Decolonizing data for Indigenous people, by Indigenous people.
Seattle, WA
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We are with our relatives across the country as they gather & march for our missing & murdered loved ones. Even though it is exhausting & heartbreaking, our people will demand justice for as long as it takes.
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📣 Last call! Our Sage and Sweetgrass Community Grants close TOMORROW, Friday, Jan. 30.
🌿 We’ve seen this funding support all kinds of incredible AI/AN serving-organizations. Submit and learn more at uihi.org/community-grant-pro…
#communitygrants #healthequity #grants #nonprofit
Our Sweetgrass grant funds ideas that improve Native health — just ask someone who's benefited from these programs!
🔗Want to make a difference for your community? Applications for our Sweetgrass and Sage community grants are open now until 1/30. bit.ly/3N5ITy4
We're excited to share we've prepared thousands of Heroes Carry Narcan kits for urban Indian organizations. Kits include outreach and educational materials, such as Narcan carrying cases and quick-reference guides for giving Narcan.
🔗 Learn more at: bit.ly/3XXwRJl
We want to honor those who contributed stories to our Supporting the Sacred: Womxn of Resilience report. So we're gifting them care packages to show them some love & care as they move forward in their healing from sexual violence.
Learn more: loom.ly/npIFxzw
👩🏽💻 Interested in applying for a Community Grant with UIHI? Join our informational #webinar this Friday, 12/19 at 11am PT.
🔗 Visit bit.ly/3KqPB0L to register today. Or if you’re ready to apply, visit uihi.org to learn more.
🌿 Apply today to our Sage and Sweetgrass Community Grants! Applications are open now through 1/30/26. Swipe for more info on award amounts and eligibility reqs.
🌿 Learn more on our website: bit.ly/3YrABTm and register for our informational webinar on Friday, 12/19.
It’s #NationalFluVaccinationWeek! Keeping up with vaccinations is the best way to protect our communities from serious illness. Together, we can build stronger and healthier communities.
Visit bit.ly/44OEFAL for accurate, reliable info to share with relatives and beyond.
When we carry and use Narcan, we can make a difference. That’s why we believe Heroes Carry Narcan. Learn how to help someone experiencing an overdose with this step-by-step video.
Find out more about our opioid overdose prevention campaign at bit.ly/3M5llZM
❣️ This World AIDS Day, join us in raising awareness for the global fight against AIDS and HIV. At UIHI we work to to advance HIV research, funding, and services.
❣️ Learn more about World AIDS Day and the efforts to end the HIV epidemic: bit.ly/48ibRl9
#worldaidsday
We're excited to announce our director Abigail Echo-Hawk (Pawnee) is the keynote speaker at Patient Advocate Foundation’s virtual event, "Holding the Line: Defending Equity in Health Care!"
Register now: bit.ly/49hYBPO
**TW: domestic violence, sexual assault
This week, we launched a first-of-its-kind survey on traumatic brain injury in Native survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault. Today, Stateline.org picked up the story. Read more here: bit.ly/3JxxXHW
Magical Millie’s Courageous Journey is making headlines! 🦄
Recently highlighted by the @SoSeaEmerald, this project is part of UIHI’s national UIO campaign showing how joy and laughter are powerful acts of resistance that keep our communities strong. 💜 bit.ly/4qgixbz
Our hearts go out to our Alaska Native relatives experiencing Typhoon Halong’s devastating impacts. You can help by donating to the Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund at bit.ly/3Wbvt52
This week of flooding in Alaska has been a powerful reminder to check in with your family & your community, and pack your Indigenous go bag together.
By planning, we protect what matters most: our families, our communities, our pets, and ourselves.
#GoBag #EmergencyPreparedness
On Indigenous Peoples' Day, we celebrate our resilience! Urban Indian Health Institute's work proves we can change the false narratives & omissions that still impact Native people's health. In decolonizing data, we correct the historical record about our ancestors and ourselves.
✨ Magical Millie has gone big!
UIHI's new children’s book Magical Millie’s Courageous Journey is part of a national campaign with UIOs across the country to raise awareness about vaccines.
Together, we’re working to keep our relatives safe and informed!
When you carry and use Narcan, you have the power to protect our people. Watch this step-by-step video and learn how you can help if someone is experiencing an overdose.
Stay tuned for more Narcan and overdose prevention resources coming soon to uihi.org.
Gathering accurate data about our people is critical to good public health policy. But so is storytelling based on that data. That's the message our director Abigail Echo-Hawk (Pawnee) conveyed in an article in Scientific American.
Read more here: loom.ly/LfInPQg
On National AI/AN Hope for Life Day, we're sharing "Healing Spirits," a short film about how connecting with culture and healing has helped three Native drag queens address stigma and trauma. Watch here: loom.ly/9Knd3Mw
