In May, some of our ThinkFirst Navajo team members were honored to meet with Navajo Nation's First Lady Phefelia Herbert-Nez and Second Lady Dottie Lizer to discuss our mutual interest in saving young lives and preventing injuries across the Navajo Nation. These smart, competent and kind women are interested in supporting small non-profits such as Eve's Fund. Likewise, they are committed to improving the quality of life of Navajo children through education and advocacy. Mrs. Nez and Mrs. … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst team members meet with Navajo Nation leadership
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 and the New Mexico Brain Injury Advisory Council join forces to prevent brain injuries in elementary school children
What happens when a small non-profit organization, based on the Navajo Nation, joins forces with a statewide New Mexico advocacy council and both groups are committed to reducing preventable brain injuries in young people? Four hundred and one elementary school children get fitted with their own certified safety helmets and taught how to “think first and use their minds to protect their bodies.” For the past two days, with a focus on “March is Brain Injury Awareness Month,” health educators … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo and the New Mexico Brain Injury Advisory Council join forces to prevent brain injuries in elementary school children
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
