901 Navajo
45% toward key pre-construction milestones
“The ‘Weaving the Dream’ project directly addresses the critical and interconnected issues of housing instability and inadequate healthcare access faced by AI/AN [American Indian/Alaska Native] individuals and families in Colorado, particularly those experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. By employing an integrated approach, the project aims to positively impact residents of supporting housing and affordable housing units, as well as clinic users.”
Overview
After decades of growth, and efforts to purchase or build a clinic that it owns, a partnership with Mercy Housing presented itself in 2023 that gained board approval. To address the inequities in health care and housing, the project will increase the capacity of the clinic, invest in community resources, build and maintain trust in the community, address social determinants of health, strengthen public health preparedness, and expand urban Indian health services.
The clinic is an integrated model for families and clients affiliated with tribes to coordinate mental health with medical providers, provide access to individual and family outpatient mental health, preventive screening, diabetes and other chronic illness management, nutrition education, dental services and more. At DIHFS, we believe that communities, history, traditions, and culture hold a key to overall health and well-being. Protective factors such as personal wellness, positive self-image, self-efficacy, familial and non-familial connectedness, positive opportunities, positive social norms, and cultural connectedness can all help to reduce suicide and substance misuse.
Our integrated model connects families and individuals with outpatient mental health care, diabetes and chronic illness management, preventive screenings, dental services, nutrition education, and more—all rooted in community and cultural connection.
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