# Encouraging Excellence: Health Science Education in Native American Communities

> **NIH NIH R25** · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · 2021 · $53,999

## Abstract

The University of Nebraska Medical Center will continue to leverage the trust and
cooperative spirit that we have garnered working with tribal schools and communities in
Nebraska and South Dakota to develop, implement, and evaluate science curriculum,
outreach activities, and training experiences targeting Native American students in
grades K-12 and their teachers. The long-term goals of this project are to promote
student interest in the sciences, foster a more science-literate public, and
ultimately increase the number of Native Americans entering health and science
careers. Advancing the health of Native American communities is the ultimate aim of
every aspect of this project. Improved science teaching and heightened awareness of
health careers will encourage students to enter these careers and hopefully bring these
skills back to their communities. Public outreach that increases health literacy and
healthy living will promote better personal health decisions. This supplement request
seeks to expand our SEPA program to include the development of novel online modules
that introduce students to concepts in virology and immunology with a specific focus on
SARS-CoV-2 and vaccine development and hesitancy as has been observed in
different populations during this pandemic. Vaccine hesitancy is not limited to this era of
the coronavirus pandemic. Thus, an increase in general knowledge will be beneficial as
the world returns to normal and as the prospect of future outbreaks begins to recede in
people’s memories.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10400501
- **Project number:** 3R25GM142096-01S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Liliana Bronner
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $53,999
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2021-04-25 → 2026-02-28

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10400501

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10400501, Encouraging Excellence: Health Science Education in Native American Communities (3R25GM142096-01S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10400501. Licensed CC0.

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