At the 2019 Shiprock Marathon, we ran, volunteered, and gave a massage to a hero—Navajo Code Talker, John Kinsel, Sr. Again this year, Eve’s Fund Team members actively participated in the 36th Shiprock Marathon weekend May 3-4, 2019. Over 2,200 children and adults took part in one of the running events and hundreds more families and loved ones were present to cheer them on. For over six years, in an effort to increase the awareness of the need for injury prevention education on the Navajo … [Read more...] about Shiprock Marathon—running, volunteering & massaging a hero
ThinkFirst Navajo Program gets new leadership, prepares to expand
Children on the Navajo Nation are in safer hands following the appointment of Jodee Dennison as director of ThinkFirst Navajo, a chapter of the ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation. Dennison, who holds a master’s degree in public health from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, joins ThinkFirst Navajo as the program prepares to expand. Dennison brings to the table 21 years of experience in injury prevention with the Indian Health Service and she retired in 2013 … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo Program gets new leadership, prepares to expand
Navajo injury prevention program hiring health educators
Eve’s Fund, a nonprofit organization that promotes hope & wellness for Native Youth, is hiring Health Educators for our award-winning ThinkFirst Navajo injury prevention program. In addition to anyone with a background in health promotion and education, people with traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries are strongly urged to apply. Read more about our program here on our website page. Position involves giving injury prevention presentations to students (K-12) in schools, chapter … [Read more...] about Navajo injury prevention program hiring health educators
ThinkFirst Navajo Receives National Honor
Eve's Fund president Barbara Crowell Roy and founder Dr. Robert Crowell (standing) and ThinkFirst Navajo VIP (Voice for Injury Prevention) speaker Cecelia Fred Eve’s Fund is proud to announce that its flagship program — ThinkFirst Navajo — has been named the 2015 USA Chapter of the Year by ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation (TFNIPF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing brain, spinal cord, and other traumatic injuries through education, research, and … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo Receives National Honor