Elisha Sneddy

Elisha Sneddy is a proud member of the Navajo Nation and is from Nahodishgish, New Mexico, a small community on the Navajo reservation. Elisha graduated with a Master of Public Health degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in May 2022 with a concentration in Social & Behavioral Sciences. She serves as a Project Coordinator at the National Indian Health Board, under the Public Health Policy and Programs department working on several behavioral health projects and grants that address a variety of health issues related to substance use disorders, opioid crisis, and ultimately working on projects that seek to improve the state of Tribal public health infrastructure and Tribal well-being. Elisha’s passion for Native Health stems from the love she has for her family, community, and the future generations to come. She is committed to eliminating societal-health burdens through research, education, and culturally grounded solutions to achieve long-term wellness.

The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is the nation’s premiere leadership organization in Tribal policy and advocacy around health systems and appropriations, public health, behavioral health, policy analysis, and communications. This dynamic non-profit organization was created by the Tribes in 1972 to serve as the national, unified voice of the Tribes to elevate concerns and innovations around health to the highest levels of law and policy makers. NIHB also provides critical health information to Tribes, technical assistance and programming and serves as an education and outreach bridge to media, philanthropy, and external audiences.

NIHB makes an impact on the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) as we serve all 574+ federally recognized Tribes. We passionately strive to hold the federal government accountable to uphold its trust obligations to the Tribes for health and health systems, behavioral and public health services, and capacities. NIHB serves Tribes that run their own health systems through compacting and contracting as well as those that receive their care directly from the Indian Health Service.