# Native American Research Centers For Health (NARCH X)

> **NIH NIH S06** · INDIAN HEALTH COUNCIL, INC. · 2020 · $477,699

## Abstract

Program Summary-Overall
Indian Health Council, Inc. (IHC) with San Diego State University (SDSU) and University of California
San Diego (UCSD), intends to build upon their already existing long-term research partnership in the
proposed projects/studies in the NARCH X application.
The Student Development Program will further expand and refine strategies to recruit students from
local academic institutions into biomedical and behavioral sciences as well as, continue to provide
strong mentorship and guidance for the students in and outside of the region. The Child Development
Resource Center will build upon a previous study conducted in NARCH VII that focused on prenatal
substance use and now will look to determine the prevalence of specific developmental disabilities in
the target community, and will identify potential causes and barriers to effective treatment in affected
families, including substance use, family stress and mental health issues. The Addressing HIV/STI
Awareness and Prevention among Rural American Indians study, a new endeavor will examine
HIV/STI awareness and will identify strategies for delivering HV/STI prevention in rural reservation
communities in the north San Diego County. This study will have a combination of qualitative and
quantitative methods to examine community-level risk perception, identify what is acceptable and
feasible platform(s) to deliver education efforts, and assess social/structural conditions affecting
HIV/STI related knowledge, attitudes and behaviors. Another proposed new study, Aging Well in
Indian Country will use community-based participatory research methods to examine the state of
aging among tribes in north San Diego County. It will use qualitative and cultural approaches along
with personal interviews to engage members (50 years and over) of the tribes to determine their
perspectives on well-aging, the perceived challenges associated with aging and existing resources for
promoting health in aging, and areas of unmet needs. The information gathered will be the foundation
to design a culturally appropriate survey for the target group and the results will be shared in tribal
leadership. Lastly, the Administrative Core will function as administrative support for the student
project and individual research studies by providing oversight through the IRB, providing/dispersing
information on resources and mentoring opportunities, and guidance in evaluation planning.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10011864
- **Project number:** 5S06GM128073-03
- **Recipient organization:** INDIAN HEALTH COUNCIL, INC.
- **Principal Investigator:** DANIEL J. CALAC
- **Activity code:** S06 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $477,699
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-14 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10011864

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10011864, Native American Research Centers For Health (NARCH X) (5S06GM128073-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10011864. Licensed CC0.

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