American Indian Health Research Conference

"Lifelong Wellness to Address Health Disparities"

Saturday, October 14, 2017
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
University of North Dakota
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Grand Forks, North Dakota

The annual American Indian Health Research Conference provides a daylong event with national speakers, researchers, students, and community members. This is an opportunity to learn about how to do research with American Indian communities, what research needs to be done in American Indian communities, for students to present their research with American Indians, and opportunities to partner between communities, tribal colleges, and researchers.

2017 Keynote Speaker

Jordan P. Lewis, PhD, (Aleut from the Native Village of Naknek) is the Director of the National Resource Center for Alaska Native Elders and an Associate Professor of Medical Education with the University of Alaska Anchorage, WWAMI School of Medical Education.

Sponsors

• North Dakota INBRE
• Center for Rural Health
• Seven Generations Center of Excellence in Native Behavioral Health
• UND Chapter of the Society of Indian Psychologists

Questions?

Brittany Belgarde
brittany.s.belgarde@med.und.edu • (701) 777-0583

Most Recent Publications

• American Indian Health Research Conference
  North Dakota Medicine, Volume 40, Issue 4. The annual AIHRC provides a forum for culturally appropriate research.
  Author(s): Massmann, N.
  Date: December 2015
  Type: Magazine
• Testimony to the Indian Health Services Appropriations
  Dr. Gray provided testimony on behalf of the Friends of Indian Health to the subcommittee on interior, environment, and related agencies.
  Author(s): Gray, J.
  Date: April 2014
  Type: Testimony

Most Recent Presentations

• Seven Generations Center of Excellence in Native Behavioral Health (SGCoE)
  Presented by Gray, J. on Oct 19, 2012 at the 10th Annual American Indian Health Research Conference, Grand Forks, North Dakota
• Developing Undergraduate Research Capacity in Tribal Colleges
  Presented by Gray, J. & McDonald, R. on Apr 19, 2008 at the American Indian Health Research Conference, Grand Forks, ND