Navajo Nation Human Research Review Board Conference 2013

Board Members

Dr. Sonya Shin, MD,
Pro-Temp Chair - Medicine, Nutrition, Public Health (OPVP)

Delvin Yazzie,
MPH – Epidemiology, Public Health+ (OPVP)

Dr. Nanibaa' Garrison,
PhD, Bioethics and Genetics (OPVP)

Dr. Christopher Jentoft,
MD, Medicine, Clinical Director (NAIHS)

Dr. Emily Bartlett,
MD, Emergency Medicine (NAIHS)

Dr. Paula Mora,
MD, Medicine, Chief Medical Officer (NAIHS)

B. Alex Montoya,
BCH – Community Health Education, Navajo Culture (HEHSC)

Dr. Christine Samuel,
PhD. – Nursing, Education (HEHSC)

Floyd Ashley,
MA – Scientific Education (HEHSC)

Jonathan Hale,
BS – Animal Science, Health Safety (HEHSC)

Mae-Gilene Begay,
MSW, BS- Community Member, Public Health (HEHSC)

Veronica Clark,
MA, PhDc - Education, Nutrition (HEHSC)

Enabling Legislative

The Navajo Nation Human Research Review Board was established in 1996 to ensure the ethical conduct of research among the Diné People.

Purpose

The purpose of this Code shall be to set forth the conditions under which investigators, physicians, researchers, and others may perform health and health-related research activities within the territorial jurisdiction of the Navajo Nation

Policy

It is the policy of the Navajo Nation to ensure that all persons within the territorial jurisdiction of the Navajo Nation are free from unreasonably harmful, intrusive, ill-conceived, or otherwise offensive research and investigation procedures.

Navajo Nation Council 13. N.N.C. §3253 Health and Welfare.
Chapter 25. Navajo Nation Human Research Code (section 3251 – 3271).
Navajo Nation Human Research Review Board and Navajo Area I.H.S. IRB , FWA Certification #IRB00000641 (2024-2027).

Press Releases

IMPORTANT!
The NNHRRB Bi-Annual Navajo Research Conference has been postponed from Oct 2025 to March 2026.
Keep an eye out for the Call for Abstracts in November or December 2025

Navajo Department of Health Public Health Advisory Notice
Measles

Navajo Department of Health Public Health Advisory Notice (PHAN) First Hantavirus Case of 2024

Navajo Nation Hospitalization & Emergency Room Rates
2019-2021
National Center for Health Statistics 113 Select Causes, COVID-19, and other Diseases of Interest to the Navajo Nation

Report of the Navajo Epidemiology Center
Cancer Among the Navajo

Welcome New NNHRRB Board Members

The Passing of Long-time NNHRRB Board Chair Mrs. Beverly Becenti-Pigman

Former Navajo Nation IRB Board Member and JHU Researcher receives distinguished Award

NOTIFICATION OF PHASE I RETURN TO WORK PROTOCOLS

Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and You

Information Flyer

Blessing Ceremony Opens New Genomics and Health Research Lab
Researcher wants to ensure she shows respect for the Native Americans with whom she plans to collaborate

Click Here for Press Release

Community health workers improve birthweight of newborns in Health Start Program, researchers find

Funding equipment for faculty is little-known but key SHERC mission

'Resilient teamwork' preserves program during pandemic

Faculty spotlight: Amanda Pollitt

Report depicts frontline COVID experiences

Upcoming Events

Voices of the Dine:

Bridging Science, Culture, and Community in Genetic Research Summit

May 29-30, 2025
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

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Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center Website

a free online data sharing resource for Native peoples and organizations.

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The Belmont Report: 39 and looking good OHRP's Belmont Report website has gotten a makeover! In 1979, the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research released a report titled "Ethical Principle and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research," which is commonly referred to as the "Belmont Report." Click here for more information

Educational Resources for Research Participants

Explaining research to prospective research participants can be challenging. One year ago, OHRP launched its public outreach website, About Research Participation, www.hhs.gov/about-research-participation, to help potential volunteers better understand research and make informed decisions. Since then, we've received overwhelmingly positive feedback from the research and patient communities, and continue to hear about new and creative ways these materials are being used to educate prospective volunteers and improve the informed consent process.

Available resources include short videos about participating in research, and a list of questions for prospective participants to consider. All of the resources, including the videos, are available in English and Spanish. And because OHRP's educational materials are free to the public, you can use any and all of them as much as you'd like! If you have any questions or would like source files for off-line use, email the education division at: OHRP-Edu@hhs.gov. If you've been using the About Research Participation resources in your institution, we'd love to hear from you!

Please consider sharing this information with your colleagues and other human research protection professionals and programs!

NNHRB MONTHLY MEETING

July 15, 2025
9:00 A.M.

Institutional Review Board
**Teleconference**

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UPCOMING MEETING
**Teleconference**

August 19, 2025
9AM

NNHRB 2025 Meeting Schedule

2025 NNHRRB Meeting Schedule

Meetings held every 3rd Tuesday of each month by Virtual, or at Navajo Department of Health East Conference Room (NDOH)
(Schedule subject to change without advance notice)

** One (1) complete original NNHRRB application/protocol and eight (8) copies due to NNHRRB office by 5:00PM on submission date.

[NO EXCEPTIONS]

(Copies must be collated, stapled or binder clipped)

For information or inquiries, please contact Mike Winney at:

Navajo Department
of Health
Navajo Research Office
Post Office Box 1390
Window Rock, Arizona 86515

Telephone Number:
(928) 871-6929

Fax Number:
(928) 871-6255

E-mail Address:
mrwinney@navajo-nsn.gov or

Chairperson:
Dr. Sonya Shin, M.D., Pro-Temp Chairperson, protempnhrrb@gmail.com