# American Indian Wellness through Research Engagement (AIWRE)

> **NIH NIH S06** · NORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE · 2020 · $717,591

## Abstract

Program Summary: NWIC-AIWRE Overall
The proposed Northwest Indian College-American Indian Wellness through Research Engagement (NWIC-
AIWRE) is in response to PAR-16-297, Native American Research Centers for Health (S06). The purpose
overall of the NWIC-AIWRE is to create new models and solutions for reducing AIAN health disparities by
enhancing existing partnerships with local tribes and public health agencies as well as by developing new
partnerships with research intensive institutions having demonstrated outstanding records of AIAN
engagement in community-based and led approaches. NWIC-AIWRE projects reflect local AIAN health and
educational values in: (a) developing interventions that promote resilience in reducing and preventing opioid
use disorder (OUD); (b) educating public health staff about local AIAN health beliefs, practices and priorities so
they can be translated into meaningful public health policy and interventions; and (c) developing educational
programs based on the community values, needs and interests of local AIAN individuals in order to attract
AIAN students into careers in health disparities research. The NWIC-AIWRE brings together successful
leaders in AIAN research in an effort to increase capacity at the local level for research focused on addressing
AIAN health disparities and wellness and increasing AIAN student engagement in research in ways that lead to
their involvement in STEM degrees and health disparities research careers. Based on prior successful
research, the foundation for the proposed NWIC-AIWRE is that sustainable community-research partnerships
rely on respectful communication and bi-directional translation of tribal and scientific knowledge into practices,
methods and approaches with direct and apparent benefits for the communities. Overall specific aims (SA) of
the NWIC-AIWRE are to use this approach to:
SA1: Establish an Administrative Core to conduct partnership outreach and maintain responsive and culturally
respectful relationships with community and research partners and provide community engagement, data, and
fiscal support for the student researcher careers enhancement project and research projects.
SA2: Develop a model for placing AIAN students into health disparities research career pathways by
implementing the NWIC Launching Enterprise and Advanced Degrees in Health Research (LEADHR) project.
SA3: Develop a model for communicating tribal health beliefs, values, and priorities to public health decision
makers by implementing the Swinomish Tribal Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in Public Health project.
SA4: Develop a model for translating community and cultural strengths into health interventions and clinical
practices by implementing the Native Transformations Opioid Project (NTOP).
The overall intended outcomes of the NWIC-AIWRE are to position AIAN Tribal Colleges, tribes, and
community members as leaders in culturally responsive and respectful research aligned with local priorities to
develop mor...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10003322
- **Project number:** 5S06GM123552-04
- **Recipient organization:** NORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE
- **Principal Investigator:** STACY M. RASMUS
- **Activity code:** S06 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $717,591
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-15 → 2024-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10003322

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10003322, American Indian Wellness through Research Engagement (AIWRE) (5S06GM123552-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10003322. Licensed CC0.

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