Tribal pathways to injury prevention - the california rural indian health board, INC. (crihb) will continue to build upon the activities implemented in its previously executed five-year tribal…

The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service awarded a $450,000 cooperative agreement to California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. under the Injury Prevention Program for American Indians and Alaskan Natives (CFDA 93.284) on January 1, 2026, for a five-year period through December 31, 2030.

CRIHB will deliver two coordinated, evidence-informed injury prevention strategies addressing priority areas identified by its member tribal health programs. Under the child passenger safety strategy, CRIHB will provide expert education and technical assistance to tribal health programs to reduce unintentional injury deaths and serious injuries among children resulting from unrestrained or improperly restrained motor vehicle occupants, with the goal of increasing the number of children properly secured in car seats and boosters. Under the ecological and disaster injury prevention strategy, CRIHB will support tribal communities in preparing for and mitigating injuries associated with wildfire smoke, heat exposure, and fire-related events, emphasizing capacity building, interagency coordination, and integration of traditional ecological knowledge into preparedness and response planning. Activities will be conducted from a cultural perspective with intergenerational safety education to strengthen local capacity and build long-term sustainability to prevent injuries within tribal communities across California.

CRIHB is a tribally-owned, Native American-owned non-profit organization headquartered in Roseville, California, serving as an Indian Health Service area-wide program supporting California's 109 federally recognized tribes and urban Indian organizations. This award expands activities implemented under CRIHB's previously executed Tribal Injury Prevention Cooperative Agreement Program initiative.

Tribal pathways to injury prevention - the california rural indian health board, INC. (crihb) will continue to build upon the activities implemented in its previously executed five-year tribal injury prevention cooperative agreement program (tipcap) initiative. The proposed part 1 project will expand upon this foundation through two coordinated, evidence-informed injury prevention strategies designed to address priority areas identified by crihb's member tribal health programs: (1) motor vehicle injury prevention, child passenger safety, and (2) emerging injury prevention, ecological and disaster injury prevention related to fire, smoke, and heat resilience. Under strategy 1 - child passenger safety, crihb will continue to provide expert education and technical assistance to tribal health programs in the identified service areas. The overall goal is to reduce unintentional injury deaths and serious injuries among children resulting from being unrestrained or improperly restrained during motor vehicle crashes by increasing the number of children properly secured in car seats and boosters. Under strategy 2 - ecological and disaster injury prevention, crihb will support tribal communities in preparing for and mitigating injuries associated with wildfire smoke, heat exposure, and fire-related events. This strategy reflects the increasing ecological and environmental risks faced by tribal communities throughout california, emphasizing capacity building, interagency coordination, and the integration of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) into preparedness and response planning. Over the five-year project period, integrating activities from a cultural perspective and TEK education, crihb will strengthen local capacity, promote intergenerational safety education, and build long-term sustainability to prevent injuries within tribal communities.