Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives is proud to announce that its flagship program — ThinkFirst Navajo — has launched a new injury prevention initiative called “Buckle Up Navajo Newborns.” Last week, 50 high-end car seats purchased by Eve’s Fund, were delivered to the Navajo Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Division. Previous published news articles have highlighted the fact that one of the highest child mortality rates in the country is on the Navajo … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo debuts “Buckle Up Navajo Newborns” program and donates 50 car seats to the Navajo Nation
New Mexico Brain Injury Advisory Council donates 223 bike helmets to Gallup, NM school children
Two hundred and twenty three students at Lincoln Elementary School in Gallup, NM got a reason to feel safer while riding their bikes this summer: free new helmets The New Mexico Brain Injury Advisory Council (NMBIAC)—a program sponsored by the New Mexico Governor's Commission on Disability provided the helmets. The council's mission is to promote prevention and stimulate public awareness and decrease the incidence of preventable brain injuries. Just a few days before the school closed for … [Read more...] about New Mexico Brain Injury Advisory Council donates 223 bike helmets to Gallup, NM school children
ThinkFirst Navajo distributes safety helmets to Navajo school children in memory of neurosurgeon Erich Marchand
Last week, our Eve's Fund ThinkFirst Navajo Injury Prevention Program distributed and fitted 169 certified safety helmets to students in K-5th grades at the To'Hajiilee Community School in To'Hajillee, NM. This large helmet distribution was supported in part by family members of Dr. Erich Marchand and was dedicated to his memory. Shortly after Dr. Erich Marchand died suddenly last November from an unknown heart condition, some of his cousins and other family members sought to find a … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo distributes safety helmets to Navajo school children in memory of neurosurgeon Erich Marchand
VIP Cecelia Fred receives national honor
Cecelia Fred, was named as a VIP (Voice for Injury Prevention) of the year, by the ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation at their annual conference in New Orleans on April 28, 2018. Other award recipients can be viewed here. For the past 13 years, Fred has been a speaker with our ThinkFirst Navajo’s injury prevention education program, one of 146 US chapters of the national ThinkFirst, and the only chapter operating on a Native American Indian Reservation. Upon the award … [Read more...] about VIP Cecelia Fred receives national honor
ThinkFirst Navajo donates bike helmets to the Diné Bike Project
Last week, Jodee Dennison, MPH, director of ThinkFirst Navajo—Eve’s Fund’s Injury Prevention Program— delivered 50 more new bike helmets, in 3 different sizes, to Tom Riggenbach, executive director of NavajoYes in Window Rock, AZ—capital of the Navajo Nation. This brings a total of 325 helmets that Eve’s Fund has donated to NavajoYes over the past several years. Dennison said: “We are pleased to support NavajoYes’ Diné Bike Project once again with the mutual aim of keeping kids out on the … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo donates bike helmets to the Diné Bike Project
