About this episode:

The grand opening of a new research hub in Rapid City, South Dakota marks an exciting moment for the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health. The Hub will bring together community members and researchers to advance the Center’s lifesaving work in a central—and meaningful—location. In this episode: a look at some of the Hub’s first projects including lung cancer and diabetes research, and the Center’s approaches through the lenses of scientific rigor and unique cultural strengths.

Guest:

Dr. Donald Warne is co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health and a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe.

Host:

Lindsay Smith Rogers, MA, is the producer of the Public Health On Call podcast, an editor for Expert Insights, and the director of content strategy for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Show links and related content:

• Grand opening of Great Plains Hub for Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health—Native Sun News

• Johns Hopkins indigenous health hub comes to Rapid City—SDPB Radio

• The Power of Positive Childhood Experiences—Public Health on Call (April, 2024)

• Why the Health of Indigenous People Impacts Us All—Public Health on Call (October, 2022)

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