About Us

Funded by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention Healthy Brain Initiative.

Recipient from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cooperative agreement awards for the Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI): BOLD Public Health Programs to Address Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (AD/RD) in Indian Country. The project will be titled The Northwest Tribal Elder’s Project. (see links)

CDC collaborated with tribal leaders across the nation to develop and implement the Healthy Brain Initiative and the Road Map for Indian Country (RMIC). This is a first-ever public health guide focused on dementia in AI/AN communities.  NPAIHB is the first AI/AN CDC funded collaborative grant. The HBI/RMIC is a community engagement tool that can empower tribal communities to:

• Understand effects of dementia in tribal communities
• Understand and provide training and resources to caregivers and providers
• Identify prevention, early detection and preventive strategies for public health approaches