Our Mission
Housed at the NPAIHB Tribal EpiCenter, the NW NARCH program is part of a national research and science education program that includes input from tribes, tribal organizations, and universities.
Our Vision
Our main goal is to improve tribal health by increasing the numbers of tribal people who are engaged in biomedical and social science research and who can bring the benefits of academic research into their communities.
Upcoming Events
Tribal Researchers' Cancer Control Fellowship Program
6/5/23 - 6/16/23 Click below to download the application:
Stay Connected
The NARCH email listserv is one of the main forms of communication we use. Please leave your name and email to stay connected to our program, as well as our most recent news and events.
NARCH Library
2020 Health Conference Archive
The Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention – Intro Overview – Jani Ingram, Professor, Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, Northern Arizona University
Utilizing Electronic Health Records (EHR) Alerts to Improve Child Passenger Safety in Northwest Tribal Communities – Candice Jiménez, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Raising Healthy Native Youth: AI/AN Inclusive Pathways for Adolescent Health – Michelle Singer, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
How the ANTHC is Developing Immersive Holograms to Promote Substance Use Dialogue in Alaska Native Communities – Tim Collins, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
NTP I: Community Action Board – Charene Alexander, Northwest Indian College
Community -> Research -> Action: a NARCH Example – Bill Freeman, Northwest Indian College
“It’s Time for a Change, I Need to, I Have to”: Turning Points in Recovery from Substance Misuse among Individuals with the Lived Experience of Homelessness in Anchorage, Alaska – Alicia Marvin, University of Alaska Anchorage
Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center – Victoria Warren-Mears, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium – Timothy Thomas, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
California Tribal Epidemiology Center – Vanesscia Cresci, California Rural Indian Health Board
University of Washington – Karina Walters, University of Washington
Alaska Native Patient and Provider Perspectives on the Multi-target Stool DNA Test Compared with Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening – Diana Redwood, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Alaska Native Epidemiology Center
Gynecologic Cancer Incidence and Mortality among American Indian/Alaska Native Women in the Pacific Northwest, 1996-2016 – Mercedes Weisenberger, Oregon Health and Science University
Native Spirit Boys & Girls Club: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Culturally- grounded After-school Program for American Indian Youth in an Urban Setting – Amanda Hunter, University of Arizona
Exploring Methodologies of Decolonizing and Indigenizing Research Methods – Danica Brown, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Developing a Study of Colorectal Cancer Risk and Protective Factors among Alaska Native People Using a Community Based Participatory Research Framework – Sarah Nash & Diana Redwood, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Establishment of an Oral Health surveillance System in Western Alaska Using the Electronic Dental Record – Timothy Thomas, Director of Clinical and Research Services Department in the Division of Community Health Services, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Indigenized Colville Tribal Research – Randall Gottfriedson, SimHayKin Jack, and Kookguma Scumhist Jack, Colville Confederated Tribes
Program Contacts
Thomas Becker, Principal Investigator
tbecker@npaihb.org
Ashley Thomas, Senior Program Manager
athomas@npaihb.org
Grazia Cunningham, Project Manager
gcunningham@npaihb.org
Reshell Livingston, Asthma Project Coordinator
asthma@npaihb.org
Rochelle Fassler, Project Coordinator
Sponsor Information
NW NARCH is sponsored by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Numbers S06GM127164, S06GM123543, S06GM145214 and S06GM141002.
