NARCH Overview
Who we are
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The Northern Plains Native American Research Center for Health (NP NARCH) is administered by the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen's Health Board (GPTCHB) through funding co-sponsored by Indian Health Service and National Institutes of Health.
The goals of the program are to:
- Support ethical, culturally appropriate health research in Tribal communities
- Support partnerships between Tribes or Tribally-based organizations and institutions that conduct intensive academic-level biomedical, behavioral and health services research
- Encourage competitive research linked to the health priorities of Northern Plains Tribal communities and to reducing health disparities
What we do
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To accomplish its goals, NP NARCH has current and past research projects such as:
- HPV Self-sampling to Improve Cervial Cancer Screening in American Indian communities
- Family-based and Equine-assisted Risk Reduction for Type 2 Diabetes among High-risk indigenous children
- HIV Evidence-based Intervention Planning Grant and Pilot Study
- Equine-Assisted Substance Use Prevention for Northern Plains American Indian Adolescents
- A Cultural Adaptation of "Street Smart" for Native American Youth
Additionally, NP NARCH has implemented two academic programs that are designed to:
- facilitate American Indian student participation in summer research program
- increase collaborative opportunities among Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU)
- offer professional development courses and workshops to enhance health research capacity among TCU faculty and tribal health professionals.
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For more information, please visit NARCH's Grant Information, Student Development, and Faculty Development pages.