To serve as a catalyst and conveyor of transformative solutions advancing wellbeing and improve health equity. We serve Arizona with focus on the Colorado Plateau compromising six counties, 66,000 square miles, twelve federally recognized American Indian Tribes.
The NARBHA Institute embraces imagination, builds capacity, and inspires innovative solutions by leveraging resources and serving as a catalyst to promote an ecosystem of health, safety, and resiliency.
Northern Arizona’s health challenges are complex. They are both a cause and consequence of multiple social and environmental factors including mental illness, poverty, housing, educational shortfalls, employment opportunities, safety, food security and health disparities.
Livable communities builds bridges with innovative alternatives driven by collaborative efforts to find and support promising approaches to housing, food insecurity, education, and justice to advance health equity.
The NARBHA Institute commissioned a comprehensive assessment of needs and resources in northern Arizona including health, hunger, homelessness, chronic disease, economic development, work force development, and wellness. The discovery, trends and issues identified informs The NARBHA Institute's wellbeing initiatives.