Director
Director of Dissemination and Implementation
Director of Data and Research
Director
Director of Dissemination and Implementation
Director of Data and Research
Affiliated Faculty
Research Associate
Research Associate
Innovative Research
The Center for Indigenous Health Research and Policy was established by Dr. Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan in January 2019. The CIHRP supports health equity for Indigenous people by conducting population health research, implementing culturally-appropriate interventions, developing and launching health sciences training specializing in Indigenous health using culturally-grounded frameworks, and fostering long-term relationships with university and community partners.
Innovative Research
CIHRP supports health equity for Indigenous people by conducting population health research, implementing culturally-appropriate interventions, developing and launching health sciences training specializing in Indigenous health using culturally-grounded frameworks, and fostering long-term relationships with university and community partners.
The Center for Indigenous Health Research and Policy (CIHRP) was founded by Dr. Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan in January 2019. CIHRP values relational vs. transactional interactions and bridges.
Native Americans (NA) experience substantial cardiometabolic health disparities: NA adults are 50% more likely to be obese, 30% more likely to have hypertension, and are twice as likely to have diabetes compared to Whites.
The food systems of many NA communities were disrupted when they were forcibly removed from their traditional homelands to reservations. Consequently, many NA communities had to rely on government surplus foods, which are provided by the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations and are a staple in the food systems of many NA communities.
Designed to augment a household’s food supply, the program is the primary source of food for 51% of NAs in rural and reservation areas where food insecurity, a lack of access to enough food for an active, healthy life, is three times more common than in the general US population.
Native Americans (NA) experience substantial cardiometabolic health disparities: NA adults are 50% more likely to be obese, 30% more likely to have hypertension, and are twice as likely to have diabetes compared to Whites.
The food systems of many NA communities were disrupted when they were forcibly removed from their traditional homelands to reservations. Consequently, many NA communities had to rely on government surplus foods, which are provided by the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations and are a staple in the food systems of many NA communities.
Designed to augment a household’s food supply, the program is the primary source of food for 51% of NAs in rural and reservation areas where food insecurity, a lack of access to enough food for an active, healthy life, is three times more common than in the general US population.