08/27/2026
Yá’át’ééh! This is First Attendant Chloe Eskey checking in from the 2026 IHEART Summit! ❤️
Held in conjunction with the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) Annual Tribal Health Conference, this year’s Indigenous Health, Education and Resource Taskforce (IHEART) Summit was especially meaningful as I had the opportunity to participate as an IHEART student presenter.
I was grateful to present my graduate applied research, “Framing Health Equity as a Development Challenge: A Comparative Analysis of the Navajo Nation and South Korea,” exploring rural health equity through workforce, infrastructure, technology, and community-centered governance.
I also had the opportunity to share another piece of work close to my heart: my CPR in Diné Bizaad resource, developed through my platform. Being able to bring my academic research and platform work into the same space was such a meaningful reminder of why I continue pursuing work in Indigenous health. ❤️
Ahéhee’ to IHEART for the opportunity to learn, serve, and share alongside others committed to strengthening the health of Indigenous communities.
— Miss Indian Arizona First Attendant, Chloe Eskey 🐰
📸 Photos courtesy of Cheyenne Weston