Enhancing Health Research Results Dissemination for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities through Indigenous Community-Centered Design.

American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities not only face significant health disparities but are often underrepresented in health research dissemination. Existing communication tools may fail to effectively reach these communities in culturally relevant and accessible ways, limiting their ability to benefit from critical health research. We co-designed and evaluated a prototype for health research results dissemination for AI/AN communities. We created and evaluated the prototype drawing from previous co-design workshops with AI/AN people. 38 participants completed an evaluation providing feedback for further iteration and highlighting key features such as search functionality, ease of use, visual and interactive elements, and content accessibility. Participants emphasized the importance of community connection, educational resources, and personalized experiences. We feature an alternative design approach we call Indigenous Community-Centered Design to create more accessible and engaging health research communication tools for AI/AN communities, fostering stronger connections and more accurate research representation.