern ArizonaRobert TrotterCynthia BeckettB: “Behavioral and Mental HealthIssues”Medicine/Public Health/Behavioral ScienceFACILITATOR:The Family Spirit Program: From Researchto ReplicationKendrea BegayCrystal KeeBehavioral/EducationThe Web of Life-A Positive YouthDevelopment Program for Teen PregnancyPrevention and Resilience Promotion forNative YouthSusan CarterMatthew BakerBehavioral/EducationLessons learned from the Diné CollegeHIV Prevention Demonstration ProjectDonald CheeDarlene HuntBehavioral/SchoolCreating Campus Change at TCUBonnie DuranBehavioral/SchoolCollaborative Efforts to Improve theImplementation of Substance AbuseProgramming in New Mexico: A Six SiteState and Community CollaborationJulie SalvadorBehavioral/Mental HealthC: “Education I”FACILITATOR:Defining Student Success Through NavajoPerspectivesColleen W. BowmanEducationNational Indian Education Study (NIES)James DeatonEducationA Longitudinal Review of a Navajo SchoolReform ProjectHongxia FuWendy BarnardEducationEngineering Design Across Navajo Culture,Community, and Society: A StudentPerspectiveShawn JordanCourtney BetoneyEducation11:45 AM – 1:15 PMLUNCH – Quality InnSpeaker: Russell Begay1:15 PM – 2:45 PMAFTERNOON SESSION IA: “Public Health Nutrition and Obesity”How do shoppers feel about their localconvenience stores?President, Navajo NationFACILITATOR:Carmen GeorgeNutrition/Public Health2 Page
A: “Public Health Nutrition and Obesity”cont.A multi-institutional obesity preventionprogram (OPREVENT) is associated withdecreased waist circumference andimproved psychosocial factors in fiveAmerican Indian communitiesJoel GittelsohnMarla PardillaNutrition/Public HealthA food-store based environmentalintervention is associated with reducedobesity and improved psychosocial factorsand food-related behaviors on the NavajoNationMarla PardillaJoel GittelsohnNutrition/Public HealthA multi-institutional obesity preventionprogram (OPREVENT) is associated withincreased days per week engaged invigorous physical activityLeslie RedmondJoel GittelsohnNutrition/Public HealthB: “Navajo Birth Cohort Study I”FACILITATOROverview of the Navajo Birth Cohort StudyDouglas PeterAngela Ragin-WilsonEnvironmental Health/Maternal & Child HealthNavajo Birth Cohort Study-Pregnancy andAdverse Birth Outcomes on the NavajoNationDouglas PeterCandis HunterEnvironmental Health/Maternal & Child HealthNavajo Birth Cohort StudyAnna RondonEnvironmental Health/Maternal & Child HealthMaternal and Neonatal Exposure toUranium and Other Heavy Metals: AProspective Birth Cohort StudyJoseph HooverElizabeth Irvin-BarnwellJohnnye LewisEnvironmental Health/Maternal & Child HealthC: “Environmental Health I”FACILITATOR:Arsenic and Uranium Determination inUnregulated Water Sources on WesternNavajoJonathan CredoJani IngramEnvironmentUranium Exposure of Sheep in Cameronand Leupp, AZAndee ListerJani IngramEnvironmentHeavy metals in American Indian teaChristine SamuelNakamuraEnvironmentAssessing Indoor Radon Exposure on theNavajo NationSheldwin YazzieEnvironment2:45 PM – 3:15 PMPM BREAK & POSTER REVIEW3 Page
3:15 PM – 4:45 PMAFTERNOON SESSION 2A: “Public Health & Nutrition”FACILITATOR:An Intervention to Promote NavajoGardening, Nutrition and CommunityWellnessMark C. BauerKevin LombardFelix NezLinda V. GarciaPublic Health & NutritionWhere Health and Horticulture Intersect: ANavajo Wellness CollaborationDesiree DeschenieKevin LombardShirley BeresfordIndia OrnelasMark C. BauerPublic Health & NutritionJohns Hopkins Feast for the FutureProgram: Garden to Cafeteria SuccessJessica DelmarPublic Health & NutritionB. “Navajo Birth Cohort Study II”FACILITATOR:Assessing factors to explain elevated urineuranium levels in Navajo Birth CohortStudy (NBCS) participantsChris ShueyJoseph H. HooverJennifer OngJohnnye L. LewisEnvironment & Maternal Child HealthMother and child immune responses inassociation with metal exposures among theNavajo Birth Cohort Study participantsEszter ErdeiDebra MacKenzieCurtis MillerJohnnye LewisEnvironment & Maternal Child HealthEvaluation of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure inthe Navajo Birth CohortAdriana BautistaEnvironment & Maternal Child HealthNavajo Birth Cohort Study: Iin Nizh nDavid BegayMalcolm BenallyEnvironment & Maternal Child HealthC. “Community-Based Public Health”FACILITATOR:Physical activity and cancer among NativeAmerican cancer survivors: a pilot studyHendrik ‘Dirk’ deHeerCancerThe Ramah Navajo Family ListeningProgram: A CBPR Approach in theImplementation of An Inter-generationalFamily Prevention ProgramBenelda Cohoe-BeloneTrevor ThompsonBehavioral Science & Public HealthConcepts and Models of Resilient Health ina Southwestern American Indian TribeMichelle Kahn-JohnBehavioral Science & Public HealthNaabeeh Bich’eeki’ (Miss Navajo):Playing Indian Princess or Archivist ofTraditional Sheep ButcheringChristine AmiBehavioral Science & Public Health4 Page
DAY TWO: October 22, 20158:30 AM – 9:00 AM9:00 AM – 10:15 AMMASTER OFCEREMONYINVOCATIONOPENING REMARKSKalvin White, IRB Board MemberPLENARY SESSIONModerator: Perry CharleyCommunity members and researchers considerrecent environmental assaults on communities onthe Navajo Nation and the need for increasedstudies of long-term health effectsTommy Rock & TonyaBalooTolani Lake Enterprises: Puerco-Little Colorado RiverWatershed Navajo Community-Based Uranium WaterQuality Assessment ProjectTony Hood & Bertha NezRed Water Pond Road Community Association: OnceUpon Two Mines: A Diné Community PerspectiveJani IngramSouthwestern Navajo Environmental HealthStudies: Uranium and Arsenic Concerns in Water, Soil,Plants, and MuttonJoseph HooverUnderstanding the Gold King Mine Spill: Center forNative American Environmental Health EquityResearch Investigations to Inform RiskJonathan Hale, HEHS Chair10:15 AM – 10:30 AMAM BREAK & POSTER REVIEW10:30 AM – 12:00 NOONMORNING SESSION 2A: “Oral Health in children”FACILITATOR:Effect of Psychosocial Variables on OralHealth Outcomes in the Study, “PreventingCaries in Preschoolers: Testing a UniqueService Delivery Model in American IndianHead Start Programs”Judith AlbinoPatricia BraunPublic Health/Maternal & Child HealthImpact of the “Preventing Caries inPreschoolers: Testing a Unique ServiceDelivery Model in American Indian HeadStart Programs” Clinical Trial on DentalDiseasePatricia BraunJudith AlbinoPublic Health/Maternal & Child HealthUnderstanding the Impact of an Oral HealthPromotion Trial in Head Start Centers: ADiscussionPatricia BraunCarmen GeorgePublic Health/Maternal & Child HealthWorking with the Navajo Community toImplement a Community-Based ClinicalTrial across Navajo Nation: LessonsLearnedTamanna TiwariCarmen GeorgePublic Health/Maternal & Child Health5 Page
B: “Environmental Health II”FACILITATOR:Mixed Method Research Study on theNavajo Nation Grazing and theCorrelations of Quantitative Data AnalysisCalvert L. CurleyEnvironmentLooking Within: A Health ImpactAssessment on Uranium MiningJordon JohnsonEnvironmentNavajo Traditional Healer Oral StoryProject: The process of using a Navajocentered approach to exploring commercialtobacco use in Navajo ceremonial settingsHershel ClarkBehavioral ScienceNavajo Traditional Healer Oral StoryProject: Using digital storytelling to explorethe history, impact and role of commercialtobacco in the Navajo ceremonial settingAlfred YazzieBehavioral ScienceC: “Diabetes and Navajo Youth”FACILITATOR:Together on Diabetes Study: Evaluation ofa Pilot Diabetes Prevention andManagement Program for American IndianYouthKendrea BegayMarissa BegayPublic Health/DiabetesTribal Turning Point ProgramJanelia SmileyRoz BarberPublic Health/DiabetesTribal Turning Point: Pilot Study forPrevention of Type 2 Diabetes in AmericanIndian YouthDana DabeleaPublic Health/DiabetesNeed for targeted secondary preventionefforts for diabetes in Navajo youthAulasa LiendoPublic Health/Diabetes12:00 NOON – 1:30 PMLUNCHSPEAKERQuality InnLorenzo Bates, Speaker, Navajo Nation Council1:30 PM – 3:00 PMAFTERNOONSESSION 3A: “Immunology”FACILITATOR:Reductions in PCV 13-type carriage amongvaccinated and under-vaccinated AmericanIndian community memberCalerie Coho-MescalEvaluating the Effectiveness of 13-ValentPneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine amongYoung ChildrenBrooke DomanPublic HealthPrenatal Tdap coverage in New Mexicowomen to prevent pertussis (whoopingcough) in infantsA: “Immunology” cont.David SelvagePublic Health6 Page
Impact of PCV 13 on invasivepneumococcal disease among AmericanIndians of the Navajo NationCarol TsoLaura HammittPublic HealthStudy of a vaccine for reducing ear andlung infections in childrenOlivia TrujilloElvira BegayPublic HealthB: “Education II”FACILITATOR:Cultivating Diverse Talent in Science,Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM)Uwe HilgertEducationDiné (Navajo) caregivers’ understandingsof the IEP meeting: A case studyFe MurrayEducationNavajo Grandparents RaisingGrandchildren with Discipline Problemsand Their Perspective on Current SchoolDiscipline PoliciesPhyllis PineEducationUse of Traditional Knowledge in PublicSchool GovernancePauletta WhiteEducationC: “Diabetes and Health ServicesUtilization”FACILITATOR:Diabetes Prevention Program OutcomesStudy: Tip the Calorie BalanceCarol PercyMiranda SmartRoz BarberPublic Health/DiabetesWeight Loss and MicrovascularComplications of Diabetes: the LookAHEAD and Diabetes Prevention ProgramOutcomes Study Clinical TrialsWilliam KnowlerDiabetesIHS Improving Health Care Delivery DataProject FY2013 Preliminary Findings for 2Navajo Service Units: The Health Statusand Service Utilization by Persons withDiabetesJoan O’ConnellPublic Health/DiabetesTribal FIT StudyDonald HavercampKevin EnglishPublic Health/Cancer3:00 PM – 3:15 PMPM BREAK &POSTER REVIEW3:15 PM – 4:00 PMClosing RemarksClosing BlessingBeverly Becenti-PigmanElmer P. Begay Traditional Consultant7 Page
POSTERSSocializing English-Speaking NavajoChildren to StorytellingChristine ViningEducationDry Needling for Plantar Heel Pain: A CaseSeriesSteven SpoonemoreMedicine/Public HealthThe Diné Power Plate: A New TeachingAid that Grew From NNR 10.284 Food forLife: Cooking to Live in the Beauty WayYolanda Ellis-BileenLena GueritoMargilene BaarneyVictoria JamesDiabetesA comparative analysis of telephone versusin-person survey administration for healthrisk factor surveillance in three tribalcommunities in New MexicoJudith EspinozaPublic HealthOccurrence of arsenic and uranium inunregulated water sources on the NavajoNationJoseph HooverEnvironment/Public HealthOPREVENT2 Study Design andIntervention ActivitiesBrittany JockJoel GittelsohnPublic HealthProximity to uranium mine waste on theNavajo Nation is associated with elevatedANA and IL17Debra MacKenzieEszter ErdeiEnvironmentContributions of the Center for AmericanIndian Health to Vaccine Research, 1988presentTamerra MartinBeverly GormanPublic HealthSafety and efficacy of motavizumab in theprevention of RSV disease in health infantsRaymond ReidPublic HealthThe Cultural Elements Underlining theCommunity Health Representative ClientRelationship in Navajo NationCasey SmithPublic HealthMaintaining H zh : Perceptions ofPhysical Activity, Physical Education andHealthy Living Among Navajo HighSchool StudentsRachelle JonesEducationUsing The Model for Improvement toImpact Provider Knowledge and Adherenceto Evidenced-based Pediatric Asthma CareGuidelinesJane McGrathCarole ConleyMedicine & Public Health8 Page
Navajo Nation Human Research Review Board Conference Navajo Nation Museum Window Rock, Arizona October 21 and 22, 2015 " éé : Greater Insights through the Lens of Navajo Research " Sponsored by: Diné University of College Collaborative among Northern Arizona The Navajo Nation Department of Health & Department Diné Collegeof Diné
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Navajo Nation claims over 300,0001 enrolled tribal members and is the second largest tribe in population, following the Cherokee Nation. According to 2010 U.S. Census, there were a total of 332,129 individuals living in the U.S. who claimed to have Navajo ancestry.2 The Profile includes the population on the Navajo Nation, the Navajo population in the bordering towns of
Navajo Head Start SECTION I Scope of Work: Navajo Head Start is requesting proposals from qualified trucking companies to deliver aggregate to two (2) locations for the Navajo Head Start to be done in a timely manner. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for delivery
Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety – Jesse Delmar Jesse Delmar, fluent Navajo speaker, will continue building on the success that he and many others have worked hard for in the last several years, as the Executive Director of the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety. He is a recen
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a three-year absence, due to the Navajo program moving to Sinagua Middle School. The other language class that students took prior to the reintroduction of Navajo was Spanish. Navajo students along with the student council made efforts to bring back the Navajo language to
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