Our Mission / About NACI
A For-Profit Company Founded in 1998 (Based in Colorado)
Native American Cancer Initiatives, Inc. (NACI) is a small, minority (American Indian), woman-owned business with fewer than three full-time-equivalency employees.
- Native American Cancer Initiatives provides technical assistance to:
- Communities
- Patients
- Researchers
- Academicians
- Universities
- Research institutions
- Professionals
- Government
- about AI/ANs
- AI/ANs cultural issues
- AI/ANs program development
- Assessment
- Cancer continuum (outreach through end-of-life care)
- Native Patient Navigation (also called “Native Sisters/Native Brothers”)
- Native American Cancer Initiatives provides services such as:
- Public speaking
- Educational workshops
- Staff trainings and retreats
- Technical assistance
- Mentoring
- Program evaluation
- NACI has a fee-for-service structure that provides specific services through contracts with various entities
- NACI provides unique culturally relevant curricula and trainings, such as:
- “Genetic Education for Native Americans” (GENA®)
- “Native Patient Navigation” training
- Clinical Trials Education for Native Americans