WHO WE ARE
Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment Program
Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment (COPE) is a 501c3 organization that has been working across Navajo Nation since 2010. COPE collaborates with community members, health facilities, and health programs to promote health equity and improve the wellbeing of Indigenous communities.
COPE Nihidááh Nídíídááł Scholarship
COPE Nihidááh Nídíídááł Scholarship
COPE is excited to offer scholarships covering tuition and books to qualified enrolled Tribal members for the
EMT Basic, EMT-I, and CNA programs at UNM Gallup!
The phrase Nihidááh Nídíídááł refers to the Navajo teaching from grandparents to build one’s knowledge, skills, and education and return to help family and serve the community. Through this scholarship program, launched in 2023, COPE is working to support the pathway to foundational healthcare roles for local community members.
We believe that our strong partnership with the Navajo Nation is the foundation for all of our work. Building on that foundation, we continually collaborate with other native communities.
We partner with health care teams and community advocates to develop programs that address structural barriers to good health, respond to the burden of disease and bridge gaps in the health care system identified by providers, patients and families
Now in our seventeenth year, we feel well positioned to deepen our partnerships and develop more comprehensive community-solutions to health care needs in the Navajo Nation. We've spent time building the type of organization that can attract and retain dedicated, talented staff.
