YOCAMA Medical Team

Since 2008, YOCAMA has assembled medical teams to serve the Navajo Head start children as well as school-aged children and adults.

We staff a medical team for the Navajo summer trip each year as well as one spring trip (May or June). Mostly medical/dental/nursing students participate. We are always looking for medical professionals to volunteer and mentor these students.

We also had a grant with the CHEST foundation to test Navajo children and adult’s lung health. I will be applying for more funds to provide much needed treatment especially with the lung damage we found during the COVID pandemic.

YOCAMA
CHEST Foundation Community Service Grant Honoring D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP
Title: Pediatric Asthma Screenings and Education on the Navajo Reservation

We hope to get more funding to further this important work.