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Feb 13, 2023

An online diabetes nutrition education program tailored to emphasize culturally relevant dietary practices for American Indians and Alaska Natives with type 2 diabetes has been successful, according to a new study led by Research Assistant Professor Sarah Stotz.

Feb 1, 2023

"The problem is if we only focus on 'deaths of despair' (mid-life deaths), we ignore and do not have adequate attention paid to the sources that promote health and well-being in Native people," said Spero Manson, director of the Centers for American Indian & Alaska Native Health, to NPR.

Sep 30, 2022

Read the latest issue of the Centers' journal, American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research.

Jul 27, 2022

The Centers are proud to announce a new special issue (Vol. 29, No. 2) of the journal, American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research. This special issue focuses on adaptations made to research during the COVID-19 pandemic among researchers working in Native communities.

Jul 20, 2022

New data suggests that people of color continue to be disproportionately affected by the opioid epidemic. Many American Indian and Alaska Native communities have insufficient resources to treat substance-use disorder, explains Jerreed Ivanich, assistant professor of community and behavioral health.

Jun 25, 2022

American Indians and Alaska Natives faced similar population-level health challenges, noted Michelle Sarche, associate professor in the Centers for American Indian & Alaska Native Health and Department of Community & Behavioral Health, saying many tribal communities face underlying health challenges.

Jun 13, 2022

Research has shown that in years past, stigma around mental health in Native communities was second only to HIV, said Spero Manson, director of the Centers for American Indian & Alaska Native Health.

Mar 25, 2022

Joan O'Connell, associate professor in the Department of Community & Behavioral Health discusses her research on the total treatment costs for American Indian and Alaska Native older adults with dementia. Finding nearly all the cost differences were associated with hospital admissions, O'Connell suggests much could be done to prevent these hospitalizations and improve quality of life.

Mar 6, 2022

The Centers are proud to announce a new issue (Vol. 29, No. 1) of the journal, American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, featuring articles that consider topics such as culturally grounded programs for Native youth, the relationship between discrimination and depressive symptoms among AI adolescents, the role of social support and diabetes management, and the health impacts of Native-themed mascots.

Feb 24, 2022

Eleven experts from the Colorado School of Public Health and CU Anschutz contributed to the new report, "Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges." The report, the first of its kind in 20 years, provides national guidance on research, education, and access to dental care.

Feb 17, 2022

Researchers from the Centers for American Indian & Alaska Native Health and a tribal physician provide new insight about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among American Indian and Alaska Natives. This research may help inform policies, services, and programs.

Feb 2, 2022

The social and cultural value placed on sharing and supporting one another by American Indian and Alaska Natives can help improve healthy food access for older adults, according to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

Nov 22, 2021

A ColoradoSPH study launched an Instagram profile to recruit AI/AN women but the profile turned into so much more—it is now a community site that delivers messages of empowerment and affirmation, and was included by SELF magazine on a list of "online mental health resources for marginalized communities."

Nov 3, 2021

In a published commentary, ColoradoSPH Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) students critically examine the role of public health in racism and oppression and how they would like to see inequities addressed and changed.

Sep 28, 2021

The Centers are proud to announce a new issue (Vol. 28, No. 2) of the journal, American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, featuring articles that use a variety of methodological approaches to research and offer important considerations when working with American Indian and Alaska Native peoples.

Sep 15, 2021

The National Academy of Medicine named Dr. Spero M. Manson the recipient of the 2021 Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health for his 43-year career dedicated to improving the mental health of American Indians and Alaska Natives — and bringing a culturally informed lens to the assessment, epidemiology, treatment, and prevention of mental health conditions.

Apr 22, 2021

American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research is calling for article submissions for a special issue of the journal focusing on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on AI/AN health research.

Apr 11, 2021

The Centers are proud to announce a new issue (Vol. 28, No. 1) of our journal, American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research. This issue predominantly features articles concerned with American Indian and Alaska Native youth and young adults.

Apr 10, 2021

A study by Spero Manson, Director of the Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health at the Colorado School of Public Health, and colleagues found that American Indians living with diabetes report lower social support and coping skills and greater days with poor physical and mental health compared to individuals without diabetes.

Apr 8, 2021

Manson received the Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award at the annual meeting of the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE). The $25,000 award goes annually to an educator who has made “a substantial contribution to advancing the field of health education or health promotion through research, program development, or program delivery.”