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.

March 17, 2022

New Tribal Consultation Policy: Fostering Consistent, Meaningful Engagement with Tribal Nations

THRO Director Dr. David R. Wilson shares information about the new NIH Tribal Consultation policy.

February 11, 2022

Tribal Consultation: National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C), February 11, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. ET

N3C collects clinical, laboratory, and diagnostic data from hospitals and clinics and makes data accessible to researchers seeking to understand COVID-19. NIH seeks input and recommendations from Tribal leaders on whether and how to appropriately make American Indian and Alaska Native data available to Tribal researchers and to the broader scientific research community.

December 15, 2021

Percentage of adolescents reporting drug use decreased significantly in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic endured

The percentage of young people reporting substance use decreased significantly in 2021, including among the 0.9% of respondents who identified as American Indian or Alaska Native.

December 10, 2021

UNITE Power of an Inclusive Workplace Recognition Project

NIH launches a project to diversify the images featured on the walls of NIH buildings to reflect the rich diversity of its workforce, including THRO Director Dr. David R. Wilson.

December 2, 2021

Rural health disparities influenced by structural factors, experts say

Environmental Factor highlights the November 2021 NIH Rural Health Day Seminar and mentions how Tribal communities are vulnerable to the challenges of rural living, citing the example of how abandoned uranium mines on Navajo Nation have contaminated the drinking water with high levels of uranium and arsenic.

November 29, 2021

A conversation about drug use and addiction

THRO Director Dr. David R. Wilson and NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow discuss current issues related to drug use and addiction in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, including the impacts of COVID-19, the importance of cultural strengths, and NIH research.

November 23, 2021

Event recording: The interconnectedness of culture and science

THRO hosts a Native American Heritage Month virtual lecture about the interconnectedness of culture and science with Dr. Donald Warne, director, Indians Into Medicine and Public Health Programs, and associate dean, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, at the University of North Dakota.

November 15, 2021

NIH’s work with Native communities drives diabetes research

NIDDK researchers have worked with American Indian communities for decades to improve prevention and treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The NIH Catalyst features the history of this collaboration and recent research advances.

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.