About UIHI

Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) is leading the way in research and data for urban American Indian and Alaska Native communities. As a Public Health Authority and one of 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers in the country—and the only one that serves Urban Indian Organizations nationwide—UIHI conducts research and evaluation, collects and analyzes data, and provides disease surveillance to strengthen the health of American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

#DecolonizeData

Our mission is to decolonize data, for Indigenous people, by Indigenous people.

UIHI recognizes research, data, and evaluation as Indigenous values, and by doing so, we are able to produce the best and most accurate data to strengthen the health of Native people.

Western ways of research, evaluation, and data have always excluded traditional practices as an important factor to public health—an act of colonization that has had far-reaching impacts across all Native communities throughout the United States.

Decades of data that we believe to be incomplete have informed medical practices, programs, policies, and bills that continue to determine how American Indian and Alaska Native people are cared for by most institutions throughout the country.

We have made a commitment to decolonizing data to ensure that it is more accurate and accessible for partners, providers, policy makers, and health advocates and is informed by the people who know the health needs best—Native people.


Our Work

We build capacity and promote urban Indian health nationwide

Whether we are conducting research and analyzing data or providing support to others through technical assistance and funding opportunities, we are always striving to make data accessible, accurate, and fair.

Tribal and Urban Indian Organizations—as well as local, state, and federal agencies—rely on us to build capacity and provide information that they can use to inform services, programs, and policies in their respective areas.

Our services include:

  • Providing technical assistance for other TECs and organizations
  • Fulfilling data requests for partners and legislators
  • Offering trainings on Indigenous research and evaluation 
  • Developing informational materials regarding a variety of health-related topics 
  • Conducting and participating in culturally rigorous research

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UIHI by the numbers: 20172018

19

new projects

126

reports published

27

legislative briefs


Who We Are

Living in and working with Indian communities

We have a highly skilled team of more than 25 professionals, including analysts, researchers, epidemiologists, designers, and marketers who approach their work with the health of Native people as their priority.

A high percentage of our staff identify as American Indian and/or Alaska Native, and they bring their own unique stories, histories, cultures, and skill sets that suit them well when conducting work with and for Native communities.

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