# Population-based Interventions to Improve Behavioral Health in a Tribal Healthcare System

> **NIH NIH S06** · SOUTHCENTRAL FOUNDATION · 2020 · $340,720

## Abstract

Summary/Abstract
Overall
In the Southcentral Foundation (SCF) proposed center grant entitled “Population-based Interventions to
Improve Behavioral Health in a Tribal Healthcare System”, builds on existing relationships with University
of Washington (UW) and new partnerships with the Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) in five
independent yet related efforts across three research projects (RPs) and 2 cores. Given the well-
documented behavioral health disparities among Alaska Native and American Indian (ANAI) people yet
limited healthcare resources, the RPs will examine the effectiveness of behavioral health interventions
with large scale promise given potential reach and limited resource requirements. “Predictive Algorithms
for Identifying Risk for Suicide in an Alaska Native Health Organization ”(RP1) will develop a prediction
model of clinical factors prior to suicide using readily available health record information, then identify best
practices for outreach to individuals identified to have potential suicide risk. “Cultural Innovations for
Recovery in Community-Based Learning Environments” (RP2) will conduct a pragmatic clinical trial of
an online learning community in which ANAIs with alcohol use disorders can communicate with each
other and clinicians, as well as access educational and self-management materials. “Genetic
contributors to Vitamin D, Impact on Behavioral Health in Alaska Native People” (RP3) will test for an
association between vitamin D deficiency and depression and explore the potential benefit of vitamin D
supplementation in depression management. The RPs will be supported by two cores, an “Administrative
Core” and “Faculty Development Core” which will build upon SCF Research Departmental infrastructure,
support development of new investigators, and strengthen skills sets of researchers and staff within the
department. These core capacity building efforts are critical to optimize success of the proposed RPs and
future applied research within a tribal healthcare setting.
This proposed Center is innovative in that it will expand capacity within an established ANAI owned and
operated Research Department to address ANAI identified health disparities and better position the tribal
healthcare organization and ANAIs involved to lead future research efforts in the betterment of ANAI
health and healthcare provision.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9983087
- **Project number:** 5S06GM123545-04
- **Recipient organization:** SOUTHCENTRAL FOUNDATION
- **Principal Investigator:** Denise A Dillard
- **Activity code:** S06 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $340,720
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-15 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9983087

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9983087, Population-based Interventions to Improve Behavioral Health in a Tribal Healthcare System (5S06GM123545-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9983087. Licensed CC0.

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