This agreement establishes that the Diversity Training Branch (DTB), CRCHD, Nd, NIH, and the Division of Cancer Control and Population Science, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH will provide monies to the Indian Health Service (IHS) to support the Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) Awards which include the following projects: Tribal Cancer Control ProjectTheory-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention among the LakotaBreast Cancer Risk and Screening in Bemidji Area American Indian WomenNicotine Excretion and Metabolism (NEAM) in Alaska NativesA principal component of the NCI mandate is to reduce disparities in cancer incidence, morbidity and mortality in underserved racial and ethnic minority populations and among the socio-economically disadvantaged populations. The proposed projects are within the scope of that mandate.The NARCH initiative will support partnerships of American Indian and Alaska Native (Al/AN) Tribes, Tribal organizations, or non-profit national or area Indian Health Boards, with institutions that conduct intensive academic-level biomedical and behavioral research; these partnerships are called Native American Research Centers for Health.The purposes of the NARCH initiative are: to encourage competitive research linked to reducing health disparities, to develop a cadre of American Indian/Alaskan Native scientists and health professionals engaged in biomedical, clinical, and behavioral research that is competitive to National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, and to increase the capacity of both research-intensive institutions and Al/AN organizations to work in partnership to increase trust by Al/AN communities and people toward research.These purposes will be achieved by supporting research projects (including pilot projects), student development projects, and faculty development projects developed by each NARCH partnership.
