Between 2023-2024, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) conducted an Urban American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Overdose Needs Assessment through funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Cooperative Agreement OT18-1802. This needs assessment aimed to understand and analyze the impacts of substance misuse and opioid overdoses on Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs) and the urban AI/AN populations that they serve. Learn more about NCUIH’s findings and additional insights into overdose prevention by exploring the resources below.
Explore NCUIH’s final needs assessment report “Understanding Urban Indian Substance Misuse and Overdose Prevention: A Mixed-Methods Analysis” to learn about the needs assessment activities, findings, and recommendations:
Download NCUIH’s fact sheet to learn about opioid overdose disparities and explore a comprehensive list of resources for AI/AN overdose prevention:
Learn about the findings from NCUIH’s key informant interviews with UIOs and key strategies for improving urban AI/AN overdose prevention:
Watch the recording of NCUIH’s “Prevention Perspectives: Substance Misuse and Overdose Among Urban Native Populations” virtual dialogue event to learn more about needs assessment findings and insights from stakeholders in overdose prevention. To view the presentation slides, click here.
NCUIH offers individualized one-on-one technical assistance to support UIOs with training, support, and more. To submit a request for Technical Assistance, click here.
The Research Center at NCUIH is devoted to ensuring that UIOs have access to the most recent, useful, and culturally competent data, research, and public health programming available. To submit a Research and Data Request, click here.
If you have questions about NCUIH’s needs assessment, please contact the NCUIH Research Team at research@ncuih.org.
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