The Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program website is highlighting the work of their early-career investigators and two CA-NARCH students with ties to IHC are their first features!

Angelina shares how the clinic’s integrated care model — where providers, nurses, behavioral health staff, and even peer support specialists collaborate — leads to better outcomes and stronger trust. She also opens up about her own journey from a childhood on military bases to becoming an advocate for Native health, and how her experience of being othered as a teen became fuel for inclusive leadership.

Indian Health Council, Inc. through the TEPOC (Tobacco Education Prevention Outreach Cessation) program in the Research and Student Development Department, is proud to announce its publication in American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, a peer-reviewed journal. The paper, “Collaboration as a Catalyst for Change: Reducing Commercial Tobacco Use Among American Indian Youth Through Dedication to Community, Youth-Led Interventions, and Tradition,” highlights...

Valley Center, CA. May 15, 2024 – Indian Health Council, Inc. through the TEPOC (Tobacco Education Prevention Outreach Cessation) program...