At its annual conference, held on April 14–15 in Boston, the ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation presented its highest honor. The Dr. David and Donna Cavanaugh Distinguished Service Award was given to Barbara Crowell Roy and Dr. Robert M. Crowell (posthumously). They are the founders of Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives, which supports health and injury prevention programs. Two decades of injury prevention education and advocacy This award honors two … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund founders receive distinguished service award
ThinkFirst Navajo champions brain injury prevention
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, and our ThinkFirst Navajo Injury Prevention Program has launched an ambitious initiative to protect Navajo communities through brain injury prevention education. Our expanded program and partnership efforts have already reached over 583 students in a single day, building on a foundation of newly trained community educators. Train-the-Trainer: Building Community Capacity On March 1, 2025, ThinkFirst Navajo and Navajo United Way with support from … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo champions brain injury prevention
ThinkFirst, have fun and stay safe on July 4th
Here are some tips from our ThinkFirst Navajo Injury Prevention Program for staying safe this July 4th and throughout the rest of the summer months. Do not drink and drive and do not get into a vehicle with anyone who is under the influence. As always, be sure to buckle up and restrain all infants and young children in appropriate seats. Distracted driving could kill you in a second. Don't text and drive or talk on your cell phone and drive. Do not set off your own … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst, have fun and stay safe on July 4th
ThinkFirst Navajo: Keeping kids safe with injury prevention education
ThinkFirst Navajo, an Eve's Fund program, aims to keep Native American kids safe through injury prevention education. Over the past two years, we have supplied upwards of 200 safety helmets to kids across the Navajo Nation. We learned long ago that it is not enough just to give away bike helmets. Integral to the ThinkFirst Navajo program is the accompanying safety education that teaches kids the importance of always wearing the right-sized helmets on their heads, not just when on a … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo: Keeping kids safe with injury prevention education
ThinkFirst Navajo co-sponsors Kayenta Bike Rodeo on the Navajo Nation
For the second year in a row, ThinkFirst Navajo, Eve's Fund's injury prevention program, co-sponsored the annual Kayenta Bike Rodeo. The rodeo was held July 27, 2022 in Kayenta, Arizona on the Navajo Nation. ThinkFirst Navajo supplied safety helmets to 41 participating students, primarily in kindergarten through 6th grade. We were pleased to partner with the Indian Health Service (IHS), Kayenta Health Center's School Health Program, and the Kayenta Boarding School, with … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo co-sponsors Kayenta Bike Rodeo on the Navajo Nation
