The Indigenous Determinants of Health Alliance (IDHA)
IDHA is an Indigenous Peoples Organization (IPO), incorporated as a 501(c) (3), devoted to advocating for and fostering culturally safe systemic change globally through the adoption of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues’ Indigenous Determinants of Health (IDH) Framework.
“Indigenous Peoples approach health as an equilibrium of spirituality, traditional medicine, biodiversity and the interconnectedness of all that exists.” ~E/C.19/2023/5
The IDHA engages across every dimension of Indigenous Peoples’ lives, including health, policy, environment, biodiversity, climate change, trade, economy, culture, and traditional medicine.
Foundational Documents - IDH Framework
Conceptualization
Development of Indigeneity as an Overarching Determinant of Health. 17 Protective Factors 16 Risk Factors.
Operationalization
Practical Guidance on systemic changes needed in 5 Institutional structure areas.
Institutional Evaluation
Measurement Instrument to evaluate compliance with Indigenous Rights and Cultural safety.
Latest Posts
2025 UNPFII Indigenous Determinants of Health Evaluation Study- Presentation by Dr. Allison Kelliher
This UNPFII Expert Member Study measures alignment of entities with cultural safety, equity, and Indigenous rights, grounded in the UN
Dr. Vivian Camacho, Bolivian Indigenous Leader and Midwife, Intervention at the COP16 Day on Health
Dr. VIvian Camacho, Bolivian Indigenous Leader, Midwife and IDHA Member, provided an intervention during the launching of WHO’s Report on
UNPFII Intervention by Jennifer Procter-Andrews, VC, Coquille Tribe
Vice Chair Jennifer Procter-Andrews, Coquille Tribe provides an intervention at the 2025 United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples.
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